Have you ever wondered how your Hanoi ‘bia hoi’ glass is made?
Saturday, 09:57, 03/10/2015
Have you ever stopped for a second while drinking bia hoi (draft beer) on Hanoi streets to wonder how the glasses used to severe the beer are made?
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Pham Ngoc Han, the owner of a glass factory, works with his employee. |
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Han and his employees are seen blowing to shape melted glass. |
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The team leader (R) at the factory |
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A worker is pictured blowing through a tube to shape the melted. |
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His trousers get scorched by the fire. |
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The last step: cutting and cooling down the glasses. |
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A female worker picks up glasses after they are shaped and buries them in ash to cool down. |
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A worker drinks water with the glass he has made. |
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Bia hoi glasses are ready for serving. |