Hanoi’s vermicelli village
Cu Da village in Thanh Oai district, Hanoi is known for its traditional industry of making vermicelli, which has been preserved for hundreds of years.
Nowadays, dozens of families in Cu Da are still involved in this traditional job. Let’s see how they produce vermicelli through photos:
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There are several stages in producing vermicelli: selecting the powder, sifting the powder several times, kneading the dough and then making the vermicelli. |
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Vermicelli is made of edible canna powder and it is divided in two kinds, white and red vermicelli. |
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Drying vermicelli. |
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Mr. Tuan’s family produces around 500kg of vermicelli a day. |
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Most of vermicelli producers still work manually. They use knives or scissors to cut vermicelli. |
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To have red vermicelli, producers boil, filter molasses and mix with edible canna powder. |
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Mrs. Trinh Thi Hong has produced vermicelli for several decades. She said that the income from this job is low but she still tries to preserve this traditional job. |
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Cu Da vermicelli is sold wholesale at 16,000 ($0.8) per kilo. |
Source:vietnamnet.vn
