Hanoians fete young rice flakes
The 2016 Me Tri Young Rice Flake Culture Day was held on October 2 at 1 Do Duc Duc Street, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
It featured several com booths where visitors can buy com and its various products including cha com (Vietnamese com sausage), xoi com (sticky rice with com), che com (sweet tapioca soup with com); a com making competition and a small talk which was hosted by Me Tri commune leader and two locals who are experienced in making com.
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There are currently 155 households with more than 600 people making com today in Me Tri Commune, which accounts for nearly four percent of village population, according to People’s Committee of Me Tri Commune.
Locals produce an average of nearly 600,000 kilograms of com with revenue of more than VND75 billion (US$3.4 million). Annual income of a com maker is more than VND111 million, about 2.5 times higher than average income of Me Tri Commune, according to the committee.
Local people first made com in early 19th century. In the old days, the village was well-known for its high quality rice, which was praised by a king in the Ly Dynasty (1010-1225). The king then renamed its original name of Anh Son into Me Tri Commune, which means Pool of Rice.
