(Baonghean.vn) - These days, coming to Dong Nhat village (Hung Chau, Hung Nguyen) or Vinh Duc craft village (Do Luong town) - famous far and wide for its cu do and peanut candy products, one can feel the bustling, bustling atmosphere of the villagers in the days before Tet.
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Located in Block 10, Do Luong town, Vinh Duc craft village has a long tradition of making rice paper, peanut candy, and cu do. Since 2009, when it was honored to receive the title of craft village, people have become more attached to this job. During the days before Tet, households working in the craft rush to work day and night to meet the demand of customers in and outside the province. |
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Peanut candy has been changed from being made into a mold lined with newspaper, but now it is replaced with rice paper. The perfect combination of dry cake and peanut candy creates a very attractive product. When enjoying it, people will feel the sweetness of molasses, the warm taste of ginger, the rich taste of peanuts, the slight spiciness of pepper and the delicious crunchiness of rice paper. |
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| Of the total 150 households in the craft village, 14 households specialize in making candy, while the others take on the production of rice paper to supply in time. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy, one of the households specializing in supplying rice paper to candy-making establishments in the craft village, said that during the days leading up to Tet, her family has to double or triple their production compared to normal days. |
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In Dong Nhat peanut candy village (Hung Chau commune, Hung Nguyen), the atmosphere of making candy for Tet is equally bustling. According to Mrs. Nguyen Thi Truc and her husband, the longest-serving people here, the peanut candy making profession appeared about 60 years ago. At first, only a few households made candy on a small scale to sell at the market, but later the candy making profession expanded to the whole village with dozens of households participating, each household producing an average of more than 3 kilos of candy. |
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| Peanut candy is made in craft villages with the same basic recipe, however, each locality has its own characteristics. If you pay close attention, you can see that cu do candy in Dong Nhat village is more golden and rich than Vinh Duc village, especially, the candy is lined with 2 layers of cake instead of 1 layer of sesame and 1 layer of cake like in Vinh Duc village. |
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| The finished product is made in Dong Nhat village. |
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In addition to cu do, people also make peanut candies in smaller sizes to suit the diverse needs of customers. |
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According to current market prices, each box of candy costs an average of 35,000 - 40,000 VND/box. Thanks to sticking with the profession, people have gradually stabilized their lives and become rich, while contributing to preserving the traditional profession of the village. |
Thanh Quynh
