The pen book consists of 17 articles that let readers discover and experience the cultural life and natural landscape of Hoang Su Phi – a district located in the west of Ha Giang province. The eyes of a travel blogger do not disappoint readers when writing about their “field”. Throughout the work, Hoai Sa is like an anonymous artist painting the scene of Hoang Su Phi – the “paradise of terraced fields” of the northern mountains. The terraced fields in the ripe rice season bloom with golden colors on the mountains and hills interspersed with ancient tea hills. The beautiful scenery here was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national intangible heritage in 2012. Photo: Hoang Tuan. Many times when he set foot in Hoang Su Phi, Hoai Sa contacted, lived and worked with indigenous people of many ethnic groups Dao, Nung, Tay… This contributed to creating a chronicle for the work, but still There is no shortage of the youthful experience of a young man who studied in the West, returned to his country and devoted his love to his homeland. At the beginning of the book, the reader is immediately impressed with the image of Hoang Su Phi terraced fields, from the origin, the way to improve and harvest to the method of releasing carp into the field. Under the author’s pen, that expression of labor appears vividly and quickly conquers the reader. Hoai Sa fulfills the duty of a travel blogger in bringing readers to traditional customs such as the New Rice Festival of the Dao and Nung people; or the story of making Tet cakes from the rice grains on the terraced fields. The book is like a series of color documentaries with seemingly idyllic but eye-pleasing footage, revealing in the words a majestic picture of nature, worthy of the title “terraced paradise” “. Ha Giang land is known as the cradle of Shan Tuyet tea. Not to disappoint readers, Hoai Sa is surprised when he spends many pages of his diary writing about hundreds of years old tea trees “dwelling” on Nam Pien hill. For those who love to explore history, you can read the details of the author’s record of the fake ancient tombs of King Hoang Van Thung in the border areas, along with an unbelievable story when he died. Pen signed The love story of the mountain – Horizontal and vertical Hoang Su Phi. Photo: Wings Books. In the journal, the writing style of a travel blogger is most impressive. How to do tourism is mentioned many times. With her professional experience, Hoai Sa considers community tourism as a bright spot of Hoang Su Phi in the context of mass tourism that has not yet arrived here. The word “love” also appears in the title for no reason The love story of the mountain – Horizontal and vertical Hoang Su Phi . Reading the work, readers feel the heavy love that the writer has for this land. Wok Yen – the author of the inspirational story From Dao village to Erasmus scholarship – giving praise to Hoai Sa’s autobiography: “Every word makes me feel that the author has given this land a special love, he is not just a visitor to Hoang Su Phi, Nor is he merely a journalist who writes about Hoang Su Phi (although his concise and logical writing style comes from his experience in journalism), he is the one who diligently preserves each beauty of Hoang Su Phi in his words. , and with all my heart.” Above all, whether the writing is journalistic or travelling, The love story of the mountain – Horizontal and vertical Hoang Su Phi is a must-read work not only for the “photographer” and photographers, but also for the general audience to see and better understand the “terraced paradise”.

Cultivating terraced fields in Hoang Su Phi. Photo: Duc Long Hoang Su Phi is a district located in the west of Ha Giang province. From Ha Giang city, it takes about 3 hours to reach Vinh Quang town – the capital of Hoang Su Phi district. Setting foot in Hoang Su Phi land, visitors will be immediately attracted by the terraced fields of harvest, golden sunshine like honey, beautiful scenery like in fairy tales. Then there are cultural festivals imbued with national identity, very strange, wild and strangely attractive. Hoang Su Phi land is located on the ground with an average altitude of 800m above sea level. Here, the terrain is strongly dissected, high mountains, deep valleys, many streams, primeval forests … very suitable for the development of various types of adventure tourism, discovery tourism. Hoang Su Phi also hides in her a unique cultural treasure of ethnic minorities such as Dao, Mong, Nung, Clao, La Chi. In addition, referring to Hoang Su Phi, people immediately think of terraced fields stretching like stairs to the sky. A rare masterpiece in Vietnam’s wet rice civilization was created by human hands to adapt to the soil, climate and irrigation conditions bestowed by nature. The terraced fields were formed in the process of natural improvement, expanding the wet rice cultivation area of ​​ethnic minorities living throughout the Hoang Su Phi strip of land. Through the survey, most of the ethnic groups living in Hoang Su Phi district have mastered the technique of terraced farming such as La Chi, Tay, Nung, Dao… However, each ethnic group has its own experiences. different techniques and experiences. Hoang Su Phi terraced fields in flood season (flood season) Hoang Su Phi has a strongly dissected terrain and steep slope, so the people cannot grow rice by shifting cultivation, but instead, they have to take advantage of low hills, wide areas, and moderate slopes. Right, taking advantage of both rain water and spring water leading from high altitudes to low fields to form terraced fields. The exploitation of terraced fields requires appropriate techniques and terrain. Depending on the terrain and topography of each region, the fields are wide, narrow, long, short, high, and low. In the past, through each production season, households who found that there was a shortage of arable land would choose in the family’s forest and shifting fields the most suitable location, closest to the water source, to develop into fields. Currently, because the land is less and less, the most fertile land has also been cleared into terraced fields, the choice of land does not require as many requirements as before. The government’s policy of land allocation and forest allocation also somewhat limits the choice of places to exploit for farming. Usually, if the previous year’s hill area is cleared and the land is still there, they will continue to do it, when the land runs out, they will find another hill to explore. When families have a need to explore new fields, they will gather together to do the work in exchange. The farming season of the Dao people in Ban Luoc and San Sa Ho communes usually starts right after the Tet holiday, while the La Chi people in Ban Phung commune open their fields in the rainy season, from April to September of the lunar calendar. Before proceeding to renovate the field, they also need to carefully calculate the length and width of the field, the low altitude between the fields, the location of the water channels, the way to conduct the water … effort, time consuming. Usually they will ask elderly people who have experience in clearing fields to take care of the design of the fields. The selection of farming sites is carefully conducted by the local people. The area that meets the requirements must be a place where the soil is loose, fertile, without big rocks, formerly a primeval forest. The slope of the land is not large, it is possible to create a wide and long field. The most important thing when choosing land to exploit is that in the area or nearby there must be a source of water, a place where water can be brought to the field easily and without much effort. Once the calculations are done, get to work. The first is to create a field surface, the tools to exploit the field are very simple, only a hoe, a pickaxe, a wooden harrow and a knife. The process of clearing the field is started from the highest place to the lowest. Depending on the topography and slope of the hill, the height and width of the terraces are also different. Once the ground is available, they proceed to embankment and then bring water to soak the field feet. Usually, it is not until the next year’s crop that they start plowing. For the Red Dao people in Ho Thau commune, they subtract a small area of ​​forest around the field for each area of ​​the field to keep the land from landslides; while the La Chi in Ban Phung commune keep the top layer of soil. After clearing the field, they spread that layer of soil and cultivate it right away. In order for the fields to be shaped, shaped, can be cultivated and ensured productivity, the farmers in Hoang Su Phi have spent many days in the rain. The work of cultivating the fields is continued by the ethnic people here from year to year, from generation to generation, creating the slopes of the fields like monumental art paintings hanging on the hillsides. The industrious and creative labor of the people of Hoang Su Phi has helped to make life full and create a beautiful picture of nature. The golden rice mats in the shape of raspberries, streams, and winding rivers continue to stretch to the horizon. From his labor, the farmer drew a beautiful picture of nature from the song of breaking the ground. Developing tourism associated with the heritage of terraced fields Hoang Su Phi terraced fields in the ripe rice season. Photo: Duc Long Mr. Then Ngoc Minh, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoang Su Phi district said: The terraced fields in Hoang Su Phi not only ensure food for the people but also create an attractive tourist product, because of its high aesthetic value and high aesthetic value. rich in art. In recent years, not only encouraging, mobilizing and supporting farmers to get rich on terraced fields by measures, such as: Bringing new high-yield rice varieties into production, planting winter crops; At the Party Committee level, the government of Hoang Su Phi district also promotes tourism development based on the available potential as the National Monument of Terraced Fields. “In order to promote the full value and create different tourism products, in the coming time, Hoang Su Phi district will create many conditions to attract and promote investment in community tourism in the terraced fields or areas. specific products associated with people’s agricultural cultivation, such as: Water season; encouraging the planting of specialized crops or the same type of rice to have the same ripening time, harvest time… At the same time, the district also focuses on investing in transport infrastructure, projects related to terraced fields, Key projects with the emphasis on terraced fields such as paragliding grounds, check-in points, stopovers, terraces sightseeing spots …”, Chairman of the District People’s Committee Hoang Su Phi, Then Ngoc Minh affirmed. Up to now, Hoang Su Phi has over 3,720 hectares of terraced fields spread throughout 24/24 communes and towns. In 2012, terraced fields in 6 communes (Ban Luoc, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Ho Thau, Nam Ty and Thong Nguyen) of Hoang Su Phi were certified as a National Monument by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. family. By 2017, 5 more communes (Ta Su Choong, Ban Nhuong, Po Lo, Thang Tin, Nam Khoa) were added to the list of terraced fields in the heritage area. The whole district has over 2,196 hectares of terraced fields in the protected heritage area. From value and promotion, the image of Hoang Su Phi terraced fields is now not only limited to domestic but also international. For many years now, foreign tourists have known Hoang Su Phi through the path of travel and discovery, especially discovering and experiencing the heritage of terraced fields. However, for terraced field tourism in Hoang Su Phi to develop sustainably and create long-term livelihoods for local people, the locality wants the province to continue to have orientations to guide tourism development; pay more attention to the investment in facilities so that the locality can focus on developing tourism in the direction of agricultural tourism, community tourism combined with preserving the national cultural identity to attract tourists. .

Khanh Hoa newspaper reported, after more than 1 year appearing in Khanh Hoa, Japanese gourd proved to be very suitable and a good choice in the process of crop transformation of farmers. Mr. Paul Edward, Director of Capsi Food Company Limited – an enterprise that has planted 340 Japanese gourds, said: After nearly 2 months of planting, the trees have started to bear fruit. Each string can bear fruit continuously for 6 months. In total, one life cycle, one gourd gives 8-12 fruits, each weighing from 9-12kg. Not only in terms of productivity, in terms of proper care and technical process, the quality of the gourd is large and round. The gourd weighs 9kg. (Photo: Khanh Hoa Newspaper) After harvesting, the enterprise will process the gourd by cutting it into 3mm thick and 3cm wide strips, then dried and packaged. Part of it is sold to the domestic market, while most of it is exported to Japan and China. Country. Dried gourd fiber is used in cooking. It is expected that the domestic price of dried gourd fiber can reach 1 million VND/kg. Unique style of ‘putting money in a bucket, getting things in a pot’ during Covid-19 Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper reported that, in the face of complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, many home-based small businesses in the 7.2 ha temporary market in Vinh Phuc (Ba Dinh, Hanoi) have devised a way to put food in. The buyer then puts the money in the bucket next to it to limit contact and crowd gathering. People who come here to buy goods must stand behind the barricade, not be in close contact and must keep a minimum distance of 2m. Disinfectant water is placed in front of the door by many home-based small businesses for guests to use. Strange dish ‘crawfish on the tree’ of the people of Lang Speaking of Lang Son cuisine, in addition to humiliation, roast duck, and roast pork, there is also a rustic dish with the taste of the mountains and forests of the Tay and Nung people, but not everyone knows it, which is “forest shrimp”. According to Dan Tri newspaper, this strange dish is delicious, but the price is quite high, about more than 300,000 VND / kg and not always available. “Forest shrimp” clinging to trees. Called “forest shrimp” because this species has a similar shape to shrimp but belongs to the insect family. “Forest shrimp” has a small size, which is as big as an adult’s little finger. This species has locust-like legs, the whole body is gray in color, slightly pale. It is from their strange shape and habit of preferring to live in places with a humid climate, dense trees, or shelter in large tree holes that only exist in the deep forest that people give them a strange name. wild shrimp”. The sticky rice shop has a weird name but the food is absolutely delicious This sticky rice shop has the real name Xoi Man, but most customers call it “sticky rice mortuary”. Explaining the strange name, Mr. Luu Bao Minh, the owner of the sticky rice shop, shared on GiadinhNet: “In the past, the restaurant was located on the corner of Nguyen Tri Phuong and Tran Phu streets, but since moving here, it is located near funeral homes and shops. Selling boxes, funeral services, hospitals, so the restaurant is named like that. The sticky rice shop is a car with a glass cabinet that looks like a bread cart that is often seen on many streets in Saigon. The pot of sticky rice is mounted on a gas stove placed in the car, the sticky rice is always smoky. The shop only sells salty sticky rice. In addition to the main ingredients, which are sticky rice, sausages and cotton balls, there are also onion fat and fried onions to create aroma and round taste. Another plus point is that the shop sprinkles more crushed peanuts, creating a strange taste because salty sticky rice is rarely used by this ingredient. Another interesting thing is the unique way of eating, sticky rice will be wrapped in fresh banana leaves into long rolls like Tet cakes. Where guests eat, tear the banana leaves there, absolutely do not use a spoon. Strangely, banh cuon filled with broth in Cao Bang If the light rolled in many places is just a layer of powder coated, added inside with meat, wood ear dipped with fish sauce, Cao Bang rolls are completely different, served with a bowl of bone broth. Cao Bang people consider banh cuon eaten with bone broth as a specialty, a rustic breakfast gift for generations. When eating, the cake will be submerged in a bowl of soup with a little chili, sour bamboo shoots. Instead of sweet and sour fish sauce, Cao Bang rolls are eaten with clear bone broth with chili and bamboo shoots soaked in honey, so this dish is also known as “banh cuon soup”. This is a way to distinguish it from other regions such as banh cuon Phu Ly (Ha Nam), banh cuon Thanh Tri (Hanoi). The farmer who planted a strange jackfruit seed did not get enough fruit to sell According to Dan Tri newspaper, old farmer Nguyen Minh Trang (70 years old, in Vi Dong commune, Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province) is known as the “father” of the red-fleshed jackfruit tree in the region. Mr. Trang was the first to bring this strange variety of jackfruit to the locality to plant, and also a seller of jackfruit seeds to his relatives. This type of jackfruit has brick red citrus, sweet taste, both chewy and crispy. On an area of ​​1.5 hectares of jackfruit is being harvested, each month Mr. White can collect up to 4 tons of fruit. Because the price of jackfruit is very high, at 70,000 VND/kg, Mr. White can pocket up to 3 billion VND each year. Ca Xiu – a unique specialty only in Kien Giang Ca Xiu is a unique specialty in Ha Tien (Kien Giang). According to Knowledge and Life, the appearance of ca Xiu is quite similar to bivalve seafood, but also like insects with long and large antennae. Diners, when they see the coffee bean, have a feeling of fear, not daring to touch chopsticks. Ca Xiu is a unique specialty in Ha Tien (Photo: IT) Not only has a fancy shape, this dish also makes people curious about its taste. When catching Ca Xiu, people bring salt similar to the three-knot salt. From salted coffee, people have created many delicious and attractive dishes. Strangely, the market in Yen Bai is priced at 5,000 VND According to the Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper, the “5,000” market is located along Highway 32 from Van Chan to Nghia Lo town, Van Chan district, Yen Bai province. Here, the highlanders sell agricultural products and local products at the price of 5 thousand VND. According to longtime traders, the market has been established for more than ten years. Because it has no name and has not been planned as a people’s market, people and passersby call it a 5,000-dollar market or a one-price market. Market 5 thousand is not only meaningful in terms of commerce but also a cultural address that attracts tourists near and far because of the simple, rustic and genuine human factors here. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)

Hoai Sa (Hanoi) is an English travel blogger. He has 7 years working at Vietnam News Agency, currently working in the diplomatic service. With an interest in experiential travel, especially to places few people go to, especially mountainous areas, and cultural tourism. As a former British student, he wrote the book Four seasons, a thousand miles of England (2018) was well received by the study abroad community. Although she has been to many regions in Vietnam, she was impressed with Hoang Su Phi so Hoai Sa stopped here and delved deeper to write the book. Love story of the mountain – Horizontal and vertical Hoang Su Phi Ph . The author shares more about the journey and the process of writing the book. Written from admiration to Hoang Su Phi – Since when did Hoai Sa come to Hoang Su Phi? What brought you to that land? – Originally a travel blogger in English (address captainessy ), writing for foreigners who come to Vietnam for the first time in the style of experiential tourism, nature, I often go to mountainous areas in all three regions of the country. For a long time, I have known the beautiful Hoang Su Phi terraced fields and is a heritage recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The terraced fields in Sa Pa, Lao Cai, and Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai, I have all gone through, but the most beautiful terraced fields in Vietnam, as many photographers call it, I have not been. It was not until 2018, when I visited two terraced fields in Ban Phung and Ban Luoc in Hoang Su Phi, that I decided to write about this place out of admiration for their beauty. Book Love Story of the Mountain – Horizontal and Vertical Hoang Su Phi. Photo: HS – What things about Hoang Su Phi left a special impression on you? – Like most people from afar, my first impression must be the majestic beauty of Hoang Su Phi terraced fields. Tourism potential in Hoang Su Phi is huge. But the longer I stay, the more I realize this is a land rich in cultural identities of ethnic minorities. More than 10 ethnic groups here, most are Nung, Dao, Tay, H’Mong, then less are Kinh, La Chi, Cao Lan, Hoa… all retain their identity. One of the reasons for that is that the roads are difficult, making the storm of urbanization and the storm of development slow to pass. Taking advantage of this, some localities here have done community-based tourism, in a sustainable direction, and resonated in Ha Giang. The commercialization, the erosion of national cultural traditions is not as great as in Sa Pa or Dong Van. – In your opinion, what is the difference that makes this land special? – Ha Giang is best known for two things: It is the headland of the country and has the Dong Van rock plateau (a part of which is still remembered as Ha Giang as a major battlefield during the Border War). The strangeness of a name like Hoang Su Phi itself makes people feel different. In Ha Giang, only Hoang Su Phi is a district with a 3-letter name, originally in Chinese, Hoang Thu Bi, meaning “golden bark”. This place belongs to the Bac Ha Plateau, separate from the rocky plateau to the east of Ha Giang. When talking about the road in Ha Giang, in the past, people have a saying: “Nhat Su Phi, second Bac Me”, to talk about the difficult road to Hoang Su Phi, contributing to the “little-known” character of the district. As mentioned, terraced fields are what outsiders hear about Hoang Su Phi. But it is also a product of labor, agricultural culture here, besides a lot of labor and other cultural beauty associated with forests and mountains. Rice, for example, plays an important role for the people of Hoang Su Phi, participating in all kinds of festivals, because it is “spiritual” in the spiritual life of the people. This is reflected in the article about the New Rice festival of the Nung people and the story of making banh day on Tet of the Dao people. Author Hoai Sa in Thong Nguyen terraced fields. Photo: NVCC. The poetic stories of the mountains – The title of the book “Love Story of the Mountain” evokes beauty and poetry. Is that land just a dream? That land has many poetic stories. The love of the couple built on the fields, in the hills of Shan Tuyet tea… are well known in Hoang Su Phi. Although it is not a rich district, it is in that “not rich” that many interesting cultural and labor rays are reflected. For example, there is a story about a mountain artist who can play 5 musical instruments in the poor commune of Tan Tien, often representing the commune to take exams in the district. Or like the Ceremony of Gratitude for the youth of the Dao Ao Dai is a joyful occasion for the whole village. But of course not only that. In Hoang Su Phi, I realized many concerns about my hometown and development. This is recorded in the writing about Nom script of the Dao people, when the younger generation is no longer interested in learning this script, and it is increasingly disappearing. Or it is also a story about thinking between developing hot tourism and preserving traditional values. Saying that is not to disparage or “show the way for deer to run”, but to emphasize that this beautiful land always has many ways to build and develop life, based on its advantages. . Dao women in Ao Dai in Ban Luoc festival. Photo: HS – Through the book, what did the author do to help readers understand more about this land? Why did you choose the form of expression as “the fairy tale” and not the travel diary? – The book consists of 17 separate but not discrete articles because it is always throughout the beauty and wonder of Hoang Su Phi’s people, culture, profession, customs, festivals, and experiences in the visits. destroy the two peaks of the northeast at Hoang Su Phi. They are arranged alternately so that the reader experiences one sensation after another continuously. Moreover, the book is written from the point of view of people from far away coming to Hoang Su Phi, so it is aimed at people from far away who have little understanding of this western Ha Giang. – To have the material to write this book, how many trips did the author have to visit and explore the land and people? – The author encapsulates the content of the book in 10 trips to Hoang Su Phi over 2 years. Most of that time, the author stayed at homestays of indigenous people scattered in the communes. These homestays have a family atmosphere, close friends with strangers. Thanks to that, the stories about Hoang Su Phi seemed to flow naturally. The character who teaches Nom Dao in the book is also such a landlord. Almost everywhere I went to learn about topics, I was also enthusiastically welcomed and instructed by the natives, especially the Red Dao brothers and sisters. In Ban Luoc commune of the Dao Ao Dai, I stayed with the leader of the commune, so that I could immerse myself more deeply in the commune tourism festival during the golden season. The times to go to the terrace to collect rice, go up to the tea hill with the gardener to pick shan Tuyet leaves, give a true sense of the typical local profession.

It was Cooc Mò, a strange sounding name. The cakes are lovely, fancy but hidden deep inside are the quintessence of traditional culinary culture of a part of ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous region – the Tay, Nung … Sticking with the childhood of many children here, and then enduring until today. The small and pretty cakes are very popular with the kids Coming to Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang, the people here are no stranger to this cake. According to the people here, Cooc Mo in Tay language means cow horn (Cooc is horn, Mo is cow) is simply a cake with a spike like a cow’s horn. Simple as that, but once you try it, you will definitely remember forever by the rich and fragrant flavor of sticky rice and green beans or red peanuts. To get the fragrant and fragrant cakes is a whole process of wrapping people. From the process of selecting rice, choosing the seeds and leaves to wrap the cake to the way of arranging the leaves and tying the cake. Cooc Co cake is wrapped in dong or banana leaf. The people here choose green leaves that are not torn or damaged. Leaves are taken and washed, drained. Next is the process that requires the baker’s meticulousness that is splitting and making wrapping wire. The cake package is split from a Giang or Mo tree. These plants are soft, chewy and unbroken. The satisfactory grade is to be evenly small and soft so that the leaves do not tear when the package is cut. But today many people replace the split cloth with ropes for more convenience. Rice to make cakes must be fragrant glutinous glutinous rice, the seeds are milky and round. When ripe, there is a certain plasticity that is neither too sticky nor dry. After careful selection, the sticky rice is rinsed with water several times until the water is clear. Continue soaking the rice for many hours until the rice is soft. Rice meets standards, when lightly squeezed, the rice kernels will break apart. At that time, the baker will pick up the rice to drain it, then mix it with crushed green beans (or red peanuts) and add a little salt to taste. Wanting to make lovely and delicious cakes, in addition to choosing ingredients, also requires the ingenuity and meticulousness of the mothers in wrapping the cake. The process of wrapping the cake not only determines the aesthetics of the cake, but the way of wrapping it also affects the “deliciousness” of this cake. The green leaves are rolled up like a funnel, then pour the mixed rice and beans inside, gently pat the outside to let the rice down evenly or use a small chopstick to compress the rice, then fold the edge of the leaves and use plain Interlink. The hands deftly fold the leaves like artisans perfecting their artworks. Only when witnessing with their own eyes, people can see admiration for human creativity and even more delight in their hand movements. The leaves are folded into a funnel shape, and the baker will slowly pour the rice and pat it until the rice is tight enough The quality of the wrapped cake is when there are neat corners, the leaves are wrapped tightly and tied tightly enough. Ms. Ma Thi Dung, a Tay ethnic minority in Ban Rua, Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang shared: “The way of wrapping this cake is quite special, and not everyone can pack it well, must be skillful people. For those who are new to wrapping, they may have to fumble about a dozen cakes before they can wrap them up. According to her, the experience of making Cooc Mo cake is that when tying the cake, it should not be tied too tightly, it will make the leaves tear, the rice grain cannot bloom, it is easy to be embarrassed and not flexible. If forced loosely, the cake is absorbed much water, it is easy to be sticky and not delicious. After wrapping, the cake is soaked in cold water until the water surface does not appear, then the cake has absorbed enough water, so it will cook quickly and evenly. After finishing wrapping, the cake will be threaded into pairs or small bunches, put in a pot to boil for about two hours and the cake is cooked. Cooc Mo cake, when ripe, has the light green color of the banana leaves, the soft taste, the pure aroma of the high mountain fields. Finished wrapping, filled with water and boiled for about 2 hours Although the cake does not have a filling, the more you chew it, the more you can feel the aroma, fat, and flexibility hidden in each sticky grain. Depending on the taste of each person, the cake can be dipped with sesame salt or the sweet lover can eat the Cooc Mo cake with honey or the diameter is also very delicious. The cake comes with different kinds of dipping food depending on the preferences of each person The current Cooc Mo in Tuyen Quang has become an indispensable cake in the people’s life not only for children but also for adults. “In the past, on the occasion of the full moon festival in March, July, people used to pack this cake, nowadays, the family often packs Cooc Mo cake on a regular basis. Everyone likes to eat, so almost every house knows the package now. ” – Ms. Dung happily shared. Cooc Mo today is not only a folk food but has become a beautiful memory growing up with many childhoods. In the children’s memories here, cake is an invaluable gift that mothers often bring when shopping. This is a food used to celebrate the new rice, rewarding children in the area when obeying. During the day of the cradle, the Tay and Nung also use this specialty with the meaning of wishing the baby to grow up and be healthy. Not only famous in Tuyen Quang but in other localities such as Bac Kan, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh, … this cake is very “loved” by all diners. Although each region will have changes in taste, but Cooc Mo cake represents the culinary quintessence of Tay and Nung people all over the country. Enjoy the piece of cake, all of the local wind blends together to create a rustic, close flavor with a very distinctive mark of the mountainous people. Each childhood memory rushed back into the hearts of every child, especially with the expatriate children. Come to think of it, I feel “crave” to enjoy this wonderful cake.