VietNamNet Bridge – When touring the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, apart from exotic nature, farms and waterways, tourists are highly recommended to drop by a coconut candy making facility. Coconut candy is a specialty of Ben Tre, which is known for vast areas of coconut trees.

Coming to those workshops, tourists can see the process of making a small bar of sticky coconut candy from top to toe and enjoy hot pieces of sweet and greasy coconut candies which just come out of the oven.

 

 

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A man cooks coconut milk with malt, a crucial ingredient to produce coconut candies. Makers add flavors durian, chocolate, or la dua (a kind of pandanus leaf) in the cooking process to turn out assorted candies

 

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After the mixture of coconut milk and malt becomes thick, makers put it on a wooden mold covered with a layer of coconut oil before cutting it into small pieces

 

 

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Foreign visitors are invited to try hot coconut candies on the spot



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A man picks coconuts to make candies. The chosen coconuts are those turning dry because they give sweet and greasy coconut milk to make good candies

 

 

 

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