Close-up of Thai people in Nghe An making super wine to treat guests
(Baonghean.vn) - To have super delicious cups of wine, Thai people in Western Nghe An have to go through many elaborate cooking steps. This type of wine is usually only used to entertain distinguished guests during holidays.
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| To make super wine, you must use clean rice husks and mix them with soaked sticky rice. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
 According to Ms. Lo Thi Huong, in Quang Phuc, Tam Dinh (Tuong Duong), mixing rice husks has two purposes: first is to create space for evaporation when cooking, second is to make the wine fragrant. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| When the husk and sticky rice have been mixed well, they will be put into the pot to dry. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| When the sticky rice is cooked, remove it from the heat and let it cool completely, then mix it with yeast. According to Ms. Huong's experience, if it is not cooled completely, the wine will be bitter when cooked. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Wine yeast is made from sticky rice. The sticky rice is soaked in water, drained, and then crushed. It is mixed with jackfruit leaves, sugarcane leaves, galangal, chili peppers, and clay. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| After being kneaded into balls and arranged on a tray, cover with straw to incubate. When checking for mold, hang it on the kitchen rack, and take it down when needed. Photo by Dinh Tuan. |
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| This mixture is kept in a jar for at least 1 month, after it has absorbed the yeast, it is put into a jar and distilled into wine. Photo: Dinh Tuan. |
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| To make super wine, the brewer must spend a lot of time and effort. 3kg of sticky rice mixed with 5kg of rice husks, at most, can only make about 2 700ml bottles. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Super wine has a warm, rich, fragrant and smooth flavor. Those who have enjoyed it cannot forget its unique flavor. Each liter of super wine is sold by the locals for 60,000 VND. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
