Tan Cuong Thai Nguyen

Tan Cuong is the flagship green tea of Thai Nguyen province — one of only two Vietnamese teas to receive Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status. Production traces to the local Vietnamese pioneer Vu Van Hiet (1883–1945), who brought tea seedlings from Phu Tho and shared cultivation methods with Tan Cuong farmers. The plantation today spans ~400 hectares around the village; the cup carries a distinctive "young rice" aroma alongside fresh-cut grass and brown-sugar sweetness — the regional signature that distinguishes Vietnamese pan-fired greens from the Chinese equivalents on which the technique was originally based.