Smoked pork – Tet speciality in Central Highlands

For ethic minorities in the Central Highlands, wine and smoked meats are must-have items during Tet festival.

For ethic people in the Central Highlands, wine and smoked meats are must-have items during Tet (traditional lunar New Year) festival.

At the time of Tet festival, the Jrai ethnic community in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai gathers to slaughter pigs to make smoked pork dishes. Tet is a time when people gather to drink ruou can ( wine drunk out of a jar through pipes) and enjoy traditional dishes (Photo: VNA)

The pigs selected for meat are the best, stocked in the forest, fragrant and firm. The finest parts of the buttocks, tenderloin and thighs are used to make smoked pork dishes (Photo:VNA)

Normally, people cut pork into small squares and then marinate it with spices (Photo:VNA)

The meat is marinated before being hung above the fire (Photo: VNA)

The marinating step (Photo:VNA)

Meat skewers will be hung in the kitchen, above the fire  (Photo: VNA)

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