The Aromatic Delights of Quang Tri: Spicy Scents and Flavors
Quang Tri’s dried peppercorns have been renowned for centuries. The 18th-century scholar, Le Quy Don, made note of their popularity in his work “Phu Bien Tap Luc,” mentioning foreign merchants’ travels to Quang Tri to trade the prized spice, which they regarded as “black gold.” Today, Quang Tri’s dried pepper is still celebrated for its superior quality, boasting firm, fragrant, and spicy peppercorns with an impressive bulk density of 650 grams per liter. Leading the Way in Organic Pepper Production for Export Quang Tri is exceptional in its ability to cultivate pepper plants, with only a handful of other provinces able to do the same. The province’s peppercorns are in high demand, and many buyers consistently seek to purchase them for export. To meet this demand and integrate further with the global market, Quang Tri has implemented an effective organic pepper development program in recent years. This initiative has been met with enthusiasm, with locals jokingly referring to it as “...
