Rice cake and pork sausage making facilities in Ha Tinh are operating day and night.

(Baohatinh.vn) - Production facilities in Ha Tinh are continuously working overtime and mobilizing manpower to ensure the large-scale production of banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes) and gio cha (Vietnamese sausage) to meet consumer demand during the Lunar New Year.

In the days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year), the Boc Nguyen green sticky rice cake production facility (Cam Binh commune) is always bustling with activity. People are cutting leaves, washing sticky rice, and wrapping the cakes... creating a closed production line that produces thousands of cakes every day.

To make delicious banh chung (Vietnamese sticky rice cake), the establishment selects thick, green dong leaves early in the morning; washes them thoroughly, and carefully dries them – the first step that determines the cake's vibrant green color and authentic traditional taste.

The ingredients for making banh chung (Vietnamese sticky rice cake) are carefully selected, ensuring food safety and hygiene – a key factor in the quality and deliciousness of each cake. Fragrant, sticky glutinous rice, mung beans, and fresh pork are meticulously prepared and marinated according to a secret recipe, creating a distinctive flavor that has been preserved for generations.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Son, owner of Boc Nguyen establishment, said: “With its delicious taste and meticulous investment in design and packaging, Boc Nguyen's green sticky rice cake was recognized as a 3-star OCOP product in December 2024. During this period, the establishment sold over 12,000 cakes to the market, priced from 25,000 to 40,000 VND per cake, depending on size and customer requirements.”

With the support of modern machinery, especially electric double-boiler rice cookers, the mass production of banh chung (Vietnamese rice cakes) has become more convenient and efficient.

Famous for its long history, the atmosphere in Khoóng village (Hùng Dũng hamlet, Đức Thọ commune), a traditional village known for its sticky rice cakes, becomes even more bustling in the days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year).

Local households here have been busily making traditional banh chung (Vietnamese rice cakes) to serve the Lunar New Year market for the past week.

It is expected that Khoong village will supply the market inside and outside the province with approximately 200,000 - 250,000 banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes), with prices ranging from 30,000 to 70,000 VND per cake depending on the type.

The wrapped cakes are then cooked for seven hours over a wood fire until they reach the perfect doneness. When taken out, the cakes have a gentle green color from the banana leaves, a chewy texture from the glutinous rice, a nutty flavor from the mung beans, a rich taste from the pork, and a fragrant aroma from the shallots and pepper.

At this time, sausage and ham production facilities in Ha Tinh are entering their peak season, with production speeds increasing many times compared to normal days.

Currently, Mr. Vo Van Phan's facility (Vinh Thai village, Cam Binh commune) is supplying 400-500 pork sausages per day, peaking at 600-700 per day. To keep up with customer orders, in addition to family members, the facility has to hire extra workers and work overtime from now until the 29th day of the 12th lunar month.

Many well-known sausage production facilities in the province, such as Son Cam (Thanh Sen ward) and Cao Thuy (Cam Binh commune), are also mobilizing manpower and machinery to meet market demand.

With the development of the e-commerce market, many business owners have focused on selling goods through social media via livestreaming and posting products on Facebook. As a result, the number of orders increased significantly during the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Horse.

In today's modern life, each green sticky rice cake and round pork sausage not only makes for a beautiful Tet feast but also preserves the traditional flavors of the homeland, reminding us of enduring values ​​over time.

Source: https://baohatinh.vn/co-so-banh-chung-gio-cha-o-ha-tinh-do-lua-ngay-dem-post305600.html