Wine made from Ta-vat trees in Quang Without brewing or fermentation, the wine extracted from the fruits of ta vat trees in Quang ![]() A Ta vat is a variety of palm tree that are very popular in the mountainous areas of Quang To taste this special wine, visitors will have to travel more than 100 km of rugged forest road, towards Highway 14G from Ta vat fruits yield the most juice in the time from August to the Lunar New Year (about February of the next year). At this time, if you have the opportunity to follow locals to the forest, you will see Co Tu men perching on the top of ta vat trees to collect juice. This is a very important step because if they do wrong way, the tree will not yield juice. To make the juice ferment without cooking or using yeast, Co Tu people adds the bark of chuon trees to the juice. Depending on the amount of the bark—determines if the alcohol is a high or low concentration, bitter or not. Now, the juice turns from pure white to milky white but it still maintains the soft sweet and rather acrid taste at the tip of the tongue. In Quang ![]() Ta vat trees in the harvest season. Photo: bebeja.com Ta vat alcohol is used by Co Tu people in special events, such as weddings, holidays and to entertain guests. So when you visit Quang If you stay here overnight, the highland village will welcome you in the flickering firelight and interesting folk stories. Especially on the buffalo festival or the Lunar New Year, besides ta vat wine, you will be treated with many delicious specialties made from ta vat trees and other special cuisines. In the traditional house called Guol of Co Tu people, you will feel drunk in the heady bouquet of ta vat wine while dancing the Tung Tung Da Da dance of the Co Tu people. Le Ly, |
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