The story of a family of 5 years working as a traditional umbrella on Hang Duong street

In Hanoi, each street has its own unique cultural and culinary characteristics and its own traditional features of the people of the Capital. Among them is a street that the people of Hanoi passed on with the name Gia Loi umbrella on Hang Duong street.

Mr. Bui Van Hung, owner of Gia Loi and Hang Duong apricot production facility. O mai does not know since when it has become a familiar gift to the people of Hanoi when going away. It is associated with each person’s childhood. Every time we remember umbrellas, we remember the gift of many memories. But in Mai Loi, Hang Duong has a unique flavor that cannot be mixed with any other place, but everyone who once enjoyed it will remember forever. The group of reporters went to Gia Loi umbrella shop at 8 Hang Duong. This is the famous long-standing umbrella brand of Hanoi. Because here still keep the craft of making handmade umbrellas with heirloom secrets, but ensuring food safety and delicious quality. Mr. Bui Van Hung, owner of a traditional plum shop Gia Loi said: Our family includes my children who have 5 generations of traditional oolong work. If anyone has ever enjoyed the typical flavor of Gia Loi oolong, it is impossible to forget the characteristic sour, salty, spicy, sweet and sour flavor ”.
In order to create an oolong dish that has its own characteristics of the brand of Hang Duong oolong, Mr. Hung added: The stages of making umbrellas are very elaborate, from the selection of ingredients to the way of making. Specifically, sugar only uses traditional street sugar, selected fruits have a source of origin, fresh and delicious to ensure quality. The stages of processing fruit, soaking sugar, mixing raw materials are meticulously followed by the establishment and on time. Mai Gia Loi, Hang Duong. In the past, the store had only 2 main products, namely, apricot and crocodile. But due to the increasing consumer demand, so the apricot maker has developed many products to meet the tastes of consumers, such as: toad, kiwi, mango … Up to now, the manufacturer Apricot Gia Loi has researched, produced and brought to the market hundreds of different types of apricot and confectionery. Although the Covid-19 epidemic affects production and business activities of the establishment, diners who are familiar with and remember an umbrella are always looking for Gia Loi to buy goods. In addition to buying food and making gifts for friends and relatives, many people also send them abroad as gifts for those who travel far away from Hanoi, miss their homeland, and miss the rustic gifts but imbued with human love and country love. Many foreigners know that umbrellas have the opportunity to come to Hanoi, they also come to Gia Loi to enjoy the flavorful gift of the Hanoians.