The vermicelli village of the parish is bustling during Tet season.

Huy Thu• December 16, 2022 08:40

(Baonghean.vn) - In order to prepare goods for the Lunar New Year, people of Quy Chinh parish in Nam Dan town are actively producing rice vermicelli, with many processing facilities operating day and night.

Along with the preparation for Christmas 2022, the people working in Quy Chinh parish are entering the time of year when vermicelli production is at its peak. These days, when you come to Quy Chinh, you can see vermicelli drying on all the roads, vacant lots along the village, and in people's yards. Photo: Huy Thu

Quy Chinh block has a long-standing vermicelli making profession and has been recognized as a craft village by the Provincial People's Committee since 2006. According to Mr. Nguyen Minh Hoai, head of Quy Chinh block, the whole block has 360 households, of which about 250 households maintain the vermicelli making profession. At the end of the year, vermicelli production facilities are bustling with activity. Photo: Huy Thu

According to local people, vermicelli here is made from Khang Dan rice. To make vermicelli, it must go through many stages such as soaking rice, grinding, pressing dough, rolling, fermenting, kneading, drying... For many families in Quy Chinh, the current dough pressing technique is mainly using a hand-controlled pressure press, each time compressing 5-7 bags of dough. Photo: Huy Thu

Recently, some households in the block have purchased modern, expensive vermicelli making machines. With these machines, rice soaked for 5-7 hours and put into the machine will produce vermicelli immediately, without going through the dough pressing stage because the system already has a drying and flour fluffing part. Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Le Dinh Son - owner of a vermicelli production facility in Quy Chinh block said: His family is using a modern vermicelli production line, investing hundreds of millions of dong, processing several tons of rice every day. During the Tet vermicelli season, his facility operates all night. Photo: Huy Thu

Currently, Quy Chinh block has 27 households that have purchased vermicelli making machines, many of which make vermicelli for service. Households that do not have machines often bring rice to these facilities to make vermicelli and pay the machine owner 150,000 VND/100 kg of rice. Photo: Huy Thu

Ms. Hoang Thi Chien (52 years old) said: 100 kg of rice usually makes about 90 kg of dry vermicelli. On days without rain, she makes 130 kg of rice each day, cutting and drying the vermicelli by herself... This time, Tet goods are in great demand, but because her family has few people, she cannot make more. Photo: Huy Thu

According to local people, thanks to the application of modern techniques and vermicelli production systems, vermicelli making is less arduous, product quality is good, productivity is high... Photo: Huy Thu

To make delicious vermicelli, in addition to choosing the right rice, soaking, pressing, and fermenting it properly, it must be dried in the sun. On sunny days, the vermicelli only needs to be dried in 1 day, on mild sunny days it takes 2-3 days, and on cloudy days it must be dried with an electric fan. On sunny days, people take advantage of making more vermicelli, increasing production. Photo: Huy Thu

After drying, vermicelli is bundled into small bundles and packaged for preservation. Quy Chinh's vermicelli products are consumed in many localities inside and outside the province, the current wholesale price is 17,000 VND/kg. After deducting expenses, each year the vermicelli products also bring in tens of billions of VND for local people. The excitement of the craft village people "short of goods to sell" is blending with the joy of welcoming Christmas of the parishioners. Photo: Huy Thu