Buckwheat Wine - The intoxicating aroma of the Rocky Plateau

CGTĐT - Ha Giang is known for its vast fields of buckwheat flowers, stretching across the mountain slopes. Buckwheat flowers are not only the highlight and symbol of the Stone Plateau, now buckwheat seeds are also processed into many typical products that attract tourists, including buckwheat wine.

Buckwheat seeds and yeast are used to brew wine.

After each rice and corn harvest, buckwheat is planted in large numbers, becoming a symbol of Ha Giang tourism . The young plant can be used as a vegetable, the flowers are pinkish white for tourists to admire and take pictures, the seeds are used to make cakes and distill into wine.

Buckwheat wine has been brewed by the Mong people for more than ten years. The wine is brewed in a ratio of one part buckwheat seeds and two parts corn. The brewer will choose beautiful and even buckwheat seeds, cook them, then combine them with firm and plump corn seeds, break them and pop them until cooked. In the next step, the buckwheat seeds and ripe corn seeds will be mixed with a traditional yeast of the indigenous people and brewed in a jar for about 15 days to make the mother wine, then the wine is distilled like other types of wine. To achieve the most delicious flavor, after cooking, the wine is buried underground according to the customs of the Mong people for about one to two years before being used. When brewing buckwheat wine, the Mong people believe that only men can brew the most delicious and flavorful wine.

Buckwheat wine has a transparent color and a unique flavor.

Buckwheat wine has a transparent color, a unique flavor with a little sweetness and the aroma of barley, the alcohol concentration is not high, and it is smoother to drink than regular wines. Buckwheat wine is used in all important ceremonies in the daily life of the Mong people. Coming to the Stone Plateau, you can easily find buckwheat wine in the markets, in community activities, people meet together to raise a cup of warm wine, sip some thang co, men men... feeling so warm and poetic.

Buckwheat wine meets 4-star OCOP quality standards of Ta Lung Agricultural Service Cooperative.

In the Stone Plateau, buckwheat wine is handcrafted by families for both drinking and retail to tourists visiting. The typical producer of this wine is Ta Lung Agricultural Service Cooperative, Ha Che village, Ta Lung commune, Meo Vac district, whose products meet 4-star OCOP quality standards in 2020.

With the rapid development of Ha Giang tourism, the demand for diverse and rich gift products is increasingly focused on. In addition to well-known products such as: Buckwheat cake, Mint honey, smoked meat... Buckwheat wine is also becoming one of the gift products that tourists are looking for in recent times.

Source: https://hagiang.gov.vn/du-lich/ruou-tam-giac-mach-huong-men-say-mien-cao-nguyen-da-608938