Products made from moau are both beautiful, unique and environmentally friendly, so they are very popular in foreign markets. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Earn hundreds of million dong per month from moau. Quang Ngai is famous for growing areca, areca fruit is considered a stable source of income for people. As for moau, which has only been burned or thrown away, now it has added new uses: Becoming input material to produce dishes, dishes, spoons … These days, Nguyen Van Tuyen (38 years old) and his friends at Dong Dinh industrial cluster (Nghia Hanh district, Quang Ngai province) are operating at full capacity. Within the past month, his facility has completed an order for 50,000 dishes, dishes, and rice trays for partners in Korea. Each piece is purchased for 1,000 VND to help growers have more income. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc The trailers after purchasing from the people are washed before being put into production. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc To have the success today, Mr. Tuyen and his friends have had to put in a lot of effort. As a native of Phu Yen, during a business trip in Quang Ngai, he noticed that this land planted a lot of areca. Normally, the burnt by people is very wasteful and not good for the environment. Through researching and seeing countries in the world creating products from moau, in Vietnam, I have not seen much so I decided to try it. By September 2019, Mr. Tuyen and his friends decided to invest in a production line for cups and plates from moau. Heat presses are used to create molds. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Each production machine has 5 molds to create 5 samples of different sizes and dishes with a capacity of 200 products / machine / day. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc “In the past, all of the areca trees fell in the garden, people burned or left, now they collect them and sell them to themselves. Each piece is purchased for 1,000 VND, helping the gardeners have more income, contributing to environmental protection and reduce waste “, Mr. Tuyen shared. In addition to generating income for areca growers, Tuyen’s facility also creates jobs for 6-10 workers with an income of 5-8 million VND per month. “The operation of the machine is quite simple, the job is quite light, but it brings quite a high income. The income per person is from 5 to 10 million VND per month. This income is much higher than farming or working as a job. the number of other jobs, “said Ms. Phan Thi Kieu, a long-time employee of a trailer production establishment. Products have formed. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc After passing the heat press, the products are exposed to UV sterilization. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Mr. Huynh Luu Tin – production manager shares, after buying, you must ensure whiteness, no mold. In the production process, the raw materials will be washed and dried, then put into the high-temperature press to create products such as cups, plates, spoons, rice trays … Mold shaped products with temperature From 80 degrees C to 120 degrees C, the trailer is pressed for 40 seconds to shape and dry. “The temperature is too high or too long will burn the product. After pressing the finished product, it will be disinfected by UV projector and then packed and sent for testing according to regulations before exporting. This is the product. environmental protection products, quite unique, so foreign markets are very popular “, Mr. Tin said, adding that the establishment’s revenue reached over 100 million per month and is continuing to increase. Products are made from trailers. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Currently, the facility has 5 presses, each with 5 molds with a capacity of 200 products / machine / day. Depending on customer requirements, the facility produces different types of injection molds. The price of each product ranges from 1,000 – 6,000 VND. Packaged products are exported to foreign markets. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Mr. Pham Quoc Vuong, Head of the Economic and Infrastructure Division of Nghia Hanh District, Quang Ngai Province, said that Nguyen Van Tuyen’s production base of dishes and food containers is a new and promising direction. . Highly rated products, which can replace plastic items or made from less environmentally friendly materials. “In the coming time, the locality will create conditions for this facility to develop different types of products, develop production, and create more jobs for workers,” said Mr. Vuong.

With the price of about 100,000-150,000 VND / person, diners can enjoy a delicious snail flavor on Vinh Khanh street with friends. In many restaurants with bright lights until midnight, Oc Vu, Oc Thao, Oc ​​Dust … is the address you can refer to. 1. Snail Dance Characteristics: – The restaurant is highly appreciated on Vinh Khanh street for its quality and affordable price – Multi-course menu, variety of snails as well as processing – Always crowded with diners – Car parking 5,000 VND / unit Diners commented: Khanh Nhi Dang Hoang: “Snail Vu is always fresh, the price is reasonable, the seats are cool. The price is about 60,000 VND or more, the snails taste the taste, the important is fresh standards. We go on weekends so Pretty crowded “. Thuy Tran: “Still a shop that has to pay 5,000 dong for parking. Many times I think the owner should include the snail money is more reasonable. The price per plate is from 50,000 VND. I often order crabs, fried snails with coconut, Thai steamed clams (must be eaten when coming to the restaurant), garlic snails grilled with chili salt, salted snails, sauteed garlic spinach. In general, the dishes are of high quality, fresh and delicious, fast service “. 2. Snail Characteristics: – Free parking, located in an easy-to-see front street area – Employees are crowded, but time is quite slow to order – Diverse menu – The quality of the dish is not uniform – The price is quite high compared to the general premises Diners commented: Minnie Pham: “The shop is located at the top of Vinh Khanh street so it is easy to find, spacious, and I call the snail steamed with lemongrass and fish sauce to eat well, but it will be better if there is ginger sauce. The fried noodles are quite a bit. Sweet snail fat satay “. Phat Nguyen: “Fresh snail with reasonable price, I go to 5 people to eat 7 servings, including beer, the price is about 730,000 VND. Keep the car at no charge. I arrive at the shop at rush hour so the time to get up is a bit slow.” 3. Dust Snail Characteristics: – The shop is located in the middle of Vinh Khanh street – The menu is varied, the price is quite cheap – Free parking Diners commented: Ly Vu: “I find the salt roasted crab here is very standard. If you like to eat thick sauce sticking to the crabs, you should try at Snail”. Nhat Trang Pham: “The restaurant is located in the middle of Vinh Khanh Street, I have come here 3 times. Snail dishes are all about 40,000 VND, cheap and delicious, the way is richly processed. Cute service “. 4. The six snails hatch Characteristics: – Employees are not professional – Time to dish is long – Parking price is 5,000 VND / unit Diners commented: People Bich Chuong: “I ate at Sau No restaurant quite a lot, this time went 3 people, cost 693,000 VND, quite high but the food here is fine. Fresh snails, oysters, seafood. You should try salted egg sauce, steamed clams Thai or fried snails with coconut. The staff is a bit ignorant. The ticket price for the next car is 5,000 VND / unit “. Minh Huynh: “In my opinion, the space is not very clean, the food is fine, the service is not enthusiastic”. 5. Snail 2 Characteristics: – The menu is not diverse, but the dishes are flavored and bold – The price is quite high compared to the general premises, so go in a large group to enjoy many dishes – The staff is quite negligent, not paying attention to new visitors – Parking ticket price is 5,000 VND / unit Diners commented: Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh: “This area has a wide range of food choices, snails and hot pot dishes are quite diverse. I often visit for a long time, the taste is good, quite delicious”. Van Anh Tran: “I find this restaurant is crowded so I try it. In general, the price is quite high, my bill does not cost less than VND 80,000. The salt-roasted crab is not fresh and there is no sweetness of the crab. The oyster flavor is not too bad, cockles and snails are fine, seasoning to taste. amount”.