(Baonghean.vn) - After the harvest to serve the Lunar New Year, on this occasion, farmers in Tan Huong commune (Tan Ky) continue to harvest and press sugarcane to cook the Spring - Summer molasses. On this occasion, returning to Tan HuongFrom one end of the village to the other, everywhere there is the fragrant smell of honey.
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| On this occasion, in the sugarcane fields, farmers are busy harvesting sugarcane to bring to the molasses furnaces. Photo: Dinh Chien |
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| The joy of a good harvest is evident on every farmer's face. Photo: Dinh Chien |
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| Currently, Tan Huong commune still has over 30 households that still maintain the traditional profession of making molasses. Previously, sugarcane was pressed by buffalo-pulled buckets, but now it is pressed by diesel-powered machines, with a gear system that converts the engine speed from 500 rpm to a few dozen rpm, so the sugarcane is squeezed out of all the juice. Photo: Dinh Chien |
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| After being pressed, the bagasse is dried to be used as fuel for the furnace to make molasses. Photo: Dinh Chien |
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| The molasses furnace is a series of furnaces consisting of 4-5 pans boiling at the same time to take advantage of the heat, because the most important thing in the molasses boiling process is to keep the temperature stable. Photo: Dinh Chien |
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| The molasses are boiled continuously for 4-5 hours, and the foam must be constantly skimmed off until the molasses turns golden. Tan Huong molasses is currently sold at an average price of 20,000 VND/liter. However, what makes consumers trust Tan Huong molasses is that it is produced with a quality assurance process, and the molasses after cooking is preserved naturally, without the use of chemicals. |
Ho Dinh Chien
