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| Best one wins: Village elders will judge the quality of the four rice pots by the four teams. |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Locals in Thi Cam Village in Tu Liem District organised a rice cooking contest in the communal house of the village on Friday, a custom that is practised annually on the eighth day of the Lunar Year to wish for happiness and prosperity for villagers in the new year.
Legend had it that very long ago, when the army leader Phan Cong led the country against the Chinese Thuc dynasty and passed by Thi Cam Village, the villagers gathered and served rice for the soldiers. After the country was victorious, Phan Cong stayed at the village and taught locals how to farm. Since then, villagers have held a rice cooking contest in the communal house every new year.
Four young men start the contest by running to the village’s well to take water for their team to cook rice. Rice is then soaked in the water before being put in the stove.
The village elders will evaluate the quality of the rice pots made by the four teams.
Good rice is soft and fragrant. When the cover of the pot is lifted, the fragrance of the rice should waft in the air.
The process takes about half an hour. — VNS
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| Fragrant dish: It takes about half an hour to complete the rice cooking procedure. |
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| Competition: Locals in Thi Cam Village organise a rice cooking contest in the communal house of the village on the eighth day every Lunar New Year. — Photos tienphong.vn |
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