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Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn

Me Tri village in Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi, has made young sticky rice flakes for over a century, helping this specialty become a characteristic of the capital city once the autumn comes.
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 1Young sticky rice is the ingredient of this delicacy (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 2Me Tri villagers produce young sticky rice flakes in two rice harvest seasons each year, from the second to the fourth lunar months and from the seventh to the 10th lunar months (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 3Fifty families in Me Tri earn their living from making the Hanoi delicacy at present (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 4Plucking grains off the ears is the first step to make rice flakes (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 5Most people in Me Tri village have now used machine to make rice flakes, and only few produce by hand (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 6Young sticky rice is spread on a yard to dry (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 7Unhusked rice is then washed and prepared to be roasted (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 8Local residents said in the peak season, their whole families join hands in making rice flakes, and they have to work continuously from 4am to 10pm (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 9Rice is roasted over a small fire and stirred constantly (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 10Once the green grains become white, release fragrance and easy to be husked, it is the end of the roasting step (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 11After rice is husked, it will be pounded (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 12The last step is to sift the pounded rice, and people can only have the finished product after rice is sifted for three times (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 13Young sticky rice flakes are wrapped in lotus leaves to keep their softness and fragrance (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes – delicacy of Hanoi’s autumn ảnh 14The specialty is sold at 160,000 – 180,000 VND (6.9 – 7.7 USD) per kg in Me Tri village (Photo: VNA)
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