(Baonghean.vn) - For many years now, every time Tet (Lunar New Year) comes around, the people of Quy Chau begin busily preparing their specialty gifts to sell throughout the country.
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| Incense sticks are one of the signature products that have built the brand of Quy Chau for many years. This is currently the peak season, with families busy preparing incense to serve the Lunar New Year. After being rolled, the incense is packaged and distributed throughout Vietnam, from Hanoi to Saigon. Each box of 30 incense sticks costs 40,000 VND. Other types of incense range in price from 4,000 to 10,000 VND per pack, depending on the variety. |
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| When mentioning Quy Chau, almost everyone knows about pickled bamboo shoots, an indispensable dish in every family meal of the locals. Whenever passing through, tourists can easily find pickled bamboo shoots being sold everywhere along the roadsides. |
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| Bamboo shoots are cleaned, boiled, and then salted with garlic, chili, and other spices. Quy Chau bamboo shoots have a distinctive, sweet, and rich flavor, priced from 50,000 to 70,000 VND per jar. Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung from Chau Tien commune said that she sells 10kg of bamboo shoots daily, but sales increase 3-4 times closer to Tet (Lunar New Year), mainly to the lowlands and cities. |
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| Besides pickled bamboo shoots, jars of flavorful, spicy pickled chili peppers also add color to the festive atmosphere of Tet. Each jar costs between 50,000 and 80,000 VND, depending on the type. |
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| In the days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year), the family of Ms. Nguyen Thi Trinh in Block 1, Quy Chau town, is busy making sausages to prepare for the holiday. Each day, her family uses 30kg of meat to make sausages, mainly selling them to families in the district and province. |
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| Smoked sausage is one of the specialties of the mountainous region. The combination of the scent of sunshine, blended with the aroma of smoke from the kitchen fire (smoked for 3 days and 3 nights), plus the scent of ginger, rice wine, and mac mat (a type of spice), along with the sweetness of lean meat and the richness of fat, is loved by many. Each kilogram of sausage costs between 250,000 and 300,000 VND. |
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| During Tet (Vietnamese New Year), fermented pork is an indispensable dish, most commonly made in households in Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau district... This dish uses fresh pork marinated in roasted rice flour to naturally ripen, resulting in a delicious, mildly sour flavor. |
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| Fermented pork is not only served to local people, but this specialty dish is also very popular with many people inside and outside the district. Each package of fermented pork weighs 300g and costs 40,000 VND/package. On average, each household sells 20kg - 30kg of fermented pork daily to various regions. |
Phuong Thuy
