Hung Yen is not only a land famous for ancient pagodas and green rice fields but also a famous craft village that holds the good cultural values of the Vietnamese people. That is the Tuong Ban village of Hung Yen.
Introduction to Hung Yen village
Hung Yen village, about 25km from Hanoi, belongs to Ban Yen Nhan town, My Hao district, Hung Yen. The making of soy sauce here has been around for a long time and is famous for its rich and delicious flavor. In the past, there were many gourmets that put Hung Yen on the list of the most outstanding specialties of the capital. Soybean sauce is made from corn, rice, soybeans, … These are mostly simple ingredients and are readily available in the Northern countryside. The way to cook soy sauce is quite simple but requires meticulousness so that the Tuong Ban soy sauce here is delicious compared to other regions. 
The village is located in Ban Yen Nhan town, My Hao commune, Hung Yen 
This is a famous handicraft village tourist destination in the North of Vietnam
Currently, Hung Yen Tuong Ban craft village has about 300 workers by profession with an income of about 300k – 350k / month. Unlike the traditional way of making soy sauce, the villagers are now using many technologies to increase the productivity and quality of the dish. The similar job in My Hao district has created jobs for hundreds of people. 
Currently, there are hundreds of workers who are still working in cooking soy sauce
Arrived in the village relatively impoverished Hung Yen , you will see both sell similar blocks, the same makers. There are many stalls selling at home, some of which rent large premises. The poverty here is presented by the households in the production village, they are taught the craft from the previous life. With quality as well as love for the job, many households have worked in cooking for decades. 
There are many households that have been attached to the profession for decades
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Hung Yen village – a taste of home cuisine
Referring to the Hung Yen ketchup village is to mention the famous potash specialty. In the past, this sauce was used to advance the king and has been loved by many people for many generations. 
Hung Yen is a very famous specialty 
This is a specialty that was used to advance king
Hung Yen in Hung Yen has a strong hometown flavor with the aroma of soybeans, glutinous rice, rich salt taste and iridescent golden brown color. It is the same special taste that this dish has become the pride of the local people and naturally enters the poetry and music scene. 
Hung Yen ketchup has a very delicious taste
Today, although the society has a great development with more and more new dishes, poverty is always an indispensable sauce in the tray of many Northern rural families. For many people far from the countryside, it is possible that just thinking about a cozy meal with a bowl of ketchup will want to go back to their hometown immediately. 
This is an indispensable sauce dish in many families’ dishes
Learn the process of making soy sauce in Hung Yen village
Coming to Hung Yen village, visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the process of cooking this divine sauce. The ingredients are very easy to find, but the cooking process is quite meticulous and takes a lot of time. To be able to produce the aromatic and golden dishes of soy sauce requires a lot of technology and experience from each household. The average time to cook a batch of soy sauce takes about 1 to 2 months. The time to reach maturity quickly or long depends quite a lot on whether the weather is sunny or not. 
Soybean sauce will be cooked in about 1-2 months
Soybean cooking consists of 3 main stages of making sticky rice to mold, turning beans and making soy sauce. First, the cook will let the sticky rice soak off and then cook it into sticky sticky rice. When the sticky rice is ripe, let it cook, then let it sit for about 2 days and 2 nights until the sticky rice turns golden. There are many households that keep sticky rice in longan leaves to make the sticky rice smell better. 
Cook sticky rice and put it on golden mold
Next will take soybeans to roast gold. In the past, almost this process would be done by hand, when roasted, it would be mixed with sand to make the beans more crispy, golden and fragrant. However, nowadays people get soybeans roasted by a bread oven, saving time and increasing productivity while still maintaining the taste. When the soybeans are finished roasting, grind them, then soak them in a water-filled jars for about 7 to 10 days. When the beans turn red yellow is okay. 
The cooking process of Tuong Ban soy sauce has to go through many meticulous steps 
Soybean is the main ingredient to cook kumquat
Get soy sauce soaked in ceramic jars, water the sticky rice to make it evenly mold and leave it for 1 day and 1 night. Having enough time, put the sticky rice in the bean jars together with the refined salt and stir well and dry in the sun. Sunshine is always an important factor determining the delicious taste of kumquat. The bigger the sun, the more ripe, the gold. If the sun is weak, it will be dull, less fragrant and will last longer. Therefore, summer is the most ideal time to make poverty.
Summer is the best time to make ketchup
The kumquat in Hung Yen village is usually sun-dried for about a month. During this time the cook must carefully monitor each pot of soy sauce. Every day, open the jar, stir well, add water. When it is sunny, let the sun exposure, if it rains, it must be covered to prevent rainwater from entering the jars. 
Stir in the sun drying process 
People will have to “take care” of the jars very carefully
When you see that the soy sauce is dark yellow, the sweetness is rich, the sticky rice seeds soften, the soy sauce has absorbed. At this time, people will bring bottles and distribute them. 
When cultivated, the soybean will be bottled and sold 
Tuong Ban soy sauce has a dark yellow color
Despite experiencing many ups and downs of social mobility, the villagers of the Tuong Ban village Hung Yen always keep, transmit the fire and protect the beauty of the traditional craft village. If you have the opportunity to travel to Hung Yen , you should visit this place to find out about the most simple and dear things.
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