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Tra Que Herb Vegetable Village Hoi An Old Town

Hoi An Excursion: Tra Que Vegetable Village – Just half a kilometer up the road from the Tomb of Tani Yajirobei is the Tra Que Vegetable Farm, a community of people who grow a wide variety of veggies and herbs in the rich soil at the top of the rice field.

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And rarely have any rural areas in Vietnam living enough base on growing vegetables like this. Since the beginning of the XX century and previous, Traque has been one of the important stops of many boats circulating along the De Vong River from Hoi An to Da Nang and vice versa.

Tra Que is a charming little village located just a few kilometers from the Northeast of Hoi An. Its location is between De Vong River and Tra Que Alga Pond (Cam Ha commune – Hoi An town)

This village has been famous for many kinds of vegetables for a long time: lettuce, salad, houttuynia, flagrant knotweed, basil and coriander vegetables, etc., The village is named after the sweet-scented vegetables that spice up the everyday meals of the Hoi An people.

Here a new spirit for traditional Hoi An dishes like Cao Lau, Quang noodles, the local ‘Tam Huu’ spring roll (made from Tra Que vegetables), and cake with meat (Banh xeo) has been enlivened.

The farmers use neither manure nor chemical fertilizers but a kind of algae found only in a lagoon in Tra Que. As a result, the vegetables both look beautiful in their fields as well as possess outstanding taste and flavor.

Products sell well and are highly appreciated due to their freshness, good quality, and safety. every day all year round, 8 tons of Tra Que vegetables are sold and people in the Quang Nam-Da nang area are addicted to having them in their meals. That is why many eaters, even the easiest ones said that they feel tasteless if their meals lack Tra Que vegetables.

The residents have now found a newer way to supplement their income: Eco tours. Thanks to its special features, the village has become a very attractive destination for tourists, particularly foreigners.

It is so popular that people wishing to visit the village would have to book a tour in advance. The highlight of the visit is a chance to try their hand at actual farming. You will take a trip around the vegetable garden and join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake.

Tra Que vegetable village with all the nice herbs being cultivated with high technology makes the vegetables here nice and fresh. Also, you will live in a beautiful atmosphere, be very relaxed, and feel the peace of the Vietnam village. If you ever stop over in Hoian shouldn’t miss visiting Tra Que vegetable village.