Cassava rice paper village of Nghe An during Tet season

Huy Thu• January 14, 2019 11:42

(Baonghean.vn) - Winter is the busy season for the cassava rice paper village. Before the Lunar New Year, cassava rice paper products in Dinh Chu village, Thanh Tuong commune, Thanh Chuong district cannot be produced in time for sale.

The cassava rice paper making profession has appeared in Thanh Tuong commune (Thanh Chuong) for about 10 years. Currently, there are more than 35 families doing the profession, concentrated in hamlet 1. The ingredients to make the cake are fresh, good quality cassava, peeled and pureed. Photo: Huy Thu

Cassava rice paper is not made on a cloth mold like rice paper, but is spread thinly on a plastic sheet using a rolling bottle, then put into a steamer. Depending on each person, the speed of making the cake is different, but on average about 50 cakes/hour. Photo: Huy Thu

Thanks to the skillful hands of the women, the tapioca flour will be spread into thin, round cakes; usually, the tapioca cakes are not seasoned. Photo: Huy Thu

Ms. Le Thi Thanh - an experienced person in making cassava rice paper in the village said that every day she makes about 100 kg of fresh cassava, 1 kg can make 5 cakes, she imports cassava and makes cakes on the same day, the fresher the cassava, the more delicious the cakes. Photo: Huy Thu

Coming to Hamlet 1, Thanh Tuong Commune on the days before Tet, you will see the bustling atmosphere of people producing cassava rice paper. The products are dried in the gardens of the households, and you can see cassava rice paper everywhere. Photo: Huy Thu

6.Người dân làng nghề luôn theo dõi sát sao dự báo thời tiết để hoạch định công việc. Thường thì xen giữa những đợt gió mùa là những ngày nắng ấm, đặc biệt là những ngày nắng to, các hộ dân sẽ đẩy mạnh cường độ làm việc, để làm được nhiều bánh hơn. Họ thức dậy từ 1 - 2 h sáng và làm cho đến 7 – 8 h, nếu dậy muộn thì kéo dài đến 10 – 11h.

Villagers always closely monitor weather forecasts to plan their work. Usually, between the monsoons are warm sunny days, especially on very sunny days, when households will increase their work intensity to make more cakes. They wake up at 2-3 am to make it in time for the sun. Photo: Huy Thu

Cassava rice paper is dried in alleys, village roads and moved in the sun, turned over to dry quickly. Photo: Huy Thu

Like rice crackers, cassava crackers are dried to a certain degree before being stored, not allowed to dry out too much and become brittle. Photo: Huy Thu

After being exposed to the sun, the cassava rice paper will be stacked into hundreds of pieces and pressed with a heavy wooden board. According to the locals, pressing like this makes the cake flat, easy to stack, and easy to bake. Photo: Huy Thu

Thanh Tuong cassava rice paper is now consumed everywhere in the province, contributing to creating jobs and a fairly stable income for local people. Photo: Huy Thu