Kim Long Ginger Jam

Kim Long - a village along the Perfume River (Kim Long Ward, Hue City, Thua Thien - Hue Province) from the full moon of December, almost every house has a fire to make ginger jam. The flavor of Kim Long ginger jam has been famous for a long time. Ginger can be found everywhere and ginger jam can be made. Kim Long is famous for ginger jam because this is a riverside village, the ingredients are purchased from Bang Lang village (Tuan junction) - the upper source of the Perfume River.

After peeling, thinly slicing, and washing the ginger, soak it in rice water for about 1 hour, then remove and drain. Then boil the ginger in boiling water, add a little lemon, do not boil it too long, and drain. Dissolve sugar in the ginger in a 1:1 ratio, meaning for 1 kg of sugar, add 1 kg of ginger, mix well, let it soak for about 1 hour, then put it in a large pan and simmer over low heat.

When simmering, stir occasionally until the jam is almost thick, then stir quickly until the sugar is completely dry, each slice of ginger is straightened and placed on top of each other in layers. After the ginger jam is straightened and dry, let it cool and put it in a glass jar or plastic bag for long-term storage.

Fresh ginger sliced.

This stage is done by men.

Working hands to produce batches of ginger

The wood stove in Kim Long ginger jam village is red hot on the days before Tet.

Use chopsticks to stir well.

The ginger batches are almost ripe.

Not only women but also men roll up their sleeves to make ginger jam.

The spicy aroma from the pot of ginger jam is cooking.

A woman who has been involved in making Kim Long ginger jam for many years.

Mix sugar into ginger.

Ginger jam after cooking

Finished product packaging

Kim Long ginger jam flavor has been famous for a long time.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/thoi-su/nong-nan-mut-gung-kim-long-20230117213450676.htm