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Ruou Can

rượu cần

Jar wine of fermented rice and husk, drunk communally through long bamboo straws

Vietnam Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Made by Central Highlands communities including the Ede and Jarai; jars are opened at festivals and topped with water as guests drink.

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What is Ruou Can?

Ruou Can is a wine & spirit from Vietnam: jar wine of fermented rice and husk, drunk communally through long bamboo straws. Made by Central Highlands communities including the Ede and Jarai; jars are opened at festivals and topped with water as guests drink.

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rice

Cooked

fermentedbrewed

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