Bau Bau Thuy village

Bau Vi Thuy village is considered to be the remaining leaf betel nut village in the Mekong Delta. Bau Bau Thuy village belongs to Vi Thuy commune, Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province, this profession has been long -standing with the people and becomes a characteristic when it comes to Vi Thuy commune. At present, Vi Thuy district has nearly 40 hectares of betel nut, of which Vi Thuy commune is considered a "betel nut kingdom" concentrated nearly 200 betel gardens with an area of ​​about 32 hectares. Only the freshwater area along this Hau river planted betel nut, eat delicious, lips, blushing. Having the opportunity to travel to Hau Giang, everyone is impressed by the betel nut garden with hundreds, thousands of betel nuts straight, green leaves fluttering a little shiny yellow looks beautiful. Betel nut is yellow betel nut, spicy flavor that many people prefer. After 3-4 months of breeding, betel nut will start leaving the leaves, every half a month picked. Typically, traders come to the home to buy betel nut to transport to customers in the Western provinces. In order to have a betel nut (40 leaves), growers must go through many stages: buying seed cuts, choosing trees as venom, opening ditch, rooting, watering, picking betel and folding into a tiles called betel nut. Arranging betel leaves into dozens (dozens sometimes 10, sometimes 16 or 20 ... depending on the place), then arranged in hundred and then Thanh Thien before handing to traders. Betel growers say betel nut must be made of cajuput trees, because the cajuput is very firmly clinging to the trunk to create conditions for betel roots to stick and grow well. People often harvest betel nut in the early morning. When you come to the pick, betel nuts will choose glossy betel leaves, just ripe to golden, the remaining leaves will pick the next batch the previous period about 10 days. Growers also have to make platforms to pick up leaves. When the tops go beyond the truss, cut off…. Betel nut is both a traditional culture and serving the needs of many people in daily life and during the holidays, weddings ... In addition to eating, using ants on holidays, betel is also a kind of type Pharmaceuticals are studied essential oil extract applied in pharmaceutical production and cosmetics. Recently, betel nut has also been exported to some Asian countries, bringing significant profits to betel growers. Today, very few people eat betel nut, so the image of areca tree and betel nut has gradually faded. But in Bau Vi Thuy village, there are still yellow and cool betel nut gardens that make the guests passionate.

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Ngày cập nhật : 15/02/2025