The colors of sesame rice paper in the traditional craft village in Do Luong
Hoai Thu - Thanh Phuc - August 12, 2023 09:20
(Baonghean.vn) - Sesame rice paper is one of the outstanding OCOP standard products of Do Luong district. Craft villages and traditional households not only invest in machinery and upgrade production lines, but also diversify types of cakes from many agricultural ingredients such as purple sweet potatoes, purple sticky rice, gac fruit, coconut, etc.
Do Luong district's traditional sesame rice paper is often made by hand. Mr. Nguyen Van Cong - Head of the Rice Paper - Peanut Candy Craft Village Cooperative in Do Luong town said that the sesame rice paper making profession in Do Luong district has existed for hundreds of years, passed down through many generations. There are households that have been making sesame rice paper for the 10th or 11th generation in their family specializing in making sesame rice paper. Photo: Hoai ThuFor the past two years, many households making traditional sesame rice paper have invested in buying more machines to upgrade production stages such as making and steaming rice paper. Creating and steaming rice paper molds with machines helps the rice paper to be uniform, shortening the time and labor. Photo: Thanh PhucThe traditional ingredients of Do Luong sesame rice paper are rice flour and black sesame or white sesame. The ingredients are all produced by local people. Photo: Hoai ThuGrasping market demand, along with maintaining the production of traditional sesame rice paper from rice flour, craft households have also creatively diversified sesame rice paper made from other agricultural products such as purple sweet potatoes, purple rice, mixed with colors such as gac fruit, flavors such as coconut milk... Photo: Thanh PhucAfter being steamed, the cakes are spread on bamboo mats to dry in the sun. Photo: Hoai ThuMs. Dinh Thi Chung - a rice paper producer at Vinh Duc Rice Paper - Peanut Candy Craft Village, Do Luong Town, Do Luong District said that sesame rice paper made from new ingredients such as purple sweet potato, purple rice, and gac fruit are quite popular in the market. Photo: Thanh PhucPurple sweet potato sesame rice paper is a new product created by crafters and initially welcomed by the market. The products are always sold out, rarely left with any inventory. Photo: Hoai ThuIn addition to the production households in Vinh Duc Rice Paper and Peanut Candy Craft Village, in Do Luong district, there are many other rice paper craft villages with long-standing traditions such as in Thuong Son and Nhan Son communes... The sesame rice paper products of these craft villages all achieve 3 OCOP stars at the provincial level and are exported to many foreign markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Photo: Hoai ThuCurrently, along with sesame rice paper, Do Luong district is also directing the building of brands for other key agricultural products to increase value, promote consumption of agricultural products, create more jobs, and increase income for people. Photo: Thanh Phuc
Producing traditional sesame rice paper in Do Luong district. Clip: Thu - Phuc
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