The 'sweet' taste of star fruit - Long An Online Newspaper

Ms. Ngo Thi My Huong with the brand Huong Cana Wine

The star fruit is associated with the childhood of many generations in Duc Hue, especially the "8X" generation like Ms. Huong. The sour and astringent taste of star fruit is the "sweet" taste of children who still have many difficulties in the countryside because they don't need to spend money to have a snack with many different ways of processing such as star fruit with salt, star fruit with sugar, star fruit soaked,... During the flood season, children just need to invite each other to the riverbank to pick each star fruit branch to bring home with excitement. As the living conditions of children in the countryside become better and better, there are many choices for daily snacks, the bitter and astringent taste of star fruit is gradually forgotten.

“When star fruit is no longer popular, sometimes I miss the “sweet” taste of my childhood, looking for a place to buy a bag of star fruit to eat at home” - Ms. Huong confided.

Later, star fruit began to "popularize" again with a variety of ways to prepare different dishes. In particular, many older generations wanted to find the taste of their childhood. The demand for star fruit was greater, so people in Duc Hue district began to grow star fruit trees to harvest and sell, however, the price was low and the output was very unstable.

From her love for the taste of her childhood and her desire to develop products to contribute to her hometown, Ms. Huong made canarium wine in the “PN Startup Idea” Contest. Her product was highly appreciated for its uniqueness, the sweetness of the wine and the “sweet” taste in many people’s memories. From then on, she decided to start a business with this product.

After buying the star fruit, she pre-processed it and soaked it in sugar for a suitable amount of time, and she obtained a finished wine for women to drink. After that, she continued to soak the star fruit in rice wine and added it to the finished wine for men to drink. During the production process, Ms. Huong constantly researched and tested the ratio of star fruit, sugar, rice wine, soaking time, etc. to produce the best star fruit wine possible. Whether it is for women or men, Ms. Huong's star fruit wine has a sweet taste mixed with the characteristic flavor of star fruit, successfully conquering many people even when they are enjoying it for the first time.

Ms. Huong shared: “Thanks to the characteristics of the star fruit, people who drink star fruit wine do not feel too tired after getting drunk. The wine has a sweet taste from light to strong, so it can satisfy the “taste” of many people. In addition, star fruit wine is not yet popular, so it is more special, attracting people’s curiosity to enjoy it. After enjoying it, many people feel it is suitable and love it, so they continue to choose it for their parties.”

Besides researching and studying to make the taste of Cana wine more delicious and suitable for consumers' taste, Ms. Huong also focuses on investing in packaging to have beautiful, quality products to bring to the market.

When producing canarium fruit wine, Ms. Huong's goal is to help local people find a market for canarium fruit as well as introduce and promote the value of the available raw materials of her hometown. In the near future, she hopes to develop more products to create jobs for local people.

The bitter, astringent taste of star fruit gradually brought "sweetness" to Ms. Huong when the Huong Cana Wine brand became known to many people, helping her family increase income./.

An Nhien

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