Highland specialties bring festive cheer to Lunar New Year

In the final days of the year, a vibrant Lunar New Year atmosphere spreads across highland villages in the northern part of Thai Nguyen province. This is also the time when traditional local specialties accompany ethnic communities to periodic markets and lowland areas, enriching the Tet celebration with highland cultural identity.

Traditional smoked pork of Bac Kan agricultural production facility is ready to meet market demand during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Minh Anh Cooperative in Bac Kan Ward is one of the units that has proactively gathered local specialties to fulfill customer orders, including glass noodles, mushrooms, tea, dried bamboo shoots, and glutinous rice. These products are guaranteed in both quality and quantity, with clear origins.

Ms. Ly Thi Khach, representative of Minh Anh Cooperative in Bac Kan Ward, said: “During the period leading up to Tet, the cooperative proactively links up to procure specialties such as arrowroot glass noodles, mushrooms, tea, and dried bamboo shoots, ensuring quality, clear origin, and sufficient supply for the market. This helps enhance the value of agricultural products and increase income for local people.”

During the year-end period, local authorities have actively monitored supply–demand developments and the prices of essential goods and key specialties, promptly implementing communication measures to guide residents in regulating supply and preventing shortages or sudden price hikes on peak days before Tet.

Ms. La Thi Tam, owner of a Bac Kan agricultural production facility in Bac Kan Ward, said: “The facility maintains production alongside strict quality control and stable price listings during the peak period before Tet. Reputation and food safety are our top priorities.”

Glass noodle products of Trieu Thi Ta production facility in Thuong Minh Commune.

Alongside ensuring supply, localities have also intensified communication and guidance for residents on safe production practices, compliance with technical processes, and the prohibition of banned additives and chemicals in food processing.

“We strictly comply with clean production processes and do not use additives or banned chemicals. Ensuring quality is the way to preserve the local specialty brand and achieve sustainable development", Mr. Trieu Xuan Phuong, owner of a glass noodle production facility in Thuong Minh Commune, informed.

Ensuring the supply of highland specialties during Tet not only serves people’s daily needs but also helps preserve and promote traditional cultural values, enhance the locality’s image, and foster sustainable rural economic development.