For northerners, there must be pickles, eggplant, for westerners there are pickled vegetables, papaya tubers, for middle people there are shy side dishes. Nhut is a famous specialty food only in Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An. People here tell us that, by the time of starvation, the rice had run out, and there were only potatoes and timbre in the house. At that time, people used sweet potatoes as a substitute for rice, while being shy about processing them into savory dishes. I think it’s hard to eat, but if it’s salty and sour, it tastes very good and interesting. Since then, the people of Thanh Chuong have maintained the shameful habit of eating rice. Because it is made from simple ingredients, it is referred to as “poor family” cuisine. This dish has been passed down to the people for generations with the folk song: “Whoever comes back to eat Thanh Chuong, stop to taste Nam Dan soy sauce”.
Pudding is made from young jackfruit as the main ingredient, which is finely chopped and fermented with salt.
Pudding is made from young jackfruit as the main ingredient, which is finely chopped and fermented with salt. The Thanh Chuong people grow delicious varieties of jackfruit, and there is only one season of jackfruit each year, so salt is used for eating all year round, depending on the season, to prepare different dishes.
In order to prepare a delicious and well-prepared dish, the cook must be careful and meticulous in all stages of processing. First, the young jackfruit is peeled from the outer spine, washed thoroughly to remove all the plastic. The white meat inside will be cut into small pieces and dried in the sun. It is the scorching heat of the Central sun which helps the jackfruit fibers dry and shrink and tastes better when made.
The most delicious button-making mannequin, many people like it
When marinating, the ratio should be sufficient because if you add too much, the dish will be salty, if not, it will spoil quickly. Then put it in a jar, add more water and then close the lid to hatch like any other pickle. It takes about 5-6 days to absorb the spices and can be used all year round.
Nhut can make many dishes such as stir-fry, making pork ear mannequins or cooking tamarind fish soup, the pea soup are both fleshy, sour and oddly fragrant. Or simply, garlic sauce fish sauce, served with marjoram is also very good.
Buttons packed in boxes, each box about 1kg
“Remember when I was little, my mother used to use timo as a salty food for the family. In the rainy season around July, August and August every year, timo is considered “hungry” for the whole family. Back then, which family If you can make a jar from April, May, you can store it until the flood season, so you don’t have to worry about starving.
In the rainy season, it is often difficult to travel due to flooding, partly due to rain and wind, the market is difficult to open, but there are few sellers, so having a jar is not afraid of lack of food. Now, my mother still works at home, both to eat and to tell her children to eat away from home so they don’t feel hungry,” recalls Anh Duong (from Thanh Chuong, Nghe An).
In the online market, many addresses are sold and very popular
It is not a delicacy, but the rustic quality of this dish has made not only Nghe An people, but anyone who has tasted it, will remember it forever. This “poor house” dish is widely sold in online markets, apartment markets, e-commerce platforms and is very popular. A box weighing about 1-1.5 kg costs from 50,000-70,000 VND/kg depending on the time of day.
Selling shyly in the apartment market Dai Thanh (Hanoi), Ms Ngoc Anh said that 7 years ago she and her husband bought a house in this apartment, her parents sent it to her daughter in the countryside, and then she made stir-fry dishes Neighbors, everyone cry and ask to buy for them. By the way, he sold it on the apartment market, at first few people ordered it, but then many people found out about this country dish, the orders increased.
“I am looking for a suitable partner in my hometown, both wholesale and retail online. Now every time I ship hundreds of boxes of timo, they sell out within a few days, several dozen boxes a day. Many people even order it in. Nam for relatives, or sent abroad for children”, said Ngoc Anh.
Also selling shame on the online market, Nga Hanh (in Thanh Chuong) said that not only Nghe An natives living in Hanoi but many other people also love this dish. “The sun is carefully preserved so it doesn’t leak. If stored in the refrigerator, it can be eaten for several months without fear of rotting. Besides selling fresh, I also make stir-fried pork ribs and pork ear salad. for sale. In the online market, customers who buy it can eat it right away,” said Hanh.
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