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My Chanh village, Nam Hai Lang commune
has long been known as the traditional 

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lost capital of Quang Tri province. 

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The jam making profession here has been
formed through many generations, 

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associated with the pace of life in the
countryside and becomes the most 

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bustling every Lunar New Year approaching. 

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In the middle of the peak season, the
"láo mứt" in the "đò lừa" village are 

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busy day and night, typically the facility of Ms. Vo Thi Tam, 

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who has been in the profession for more
than 30 years and continues family tradition through 4 generations. 

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Every year, this facility puts hundreds
of tons of mirrors on the market, 

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serving domestic and export needs. 

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In a clean area, clean water, she has
made absolute food safety to bring 

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consumers a little more peace of mind. 

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So you are a customer who likes cages. 

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Our product 

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The process of ginger jam leaves at My Chanh 

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Includes many consecutive stages 

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Most are done manually 

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Ginger is carefully selected, peeled,
and sliced evenly. 

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Then boil and rinse many
times to reduce the spiciness. 

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Then comes the marinating and ginger pickling stage. 

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The stage considered the soul of the jam 

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The person in charge must strictly control 

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About temperature, firewood and the viscosity of sugar 

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To make each piece of ginger crispy 

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Dry, bright yellow and not burnt 

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According to the experience of skilled workers 

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The important secret is to boil ginger with lemon juice 

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To keep the color and characteristic flavor 

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Every year is usually the first crop,
which is the warm October of the lunar 

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calendar, we have already started the
crop, but this year, the orders are from 

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restaurants to goods that can go to
Europe with some other countries, it's 

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just that when the population also
increases, we try our best to do it to 

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meet the standards to take it abroad. 

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To maintain the traditional ginger jam
craft village of My Chanh, formerly 

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Hai Chanh commune, 

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then with the economic department
agency, which is advising the commune 

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committee, a project will be built soon 

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to carry out industrial promotion work,
to help some businesses that produce 

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ginger jam, 

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to have support policies to further
develop and expand the craft village of 

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My Chanh ginger jam. 

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In Nam Hai Lang commune, there are
currently 6 large-scale ginger jam 

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production facilities, besides many small-scale households. 

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In December, almost everyone in My Chanh
village and surrounding areas has a job, 

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from slicing ginger, especially jam to
packaging, with an income of 250,000 to 

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300,000 VND per person per day. 

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Listening to ginger jam not only retains
the traditional Tet flavor, but also 

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brings stable livelihoods for local people. 

