Tuy Loan rice paper (Hoa Vang, Da Nang), famous brand of the craft village For more than 500 years, he is busy in the crop every time Tet comes and spring comes.
Keeping the craft village fire for 500 years
Nearly 50 years of making cakes, Mr. Dang Be (68 years old, residing in Tuy Loan Tay village) said that every year at the beginning of November of the lunar calendar, the bakeries in the village continuously red fire 24/24h to make cakes, serve food and drink. serve the needs of consumers during the Lunar New Year. For 500 years, making rice paper has been the livelihood of many generations in his family and other households in the village.
According to Mr. Be, the traditional village of Tuy Loan rice paper is more than 500 years old, so for the people of Tuy Loan, rice paper is not only a means of livelihood but also has a special cultural significance. This is an indispensable dish in anniversaries, worshiping ancestors or holidays, Tet, but also a gift of Tuy Loan people in particular, Da Nang in general, used as gifts when going away.
| Mr. Dang Be, who has nearly 50 years of experience in making rice paper in Tuy Loan craft village. |
“It is not clear when the craft village was formed, through many generations, but only know that it has been around for more than 500 years so far. I have been in this profession for nearly 50 years and this is the main source of income for the family,” said Mr. Be.
Meticulously coated each cake on a burning charcoal stove, Ms. Tran Thi Luyen (70 years old, residing in Tuy Loan) said that she does not remember how many years she has been doing the job. “From grandparents to parents and now me. Generation after generation, my family relies on this profession, “said Ms. Loan.
According to Ms. Loan, on weekdays, her family only makes a moderate amount, mainly serving people in villages and hamlets and some small traders in markets. However, from the end of October and the beginning of November of the lunar calendar, her family as well as the households working in the profession began to enter the peak season to serve the consumption needs of people during the Tet holiday.
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| Unlike other places, Tuy Loan rice paper is not dried in the sun but is charred with charcoal to ensure its flavor. |
Rice paper is an indispensable dish in the rice tray of the Tuy Loan people in particular, Da Nang and Quang Nam in general. Every day, my family has to rinse about 3-4 ang rice to be enough to supply people according to orders. It’s hard, but it’s fun because Tuy Loan rice paper is known and ordered by many people, and I also have more income, “said Loan.
For nearly 2 months now, every day, Mrs. Tran Thi Bong (72 years old, residing in Tuy Loan Tay 1 village, Hoa Phong commune, Hoa Vang district, Da Nang) wakes up at 2 a.m. to grind flour and bake cakes to serve the needs. of people during Tet.
With nearly 40 years of work, Ms. Nong said, to make delicious rice paper, the main ingredient is Xic rice, adding ginger, sesame, garlic, pure fish sauce and sugar, and especially, it must be coated with a wood stove.
“The profession of making rice paper takes a lot of time, having to stay up late and get up early. In the months of the year, we only do it with a moderate amount, but from the 11th lunar month onwards, we have to work hard to get enough orders because people and small businesses place a lot of orders. We also only accept orders placed early, and those who place late do not dare to accept because they can’t do it in time,” said Ms. Bong.
At the end of the lunar year, the whole village of Tuy Loan rice paper is busy in the peak season, the fire is almost burning red 24/24h.
Taste of Tuy Loan rice paper
Be said, in order to have ingredients for rice paper in the early morning, you have to soak the rice and prepare the spices the night before. The recipe is also very special, the ratio must be 1 ang of rice mixed with 12 cans of white sesame. Rice flour before mixing spices must be pureed and then mixed with water to have a suitable consistency, then filtered through 1 turn so that the powder is smooth, not mixed with rice husks.
The baker must have all the techniques from how to roll the cake, remove the cake and steam it to produce a delicious cake with the typical flavor of Tuy Loan rice paper, which cannot be confused with other places.
“A delicious rice paper must be prepared with 5 or 6 spices, including fish sauce, salt, sugar, garlic, ginger and sesame. This preparation is considered as the secret, the art of making rice paper to have a unique flavor”, shared Mr. Be.
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| Tuy Loan rice paper craft village is red in the peak season of Tet. |
Talking about the taste of Tuy Loan rice paper, Ms. Loan said that the cake must be made 100% by hand, from powdered to other stages. The unique preparation method with many spices creates a very characteristic flavor of Tuy Loan rice paper. In addition, in order for the cake to be thick, the coated person must cover 2 layers for 1 cake.
Unlike other local rice paper making villages, Tuy Loan people do not dry the cake in the sun, but broil it on charcoal until it dries to ensure that the cake retains its flavor. The cake is smoked on charcoal to eat very crispy, can be left all year round without worrying about mold, when eating, you can clearly feel the faint flavor of garlic, ginger and the sweetness of sugar.
“With Tuy Loan rice paper, users can fry or bake to enjoy very delicious because the condiment is full. In the past, we usually only made 1-2 types of cake sizes, but now we have more small ones for convenience in packaging, transporting by train or plane to far away as gifts and gifts,” said Ms. Luyen. .
Staying up late and getting up early, meticulous with the profession, from generation to generation, Tuy Loan people continue to produce rice paper with unique characteristics and flavors.