Tuesday, 11:59, 18/01/2022

Bustling Dong leaf village in harvesting season for Tet

VOV.VN - With Tet drawing near, villagers of Trang Cat in Thanh Oai district in Hanoi have entered their main harvesting season of Dong (Phrynium placentarium) leaves which are used to wrap various food items, including delicacies such as Chung cake (glutinous square rice cake).

bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 1 — Trang Cat village is famous for its 600-year history of planting dong leaves. The harvesting season in the village typically lasts from the 10th day of the final lunar month of the year to near the end of that lunar month.

bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 2 — The farming of Dong leaves has been practiced by the people of Trang Cat since the village was originally founded and passed down from generation to generation.

bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 3 — Thanks to the fertility of the land situated next to Day river, Trang Cat is the ideal location for farmers to plant a variety of fruit trees such as oranges, vegetables, and especially Dong trees.

bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 4 — Villagers usually plant over 20 hectares of Dong trees in total, with the area expanding annually in order to meet customers’ demand.

bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 5 — Nguyen Thi Tuat, who has 30 years’ experience planting Dong trees, says Dong leaves are sold not only during Tet, but also all year round.

bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 6 — Dong leaves can be purchased in order to wrap traditional cakes which are unique to the occasion such as Banh Day (round cake made of sticky rice flour) and Chung cake (glutinous square rice cake).

bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 7 — Villagers often sell Dong leaves wholesale for local restaurants.

bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 8 — Each Dong leave is worth between VND800 and VND1,000, with this price rising to VND1,500 to VND1,700 in the last lunar month ahead of the Lunar New Year.

bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 9 — Dong leaves are also exported to Taiwan (China) and Malaysia in order to serve overseas Vietnamese in preparation for Tet celebrations.

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bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 11 — Dong leaves from Trang Cat village are the most popular as they are known for being soft, as well as having both a catchy colour and odor.

bustling dong leaf village in harvesting season for tet picture 12 — Wrapping Chung cake with these leaves will serve to give an eye-catching green colour to the cake.

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