Tra Que Herb Village- rural picture

Tra Que, a small village located 3km north of Hoi An’s Old Town, located between De Vong River and Tra Que alga pond. Thanks to the advantage condition of rich soil and water, the village has long been known for growing various kinds of vegetables: lettuce, salad, flagrant knoutwed, houttuynia, basil and coriander vegetables etc.

Travelers in Vietnam tours visitting Tra Que Village are often attracted by watching the farming procedures of local farmers, including: raking the ground, sowing, picking vegetables and many other activities which are rarely seen in modern daily life. In addition, tourists can listen to people talking about organic farming techniques and try their hand at actual farming. The locals don’t use chemical or fertilisers but a kind of algae found only in a lagoon in Tra Que. Thanks to this method, Tra Que herbs and veggies are widely recognized for their quality, safety and especially outstanding taste and flavour.

The beautifully laid out gardens with mixed beds of vegetables and tiny flowers are also attractive enough for a bicycle tour around, prior to lunch at local friendly families with wonderful food of Hoi An such as: cao lau, Quang noddles, banh xeo, etc and some kinds of drinks extracted from local herbs.

Joining some cooking lessons provided by tourism companies isn’t a bad idea either. it's amazing when tourists in Vietnam tours can cook a Vietnamese food by yourselves and learn how food is grown in Vietnam.

Source: VNO