From Muong quintessence to National OCOP star

In the middle of the mountainous region, Kim Boi ready-cut pickled bamboo shoots have a strong traditional flavor of the Muong people. Inheriting the long-standing secret of pickling bamboo shoots combined with modern agricultural processes, the product has reached the international market. In 2025, Kim Boi ready-cut pickled bamboo shoots will achieve the National 5-star OCOP, becoming the pride of Kim Boi Joint Stock Company and the land full of identity.

Kim Boi Bamboo Shoots:

Preserving the Muong soul

When it comes to the cuisine of the southern region of the province, it is impossible not to mention dishes made from bamboo shoots, a familiar food in the life of the Muong people. Bamboo shoots here are famous for their fragrant, crunchy, and characteristic sweet taste. From generation to generation, the Muong people have preserved the secret of naturally pickling bamboo shoots, relying on the weather of the mountains and forests to ferment without any chemicals.

A typical example in processing products from bamboo shoots is Kim Boi Joint Stock Company (Vai area, An Nghia commune). Not only preserving the original value of bamboo shoots, the company also turns them into large-scale commodities, creating a stable livelihood for people in the area.

Every year, the company's thousands of tons of raw materials come from bamboo shoot growing areas in the old Hoa Binh area and some Northwestern provinces, of which the southern region of the province alone accounts for 50-60% of the output. From fresh bamboo shoot bundles from the people, the company purchases, pre-processes and turns them into products such as: Bamboo shoots, pre-sliced ​​bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, pickled bamboo shoots... before distributing them to supermarkets and e-commerce platforms in the country.

Bamboo shoot products and Kim Boi ready-cut pickled bamboo shoots of Kim Boi Joint Stock Company are highly appreciated by many people for their quality.

According to Mr. Vu Nhat Huy - Director of Kim Boi Joint Stock Company, the company has inherited the treasure trove of indigenous knowledge and combined it with modern technology to create Ready-to-Slice Sour Bamboo Shoots, a product that blends tradition and modernity. Thanks to this combination, the product retains the spirit of Muong land but still meets the strict standards of the modern market.

Modern technology for integration

To bring traditional products to the international market, the company has invested heavily in a closed production line: from raw material areas, harvesting, sorting, fermentation, to packaging and preservation. All are strictly controlled according to international standards. In particular, the product is certified ISO 22000:2018 on food hygiene and safety, an important requirement to open the door to export.

The biggest difference of Kim Boi Pre-Sliced ​​Sour Bamboo Shoots is that they do not use chemicals, retain their natural color and stable sour taste thanks to natural cooling and fermentation technology. Thanks to that, each slice of bamboo shoots that reaches consumers is guaranteed to be crispy, chewy, and have a refreshing taste that is true to local delicacies.

It is known that not only serving Vietnamese meals with sour fish soup, braised fish with bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot salad or rustic stir-fries, the products have also become familiar ingredients in many restaurants, hotels and industrial kitchens. The convenience and safety make pickled bamboo shoots a popular food in the trend of green, clean and healthy consumption.

In parallel with the raw material area built and expanded by the company to demonstrate the company's vision of sustainable development, the company also invests in a closed wastewater and waste treatment system, minimizing the impact on the environment.

Reaching out to the world

According to Mr. Vu Nhat Huy, not only satisfying domestic consumers, the company's bamboo products under the Kim Boi brand have also conquered a series of demanding markets such as Japan, Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, England... Countries famous for strict food standards have received the products with confidence in quality. With millions of products each year, Kim Boi Joint Stock Company is increasingly affirming its position as an agricultural enterprise in the domestic and foreign markets.

The beginning of 2025 marked an important milestone, Kim Boi Pre-Sliced ​​Sour Bamboo Shoots was certified with 5-star OCOP at the National level, the highest level in the One Commune One Product Program of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. This is also one of the 28 best products in the country honored this year, belonging to the group of 21 typical food products.

From the 4-star provincial OCOP version, the product was upgraded to 5 stars after improving the production process, packaging, quality as well as the ability to meet the international market. This achievement has significance beyond the scope of the enterprise: Affirming the value of Muong ethnic culinary quintessence; raising the brand of the province's agricultural products in the domestic and foreign markets. At the same time, contributing to spreading the image of OCOP products, a model of exemplary rural economic development.

For Kim Boi Joint Stock Company, the 5-star OCOP title is a strong motivation to continue expanding export markets and building a national brand for Vietnamese bamboo shoots. This is also a stepping stone for the enterprise to realize the goal of green, clean and sustainable development, linking production with local culture, as well as supporting the livelihoods of hundreds of local bamboo shoot growing households.

From bamboo shoots sprouting on the mountainside to big supermarkets like Lotte, AEON, Winmart, or shelves in Japan, the Netherlands, Germany..., the journey of Kim Boi Pre-Sliced ​​Sour Bamboo Shoots is a living proof of the power of OCOP products that both preserve identity and keep up with global trends.

Today, among the myriad of agricultural products, Kim Boi bamboo shoots have affirmed their position with the quality and dedication of serious farmers. Certainly, the spread of Muong culinary quintessence will continue to reach further, bringing the flavor of the southern mountains and forests of the province to friends around the world.

Hong Trung

Source: https://baophutho.vn/tu-tinh-hoa-ban-muong-den-ngoi-sao-ocop-quoc-gia-243148.htm