This is one of the famous specialties of the land of Cau Ke (Tra Vinh), bananas yield very few fruits, but each fruit is very large in size, so in the past, farmers only planted a few trees in the garden to save money. make snacks when sad, but rarely bring to the market to sell.
According to the old grandparents, growing this type of banana is very unlucky, does not bring luck, so it should not be planted near the house because at night when the bananas bloom, the chamber twists and turns like labor and hears very scary noises. The next morning, I went to the back of the garden to find a bunch of young bananas that had bloomed for an unknown time. Maybe that’s why they are named “banana dozen of crows” or “banana of dozens of fire”.
Today, bananas are very popular with many people in the city, so farmers propagate and plant a lot. Bananas are planted in about 8 to 9 months, then the corn will bloom. A bunch of bananas usually only gives 1 to 2 bunches, about a dozen fruits each. About 2 and a half months after flowering, it can be cut down to eat raw or cooked to bring to the market.
11.1 Characteristics of bananas Bananas Ta Crow
Bananas have the characteristics of being sweet and delicious, so they can be processed into many very attractive dishes such as cooking curry or cooking hot pot. But the dish that is loved by both adults and children is a dozen boiled bananas and crows.
11.2 Processing Bananas
In order to get the ripe bananas to be sold to the market, it is necessary to go through a number of stages as follows: When the bananas are old, they will be cut down and separated into bunches to dry in the sun until hot and then put in the jar for about 2 days. the bananas begin to ripen, take out the bananas.
Use a knife to separate the fruit one by one. Wrap a banana string around a banana (like banh tet) to keep the banana peel from cracking, and when cooking, it will not be absorbed by water, making the banana soft and not pale.
When boiling, people pour water into the banana on the stove to boil. About 1 hour later, use chopsticks to test when you see soft bananas, then remind them down. Wait for the bananas to cool down and arrange them on a plate. Bananas are very big, so when enjoying, you have to cut each piece to fit your mouth, it’s delicious.
11.3 Where to eat Ta Qua bananas
To enjoy or buy bananas as a gift, you can go to Banana Store: Le Loi, Ward 1, Tra Vinh City.
Phone: 093 371 69 11.
In addition, you can visit Cau Ke area, Tra Vinh to buy this delicious and special fruit.
Source: Collected internet.
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