Beautiful riverside village. first. National Highway 25 – Road 7 before 1975, 181km long, starting from Highway 14 at Cheo Reo junction in Chu Se town, Chu Se district, Gia Lai, and ending at Highway 1 in Tuy Hoa city. Phu Yen province. Highway 25 is like a soft silk, when hiding in the vastness of rubber, sometimes through coffee and pepper gardens, then gently squeezing through countless upside down hillsides… However, no matter where it crosses over, Highway 25 is still “in love” with the Ba River. Only in places where the terrain is divided, Highway 25 and the Ba River are temporarily separated – like the angry moments of a boy and a girl who love each other, and then return to each other and blend together. , more intimately. I love all the rivers on this S-shaped strip of land. Because every river is beautiful, wonderful and dreamy. And because, every river has witnessed many heroes of the nation’s history. River Ba – of course – is no exception… Originating from small streams and creeks in the Kon Plong plateau, Kon Tum province with an altitude of 1,549m, the Ba River resembles the strong and proud men of Xe Dang and BarNah. Ba River – the most magnificent river of the Central Highlands – South Central. From the starting point, the Ba River winds on the plateaus of the northernmost Central Highlands in Kon Tum province, then flows down to Gia Lai, passing through the districts of Kbang, An Khe, Dak Po, Kong Chro, Ia Pa, Ayun Pa. Here, the river changes direction to enter Krong Pa district of Gia Lai province and then enters the territory of Phu Yen province in the west – east direction. At the end of the 374km journey, the Ba River merges with the big sea at Da Dien estuary (also known as Da Rang estuary), south of Tuy Hoa city. Peace by the river. Do not know since when, Ba River has been a sacred symbol of the residents living along the two banks. With a basin of 13,900km2, the Ba River is a gathering place, living for a long time of indigenous peoples such as De Trieng, Se Dang, J’rai, BahNar… to form cultural features from here. characteristics of the indigenous peoples. From the majestic waterfalls in the upstream to the bends, the smooth flows downhill carry a bold imprint of the culture of the inhabitants living here: They are immortal epics, epic and romantic chapters; those are beautiful love stories of boys and girls Ede, De Trieng, J’rai, BahNar…; it is the beautiful legend of the magical sword and the Fire King of the J’rai; There are also peaceful villages on both sides of which is a unique and huge cultural heritage with the soaring roofs of the Rong house, the silent statues of the tombs, the sound of gongs, and the la da. A glass of wine, with laziness around the sinuses… The Ba River plays a very important role in the lives of the indigenous people where it flows. With the gifts God has given her, Ba River has generously donated everything back to people. 2. I once had the opportunity to walk along this wonderful river, from upstream to downstream. Everywhere is beautiful. Everywhere wants to stop for a few days, to satisfy! But perhaps – for me, the most impressive point is still Ben Mong, the Red Valley in Ayun Pa town. Remember, a few decades ago, when there was no Ben Mong bridge connecting Ayun Pa with Ia Pa district, I used to come here. There is a boat, day and night, sun and rain, constantly and diligently taking guests across the river. I used to sit on that boat of Mr. Chau Sanh Ngoc (often called Mr. Sau Ngoc), about sixty years old that year. Once, he rowed a boat and took me from Ben Mong, down the Ba River to the Red Valley at the foot of To Na Pass – the demarcation between Ayun Pa town and Krong Pa district of Gia Lai province. That day was in the spring, the water was not big, just enough for the boat not to hit the rocks in the riverbed. The boat floats naturally on the gentle water, sometimes Mr. Sau Ngoc puts the rowing beam into the water, driving the boat from going to the shore. “Calling it Ben Mong is to distinguish it from Ben Mo on the left bank of the river, in Ia Pa district,” Mr. Sau Ngoc told me. He said: Ben Mo that day had a row of green fig trees. In summer, where is hot, but Ben Mo is always cool. Then one year the flood came, the fig tree line was eroded, drifting with the fierce water. Ben Mo has since remained only in memory… Soon came the Rose Valley. There are also other very romantic names such as Valley of Love, Valley of Purple Horizon… Before 1975, I didn’t know, but when I went down to Ben Mong with Mr. Sau Ngoc a few decades ago, the Red Valley was still relatively unspoiled with clusters of orchids on top of the old trees, reflecting down. clear water stream. And apricot forest – sometimes peeking in the groves is a forest apricot tree showing brilliant yellow color. According to Mr. Sau Ngoc, it is called the Valley of Love because the scenery here is beautiful and the climate is cool, so many couples often come here to love themselves. “But it is also associated with a very beautiful love story of the J’rai people here for a long time!”, Mr. Ngoc said. And the Pink Valley or Purple Horizon Valley is probably derived from the color change during the day, depending on the morning, noon or afternoon sunlight shining down on the water, and then reflecting on the riverside forest to have colors. colors at different times of the day. The river section in the Red Valley suddenly widens and the water turns blue. That day, Mr. Sau Ngoc brought a fishing net. The roof beams along the boat, he stood up, slightly shrunk his feet, then threw his hand into the river to catch the fish. The boat swayed slightly. The surface of the water where the fishing net was covered broke into rolling waves… That night, Mr. Sau Ngoc and I removed the fish from the fishing net, drank wine in the heart of the valley… Above the riverbank, Highway 25 still faithfully curves along the river, even though suddenly from the mountain, rushes to a hill to become To Na pass, connecting Ayun Pa with Krong Pa. And back then, the fish in the Red Valley was delicious. On occasion, I will talk about the fighting fish from the Ba Man River in An Khe, or the pelagic fish in the Red Valley at the foot of the To Na pass. Highway 25 is soft winding along the Ba river. 3. There was a chance that I went down road 25, along the Ba River, back to Tuy Hoa. Arriving in Phu Yen province, the Ba river changed its name to the Da Rang river bar – from the reading camp of the name Ea Drang – the ancient Cham language means “the laurel river”. Here, busy and peaceful villages are quietly nestled by the river. Near the big sea, the Ba River is also generous when bending, forming a large delta of over twenty thousand hectares, creating the largest Tuy Hoa field in the South Central. And yet, from the Dong Cam irrigation system, water from the Ba River is brought in, irrigating this vast rice field… … Every time I return to Tuy Hoa, I stay here for the night. I don’t stay at the hotel, but often stop by a small Homestay on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street. May Homestay – a gentle and cute name. Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street in the city center, a few minutes walk is standing in front of the sea. The night here is strangely quiet, so quiet that you can even hear someone’s light breath – outside, it’s like hearing the whispers of the Ba river – Da Rang river when returning to the sea…

Noodles originated from … Soc Trang. Photo: Foody. Noodles with pepper The noodle dish in Saigon is looking for … also wants to spend the eye. On the contrary, also in Soc Trang, such as vermicelli salad, there is a sale of ha ma. – So this pepper vermicelli originated in Soc Trang already and must definitely cook with pepper and then swallow – Name Tu Ca Khau asked. School Name “Yes”: – Both are exactly the same. And one more interesting thing is that stemming from the Tieu immigrant of our country, has the same sound with pepper. Now give it to Her Hai, She Hai knows this dish that. Hai Hotot happily presented: – Pepper noodle is influenced by the Tieu A’s potential duck dish. It sounds really cool, but it’s really simple to cook. Duck meat and hearts are marinated with crushed green pepper, garlic, minced purple onions, sugar, monosodium glutamate, cashew color, marinated a lot of pepper so the broth has a spicy taste. After the meat is absorbed, fry briefly, then add the bone broth and fresh coconut water to the pot. Potential until the meat is tender and tender. Arrange the raw vegetables under the bowl, put the vermicelli on top and then fill the broth with the meat. Later on, there was a variation of rice noodles cooked with pork rolls, called “black pepper vermicelli”, but there was more boiled beef corn. Ms. Hai launched the spicy noodle dish “tearing heaven and earth”. Bun sung is an exotic dish that definitely makes the mouth and stomach happy. Photo: Foody. Noodles sung “By … with a machine …” until I drop the stork like a sharp mark, the rest are figs only, and maybe eating this vermicelli will … – Lade me “Near the squid, it’s black”, near the name Tu Ca Khia has a strong influence, but she has not said it all, she is arrested by Lady Hai Hung Hut and interrupted: – Also less joking, please two words “peace of mind”. Figs here are merely figs, there are no natural figs. “Ha ha”. Name of School Attendance: – I totally don’t know this kind of vermicelli, what is it with Vung Tau, what is it near to? Ms. Hai smiled “hi”: – There is no apricot, near and far from relatives. Fig trees and water lilies have nothing to do with it. Noodles in all kinds of casserole … Nam Dinh asia. In Saigon, I also look red in my eyes. This dish besides Nam Dinh also belongs to the “good quality” of the aunts. Noodles are eaten with figs and star fruit with sour salt and fat, many people call it fat noodles. Actually, these are two things to eat, but vermicelli is rieu vermicelli with added fat. Starfruit and figs are sour, acrid to increase the flavor, strange and easy to eat is also to help relieve boredom. Remember the sentence “Pleasure as well as happiness”, so I asked Six Demons: – There are vermicelli so you must have vermicelli in summer? And there is a lot in Hue, making many delicious dishes, including salt and sour in the summer. Ms. Hai said: – I heard about vermicelli, but that was figuring out that the paternal fathers had goat blood. Never heard of vermicelli. But also came up with a good idea, maybe we can cook vermicelli and eat every meal. – Let’s try to cook for two meals, but first of all, cook the noodle soup first, it sounds so good. – Name Tu Ca Khau appeals. Ms. Hai replied that the whole country is really homeland: – Cook, cook something that cook, cook for you to eat like this: “Eat figs to sit at the base of the fig tree Eat and then throw the five elements “.