Unique Tra Que vegetable village

Every time I come to Hoi An, I often go to Tra Que vegetable village. The name itself is enough to create a certain curiosity. Although it is not a scenic spot, it is just vegetables, but the appeal of the vegetable village has existed for 5 centuries, and is a tourist destination with strong appeal, especially to foreign visitors.

Tra Que Vegetable Village

Leaving Hoi An, going about 3 km towards the sea, you will immediately see a sign pointing to Tra Que vegetable village. The sign is small enough for visitors to see, to enter the small road to enter the land of vegetables. Tra Que vegetable village is located in Tra Que village, Cam Ha commune, Hoi An, Quang Nam . According to the locals, Tra Que vegetable village was formerly called Nhu Que, growing vegetables with the scent of cinnamon trees, so the name Tra Que was born. Of course, there are only vegetables and vegetables here, but the vegetable village has become a special tourist attraction because of the uniqueness of the vegetables here.

On rainy or sunny days, the villagers still go to the fields to grow vegetables as their main job. Tourists follow groups and wander around the vegetable gardens. In fact, if you observe, Tra Que vegetable village is no different from vegetable gardens across Vietnam. But Tra Que vegetables are a story, that is, to have delicious vegetables, the vegetable growers use moss from the nearby Co Co river as fertilizer and the water to water the vegetables is also the water of the Co Co river.

Tourists visit Tra Que vegetable village

Now, there are roads for tourists to visit. In the vegetable growing area, people still do their daily work such as planting vegetables, weeding and harvesting vegetables. Here, each rectangular plot is neatly arranged, with a variety of vegetables grown such as basil, herbs, salad, green mustard... The lush green vegetable gardens create an extremely beautiful color scheme in the sky and land of Hoi An.

Learn how to water vegetables

There is a separate area for visitors to experience, an experience that they can only have when coming to Tra Que vegetable village. That is, carrying a pair of watering cans to scoop water from the reservoir, following the vegetable beds to water the vegetables. The image of water spraying from the shower of the watering can, touching the lush leaves is extremely beautiful. And if you like, visitors can be guided to grow vegetables, like a useful lesson so that when they return home, they can also create a small vegetable garden.

There are bicycles available, so visitors can also cycle around. In Tra Que, there are squash vines in bloom, gourds full of fruit, and even low papaya trees full of fruit. You can spread your hands out to catch water from the watering tap, wash your face as a feeling. Of course, Tra Que vegetables are very clean, you can pick a leaf of herbs, savor the taste of the plants to see why this place is called Tra Que. And if you are hungry, there are restaurants nearby, and the most popular dish is banh xeo with Tra Que vegetables.

Visit the vegetable village by bike

Tra Que Vegetable Village can be said to be a rare destination, so on November 15, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, Tra Que Vegetable Village was honored in the Best Tourist Village Network 2024 of the United Nations Tourism Organization - UN Tourism.

Source: http://baolamdong.vn/du-lich/202411/doc-dao-lang-rau-tra-que-7b43342/