Tay Ninh: Diverse local specialties to serve tourists.

Tay Ninh's specialties are increasingly available on the market.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, as of now, the province has 95 OCOP products, including 69 3-star products and 26 4-star products. Notably, there is one potential 5-star product (which was approved by the province based on its 4-star rating in 2020), and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is advising the Provincial People's Committee to submit it to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for consideration and recognition.

Local specialty products such as rice paper, chili salt, custard apple, and cantaloupe are helping to diversify the Tay Ninh specialty market, with more and more items displayed on shelves in traditional markets, supermarkets, and shopping malls.

Long Hoa Market, located in Long Hoa Ward, Hoa Thanh Town, is a traditional market that tourists shouldn't miss when visiting Tay Ninh. You can easily find most Tay Ninh specialties here, from honey, custard apples, cashews, rice paper, ginseng wine to rice paper, chili salt, pepper salt, cantaloupe, wild vegetables, fermented taro...

Fermented taro paste is produced in Go Dau district.

To meet market demands, many production and business establishments are investing in facilities and production processes to upgrade and create products with unique characteristics. Some 4-star OCOP specialties include custard apples from Minh Trung Agricultural Service Cooperative, Phuc Binh Duong fermented tofu, durian from Bau Don Fruit Cooperative, roasted salted cashews from Nhu Anh Co., Ltd., cantaloupe from Hoang Xuan Agricultural Products Co., Ltd., and premium cinnamon incense from Van Linh Huong…

Tan Nhien Co., Ltd. has many distinctive products that have created a brand for Tay Ninh rice paper, such as ultra-thin rice paper; super spicy chili and finely ground salt rice paper, cheese rice paper, garlic satay rice paper, onion satay rice paper, etc.

Traditional chili salt production process.

Regarding the orientation for OCOP products, according to Mr. Chau Van Van, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, developing OCOP products contributes to further restructuring the agricultural sector in conjunction with small-scale industries, rural trades and services to develop the rural economy based on strengthening the application of digital transformation and promoting the circular economy, contributing to increasing people's income, preserving cultural values, protecting rural landscapes and environments, and contributing to building sustainable new rural areas in localities. By 2025, the province aims to have 100-120 OCOP products recognized as achieving 3 stars or higher, including 2-3 potential 5-star products to be submitted to the Central Government for evaluation and recognition as national OCOP products; consolidating and upgrading at least 50% of OCOP products that have already been evaluated and classified; prioritizing the development of OCOP products associated with product brands and the development of rural tourism services.

Long Hoa Market - a traditional market that tourists shouldn't miss when visiting Tay Ninh.

Tay Ninh is focusing on developing rural tourism products by building tourist areas and destinations that suit its potential and advantages, connecting them to the province's overall tourism system and creating a diverse range of tourism products. In addition, the province is developing agricultural products and local specialties under the "One Commune, One Product" program to serve the needs of tourists.

Tan Nhien Co., Ltd. invests in facilities and production processes to elevate and create rice paper products with a unique identity.

Thus, it can be seen that creating distinctive, high-quality products is contributing to the creation of an attractive specialty market for tourists, thereby increasing competitiveness not only in terms of product quantity but also quality, opening up great opportunities for local specialties to reach further, even targeting foreign markets.

Phan Duong

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