Wednesday, 12:47, 12/01/2022

Ha Cang ginger jam village bustling ahead of Tet

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VOV.VN - Ha Cang ginger jam village in Quang Phu ward of Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is at its busiest time of the year with the approach of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet.
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Each year at the beginning of the 12th lunar month the ginger jam village starts making jams as it prepares for the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.
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According to local resident Tran Quang Nguyen, his family has been making ginger jam in the village for more than 20 years.
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When sold, the ginger must be neither nor old nor too young as it must maintain its characteristic pungency.
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Quang says that manual methods are used in each of processing steps.
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The ginger is subsequently cooked in sugar syrup on wood fires for about an hour.
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This mixture has to be continuously stirred with chopsticks to ensure that it does not get burnt and sticks together.
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Ginger jam is kept in a cool dry place before it is finally packaged.
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The ginger goes on sale at VND60,000 per kg.
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The ginger jam is packed and then brought to dealers from north to south.
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Quang said that this year his family will produce about one tonne of ginger jam, far less than other years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ha Cang ginger jam is well loved for its pure spicy-sweet flavour and absence of additives.
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