The Vietnam Records Organization has formally proposed to the World Records Institute (WorldMark) and the USA Records Organization (USKings) beginning the Journey to nominate TOP 100 best-selling OCOP-certified items in Vietnam 2023 with the purpose of enhancing the image of the nation and the Vietnamese people not only through record values but also through other distinctive qualities. Due to this journey, foreign buyers will have comprehensive and close access to Vietnam’s distinctive values.
Name of the product: Ngan Son Khau Nua Lech Glutinous Rice
Name of the business: KHAU NUA LECH THUONG QUAN COOPERATIVE
Address: Thuong Quan Commune, Ngan Son District, Bac Kan Province
Contact information: (+84) 0984 259 794
Khau Nua Lech is a rare glutinous rice variety that has been cultivated for many generations by ethnic minorities in Thuong Quan commune, Ngan Son district, Bac Kan province. Khau Nua Lech glutinous rice offers exceptional value because its cooked rice is extremely versatile, highly seasoned, and aromatic. Furthermore, the paddies are resistant to pests and the effects of environmental factors.
The characteristics that make Khau Nua Lech Ngan Son glutinous rice prestigious are that the rice grain is round, brightly white, and covered with a light brown color on the top; therefore, it is called “steel sticky rice”. The reason the locals give it such a special name is that the rice grain has the same color as that of steel; furhtermore, it implies that the value of rice is as precious as gold.
Khau Nua Lech glutinous rice has many valuable features, high nutritional content and is used as the main material to make many specialty products such as nuggets, sticky rice, banh chung, and more. The aroma, softness, flexibility, and sweetness make Khau Nua Lech one of the tastiest glutinous rice varieties.
The journey to nominate and promote the TOP-BEST best-selling OCOP-certified products in 63 provinces and cities of Vietnam is one of the projects implemented under the strategic alliance between the Vietnam Records Organization (VietKings), the USA Records Organization (USKings) and the World Records Institute (WorldMark), with the goal of propagating and promoting the record values of countries worldwide.
