Vong village bustles in young green rice season
Vong village now has no land for sticky rice cultivation. To keep the traditional profession, the villagers turn to suburban districts of Hanoi or Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and Ha Nam to order fresh rice.
Me Tri’s sticky rice flakes: a century-old autumn tradition in Hanoi
Cốm (young sticky rice flakes) making in Me Tri village, Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi has flourished for over a century. Even today, many families in Me Tri continue the tradition of making cốm. Each year, from early July to October on the lunar calendar, the village becomes a hive of activity for its largest cốm season.