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Vietnam Mekong Delta tour: The process of growing, harvesting rice
About this recording
- Creator
- Kristin Post
- Date created
- February 12, 2001
- Duration
- 4:12
- Location
- Can Tho, Vietnam
- File
- MP3
- License
- This recording copyright ©2001. Terms of use
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This was recorded as part of a multi-day Mekong Delta tour that started in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and finished in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is a unique experience to cross the border over water rather than overland. We were amongst the first groups to cross the Vietnam-Cambodia border by boat in 2001.
Because rice is a major crop in Vietnam, especially in the south and on the Mekong River, this tour stopped at several rice-related businesses. The tour guide in this excerpt is describing how rice is grown, harvested and processed. He emphasizes that every part of the rice plant is used for some purpose, nothing is wasted. The Vietnamese also have several food-related uses for rice: it can be made into pancakes, noodles, popcorn-type treats, and rice wine.
In another audio clip, you can hear the sound of the rice threshing machine.
