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Phia Den hamlet in Thanh Cong commune, Cao Bang province’s Nguyen Binh district is home to green fields of canna, whose leaves are the main ingredient of glass noodle (Photo: VNA)

 

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Canna starch mixture has ivory colour and smooth texture (Photo: VNA)

 

 

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Raw glass noodles are dried under sun (Photo: VNA)

 

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The shimmering look of cellophane or glass noodles depends on purity of ingredients, mixing process and drying technique (Photo: VNA)

 

 

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Lying 2,000 metres above sea level, Phia Den mountain has perfect solar intensity for drying glass noodles (Photo: VNA)

 

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Finished glass noodles are packed for mass consumption (Photo: VNA)