Tương Bần (Ban soya sauce) has been a delicacy of northern Vietnam since the end of the 19th century. It is a delicacy found in Ban Yen Nhan Ward in My Hao Town, Hung Yen province.
Tương Bần (Ban soya sauce) is a delicacy found in Ban Yen Nhan Ward in My Hao Town, Hung Yen province (Photo: VNA)
The main ingredient of the sauce is soybean (Photo: VNA)
The other ingredients are sticky rice and salt, while it is fermented in an enzyme known as koji punch (Photo: VNA)
Sticky rice, after being soaked in water and boiled, is spread out on bamboo tray, covered with the leaves of longan or sweet potato (Photo: VNA)
The boiled rice is left for three days till it turns yellow with the fungus (Photo: VNA)
The leaves are then removed to let the fungus grow freely for one more day (Photo: VNA)
Soybeans are soaked in water and dried before being baked well (Photo: VNA)
The soybeans are then baked with sand at a low temperature till they turn yellow with a sweet smell, and then being soaked again for a week (Photo: VNA)
Fungus and salt is added, and the mixture is put in ceramic containers, covered tightly and dried in the sun for between two and six months (Photo: VNA)
Experienced soya sauce makers sometimes leave it for up to two years (Photo: VNA)
During the drying period, makers should stir the mixture every two days, but just for a minute (Photo: VNA)
Sunlight is an important factor in the process. The more sunlight it gets, the better quality the soya sauce will be. From March to August is the main season for making soya sauce (Photo: VNA)
The final sauce should be a dark brown colour, with a slightly unpleasant odour but sweet taste. The sauce can last for up to three years in good conditions (Photo: VNA)
The People’s Committee of northern Hung Yen province and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) on September 20 inked a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on smart city development in Hung Yen province.
A Maz Asia auto manufacturing and assembling plant was inaugurated and put into use in the northern province of Hung Yen on September 26, witnessed by Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Lyashenko.
The northern province of Hung Yen will spare no efforts to turn it into the optimal investment destination for Japanese investors, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phong said on September 27.
In the nine months of this year, total tourists to Hung Yen province reached 850,000, up 11% compared to the same period last year. The figure included 18,000 foreign visitors.