Specialties with rich flavors of Nghe An highlands during Tet
(Baonghean.vn) - Beef jerky, Chinese sausage, fermented leaf wine, and can wine are specialties of the ethnic groups in Western Nghe An, favored by people in the lowlands and consumed heavily during the Lunar New Year. In December, villages are busy day and night preparing specialties to supply the Tet market.
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From a traditional dish of the highlanders in Ky Son and Tuong Duong districts, dried beef has become a specialty of gourmets. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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To prepare the dish, you must choose firm, longitudinally grained, fresh and delicious meat, which only local beef can fully meet these requirements. The meat is cut into strips and marinated with spices such as: wild ginger, wild galangal, dried chili, mac khen and white salt... Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| After marinating for 3-4 hours, the meat is hung on a wood stove, dried with charcoal and kitchen smoke. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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Made from the best parts of the cow, through many stages, beef jerky has a rich flavor, a distinct aftertaste, and is loved by many people. Currently, the price of 1kg of beef jerky ranges from 1-1.2 million VND. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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Chinese sausage is a traditional dish of the people in the western districts of Nghe An. Whenever the locals have a festival, especially during Tet, in addition to rice wine, the indispensable dish is Chinese sausage. Chinese sausage is made from pork. The meat used to make Chinese sausage is lean shoulder with fat, washed, diced and marinated with traditional spices. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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After being marinated, the meat is stuffed into the small intestine of a cleaned and dried pig, forming an outer shell. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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After that, it is dried in the sun and smoked with kitchen smoke to create a distinctive aroma. Chinese sausages are consumed strongly during Tet. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao, owner of a Chinese sausage production facility in Thach Giam town (Tuong Duong) said: "This Tet, our facility produces about ten quintals of Chinese sausages, and we have received many orders from customers in the lowlands. The price of each kilogram of Chinese sausage ranges from 400,000 to 450,000 VND/kg". Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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Sticky rice wine is also a traditional drink of the Thai people in the western districts of Nghe An. The wine is made from traditional sticky rice grown on the fields of the Thai people. Sticky rice wine has an eye-catching color, a slightly sweet taste, is good for health, so it is favored by many people. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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December is the peak season for the Thai people in Xieng village (Don Phuc, Con Cuong) to brew traditional yeast wine to serve the Tet market. The kitchens are lit all day long, batches of fermented rice are fragrant, and jars of finished wine are labeled beautifully and transported to customers. Photo: Thanh Phuc. |
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Tet is the time when consumption of Can wine is strongest. Ms. Vi Thi Loan, Head of the Tien Dong Can Wine Cooperative (Tien Ky, Tan Ky) said: “To have jars of Can wine to serve Tet, 5 months before, the women in the group have selected rice, cooked rice, and fermented. Tien Dong Can wine has been recognized as meeting 3-star OCOP standards, and the consumption market has also been expanded. This Lunar New Year, in addition to supplying people in the province, Tien Dong Can wine also received orders from Hanoi, Hai Phong and even Saigon”. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
