Rice paper Thanh Phu commune (Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai) is not only famous in the province but also resonates in neighboring provinces and cities.
Rice paper making profession in Thanh Phu commune has existed hundreds of years ago. The whole commune has more than 40 establishments making rice paper, but because traditional rice paper making is very extreme, it has to stay up late and get low profits, so only some establishments can keep the traditional rice paper making job.
To have a good batch of rice paper, the workers here must be careful from the stage of choosing rice, which must be a long-term delicious rice. Rice to be baked must be soaked in enough water, enough to grind flour and pour the cake in the early morning, then sun-exposed early and morning dew to make the cake fragrant, flexible and get its own flavor. Currently, many baking processes have been replaced by machines to increase productivity. However, rice paper made by machine is less flexible, delicious as handmade cakes, so buyers still prefer rice paper made by traditional methods.
At present, tourism in Vinh Cuu district is on the rise, the preservation of traditional villages such as rice paper, grapefruit wine, grapefruit rolls, cooked sugarcane ... will contribute to enriching and diversifying tourism products. of the district in particular and of Dong Nai province in general.
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