Make a fortune from cooking molasses for Tet

(NLDO) - Thanks to this profession, many families in the largest molasses "capital" of Thanh Hoa have a stable source of income every time Tet comes and Spring comes.

Thach Thanh district is a locality with a large sugarcane growing area in Thanh Hoa province to supply sugar factories in the area. In addition, sugarcane is also used to produce molasses to serve people during the Lunar New Year.

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 1. — Molasses cooking has brought people in Lam Thanh village, Kim Tan town, Thach Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province a stable source of income, many people become well-off every time Tet comes and Spring comes.

The molasses production village of Lam Thanh quarter, Kim Tan town (Thach Thanh district) has about 20 molasses furnaces. To supply the market, from the 9th lunar month every year, the molasses furnaces have started to burn fire day and night to produce molasses.

According to many families who cook molasses, this year the market price is about 16,000 VND/kg, so many households that produce molasses in large quantities can earn hundreds of millions of VND, after deducting all expenses.

For sugarcane farmers in Thach Thanh district, molasses cooking has been and is bringing the main source of income for families here and is also a traditional profession, creating the famous Thach Thanh molasses brand of this land.

Image of the largest molasses "capital" in Thanh Hoa on fire in the days before Tet

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 2. — Sugarcane is the main ingredient to make the golden molasses, served to people during Tet.

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 3. — Although the job is hard, it creates more jobs for people.

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 4. — Since the beginning of December, molasses furnaces in Lam Thanh quarter have been operating at full capacity to produce quality molasses batches to serve the Lunar New Year 2025.

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 5. — Molasses making in Thach Thanh district is a profession passed down from father to son and maintained until today. Molasses making used to be quite hard work, but today with the support of machines, people have less trouble.

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 6. — In the past, people cooked molasses and bottled or canned it... and brought it to local markets to sell. Now, with the development of the market economy, traders come to the local area to collect molasses and sell it.

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 7. — The process of cooking honey takes 5-8 hours, the batch of honey becomes smooth, thick, fragrant, and has a golden brown color to ensure quality.

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 8. — A famous delicious Thach Thanh sugar cane, a brand trusted by people near and far during every Tet holiday.

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 9. — Once completed, the molasses will be packed into cans for sale to customers.

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 10.

Kiếm bộn tiền từ nghề nấu mật mía phục vụ Tết- Ảnh 11. — With a selling price of about 160,000 VND/kg, many families making molasses here have a stable income, some families even earn hundreds of millions of VND during Tet.

In preparing Tet dishes, molasses is often used to replace refined sugar in cooking dishes such as making cakes, cooking candy, cooking sweet soup, etc. In addition, to make the banh chung more delicious, on Tet, next to the banh chung plate, there is often a bowl of molasses. Molasses has a sweet taste that makes the dish more attractive and has many health benefits. According to oriental medicine, molasses also has effects such as supporting the treatment of diseases related to the respiratory tract and digestive system.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/kiem-bon-tien-tu-nghe-nau-mat-mia-phuc-vu-tet-196250125211026102.htm