(HBO) – Mai Ha wine made with yeast from plants is a precious gift of Mai Chau forest in the northern province of Hoa Binh.
Ms. Vi Thi Ton from
Chieng Ha hamlet is preparing different types of leaves to make yeast for wine.
Mai Ha wine became available on the market in
the 1990s. The price of this wine is relatively high thanks to its special
flavour which comes from the local yeast made from leaves. As the demand is
increasing, Hung, a local, seized this opportunity to develop this trade to
increase incomes for his family.
Having done this trade for over 20 years, Vi Thi
Ton, Hung’s wife, shared that the most difficult step is to make the yeast
because more than 20 types of leaves, tubers and fruits are needed. The leaves,
tubers and fruits are picked in the forest, then washed, dried, crushed, and
sifted to get fine flour, which is then mixed with steamed flour from dried
cassava, corn and soybean, and left to ferment for about 20-25 days before
distilling wine. For the making of "ruou can” (fermented wine without
distilling), the fermentation process will be longer, at around two months.
Over the past time, Hung’s wine production
facility has welcomed hundreds of visitors who came to experience the
wine-making process and buy products right at the distillation place. Every
week, three to five tourist groups from Buoc hamlet (Xam Khoe commune), Lac
hamlet (Chieng Chau commune), and Long hamlet (Van Mai commune) come to enjoy
Mai Ha rice wine. Recently, Hung accepted the proposal of cooperation from
Herbal King Mai farm in Thung Khe commune, Mai Chau district, to supply wine for
the making of cordyceps wine to sell to tourists.
Forty-five households in Chieng Ha are engaged
in making wine. The hamlet is expected to be recognised as a traditional
wine-making village./.
In recent years, Thung Nai commune on has undergone significant changes in its appearance, landscape, and lives of local residents. Road 435 from Hoa Binh City to Tan Lac district’s Suoi Hoa commune, passing through the Thung Nai commune, has helped attract many tourists to the area.
A seminar on promoting the startup movement among high school students has been held recently by the provincial Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam National University of Agriculture at Tan Lac High School in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province.
In the morning of April 24th, at Uncle Ho’s Monument on Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Project, Vietnam Youth Federation coordinated with Hoa Binh Youth Federation to organize the journey "I love my Fatherland” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory.
From the fact that the market takes place only every Tuesday, Bo market in Van Son commune (Tan Lac) officially takes place every Sunday from March 24. Thereby, the aim is to turn the market into a place promoting the cultural identity of Muong people in Hoa Binh and the consumption of goods and products of the neighboring communes, meeting the needs of tourists for the local products when travelling to Van Son at weekends.
Nguyen Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee on Population and Development.
