Travelling about 40 kilometres outside Can Tho City, one can notice panels of rice papers drying in the sun on rattan racks lining the roads in Thot Not district’s Thuan Hung ward. Home to the Thuan Hung rice paper village, the ward has 63 professional rice paper businesses. The village households specialise in making different kinds of flavoured rice paper: plain, salted, sweetened and coconut, all of which can be used to wrap spring rolls, dip in water, grill, or eat raw. Despite the simple recipe, making good rice paper is a demanding skill and requires precision in selecting the right kind of rice as well as finesse in cooking and handling the rice paper. The village’s busiest time in a year is the traditional Lunar New Year, when villagers hustle to meet the demands of rice paper to make spring roll, Vietnam’s traditional dish.
Source: Vietnam News Agency