Ruou can - a cultural and community activity

Ruou can (Wine drunk out of a jar through pipes) is considered to be one of the characteristic culinary art of Tay Nguyen land. It is both yield and offering in social life activities, emotional life, spiritual of Tay Nguyen people.

To get a good bottle of wine, it must undergo several stages: from selecting ingredient to the processing and especially to calculate the appropriate time so that just in time. The main ingredient depends on the region, it may be corn, rice or cassava, but the best is sticky rice.
Sticky rice must be chosen new rice, the alcohol will be delicious. Rice must be cooked then drying and mix with yeast of forest leaves are crushed. What makes the difference of Ruou can is use homemade brewing yeast. Depending on the ethnic, brewing yeast is different so that makes a diversity of taste for Ruou can.

After mixed rice and yeast, Xe Dang people brews in dosser in 4days for smell and pour the rice wine into bottle, but, E De people pour right into bottle as soon as mixed rice and yeast, bottom of the bottle has a layer of rice crust. Finally, they use banana leaves to obturate orifice in order to fly off flavor of alcohol


Tay Nguyen people lives both optimistic, affectionate, simple and passionate as their own alcohol. Alcohol has fiery taste of forest leaves yeast, not through distillation so this makes a difference with other types of alcohol. Besides, the way people enjoy alcohol is also special, they don't drink by cup, drink by pipes.

It is a kind of cord, only in Tay Nguyen, long stems, cut and dry, withdraw core and it is plugged into the alcohol bottle. So, we can enjoy alcohol through that pipes. Everyone sits around next to bottle wine with laughter and conversations


Ruou can is a symbol of joy, solidarity, a cultural and community activity. Ruou can is known by Vietnamese, especially foreign tourists. They come to Ruou can to explore the unique culture of pristine nature. And, when you flutter with Ruou can, you will see How special Ruou can is. Try, feel and share with us!