(Baonghean.vn) - Ruou cam is a type of wine that has long been present in the Thai community. On the days before Tet, all Thai villages begin the season of brewing and processing sticky rice wine. This type of wine is now not only used in the Thai community but has also become a favorite product of consumers.
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| These days, most Thai families are preparing to make sticky rice wine to celebrate Tet. In the photo: Mrs. Luong Thi Son (Hoa Bac block - Hoa Binh town - Tuong Duong) makes wine to serve Tet. |
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| Purple sticky rice wine is made from traditional purple sticky rice grown on Thai people's fields. |
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| Purple sticky rice is put into the steamer to cook. |
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| The yeast used to brew wine is traditional sweet leaf yeast. |
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| After the yeast is crushed, sprinkle it on and mix well with the dried sticky rice. |
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| With sticky rice wine, the longer it is brewed, the better the quality of the wine. In fact, it only takes 4 days to release the wine. |
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| There are 2 ways to use wine: Squeeze the juice to drink or leave both the juice and the sticky rice residue to eat and drink. |
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| This wine after squeezing has a beautiful red color and strong aroma. |
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| This wine is popular among Thai women because it is light and aromatic and good for skin care. |
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| Sticky rice wine is still sold a lot in Hoa Binh Town (Tuong Duong) to serve Tet holiday at 100 thousand VND/liter. |
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| Every day on the Thai New Year's Eve meal tray, sticky rice wine, beef jerky and Chinese sausage are indispensable. |
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