Tu Le ‘Com’ (young sticky rice flake) festival took place on September 22 in Tu Le commune, Van Chan district, Yen Bai province, attracting many locals and visitors.
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Thai women harvest rice to make young sticky rice flakes (Photo: VNA)
Plucking grains off the ears is the first step to make rice flakes (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice is the ingredient of this delicacy (Photo: VNA)
After finishing plucking grains, young sticky rice is roasted over a small fire and stirred constantly (Photo: VNA)
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The last step is to sift the pounded rice (Photo: VNA)
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People can only have the finished product after rice is sifted for three times (Photo: VNA)
After the rice is sifted, it is carefully pounded (Photo: VNA)