1 kilogram of termite mushrooms is equal to ten kilograms of pork In An Hoa hamlet, Dong Hoa Hiep commune (Cai Be district, Tien Giang province), Mr. Ba Chan (Tran Van Chan, 60 years old) is considered a person who is quite knowledgeable in the profession of “hunting termites”. Many people said, in the mushroom season, while people rushed to rummage through the shore but could not find any mushrooms, Mr. Ba Chan leisurely walked behind, smoking while walking and still spitting out kilograms. mushroom batch. Mr. Ba Chan said: “For a long time, gourmets only love termite mushrooms that grow naturally in the gardens of the Southwest region. Mushrooms in the Southeast and artificially grown mushrooms sell for only 250,000 VND – 300,000 VND/kg, but they criticize them because they think they are not chewy and not as sweet as natural mushrooms. In the past few days, traders have shot news, anyone who can pull out termite mushrooms, they buy it for 1.4 million – 1.5 million VND/kg. Hearing this price, everyone went up to their intestines, took the effort to find it, but there were no mushrooms. Termites mushrooms are actively hunted by people “If the current average price of pork is only 140,000 VND/kg, the price of fresh, grade 1 giant freshwater prawn is less than 200,000 VND/kg, the termite mushroom price is from 1.4 million VND to 1.5 million VND/kg. too terrible,” said Mr. Ba Chan. Mr. Nguyen Van Hiep (An Hiep commune, Chau Thanh district) – a termite mushroom hunter said: The termite mushroom is increasingly scarce. Years ago, the quiet old coconut gardens in Chau Thanh, Giong Trom and Mo Cay districts grew many termites. Mushrooms often grow in coconut gardens with many rotten coconut leaves and high mounds. Where termite fungus grows, there is always a termite nest underneath. But the renovation of old coconut gardens, mixed gardens, plus the use of chemical drugs by gardeners in farming, so many termite nests were destroyed, termite fungi also reduced production, from which the price was sky-high. According to Mr. Hiep, termite mushrooms are popular with many people because they can be processed into many dishes, from popular to high-class in specialty restaurants. When termite mushrooms were still popular, on the occasion of the Doan Ngo New Year on May 5th, gardeners picked up termite mushrooms and brought them home, washed the soil, soaked in salt water to disinfect, then lightly fried with pork fat to make pancakes. considered a “delicious cat” dish. In the coconut land of Ben Tre, many people also bring um termite mushrooms with leaves, coconut milk, which is considered by connoisseurs to be many times more delicious than um eel. More sophisticated, specialty restaurants in the West also have seasoned termite mushrooms wrapped in leaves, grilled fish fat on a charcoal stove, a plate of less than 20 mushrooms priced at 100,000 VND-150,000. More simply, many people use termite mushrooms instead of meat and fish to cook soup with garden vegetables such as centella asiatica, spinach, spinach, etc., all of which are very tasty. Many vegetarians also think of a way, buy termite mushrooms to clean and then dry, to eat gradually all year to reduce cravings for specialty mushrooms. Strange stories about termite mushrooms According to Mr. Ba Chan, from the past, the gardens of Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Vinh Long have been considered as “mushroom mines”. But termite mushrooms are very strange plants. The termite fungus appears only once a year. Pay close attention, from the end of the 4th lunar month, if there are “old rotten rains” in a row for 2-3 days, then the sun has just warmed up again, in the early morning, you can hear the cold wind blowing under the trees. in the garden, that’s when the termite fungus emerges. In addition to deliciousness, termite mushrooms are also enjoyed by people because of strange stories about this natural product. But the most popular termite fungus is on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, May 5, AL, then lasts until the end of June, the season ends. Last year the termite fungus appeared anywhere, at any time, the following year it also appeared according to the same location cycle, date and time, not wrong at all. That’s why professional termite mushroom hunters often remember the place where last year’s mushrooms were plucked so that they can get there early next year, break tree branches or cut coconut leaves upside down on the predicted land where mushrooms will grow to make a mark. . This is an unwritten rule of termite mushroom hunters: If you see a place where there are tree branches, coconut ships, or other people’s bamboo scrubs to make a mark, do not jump in and pull mushrooms. But now this strange law is only valid for people in the same hamlet, and no one is obeying the termite hunters from other places, so every year there is a fight because of a dispute. win termites. Referring to the story that people often call each other that termite mushrooms are “ghost mushrooms”, not everyone can find and pluck them, Mr. Ba Chan laughs, explaining: The growth cycle of termites is very short. From the middle of the night, the termite fungus in the deep ground slowly crept up to the surface. Around 5 – 6 am, the mushrooms begin to grow, by 9 – 10 am, they will bloom, about 11-12 hours will be destroyed. Therefore, people who go to pick mushrooms have to go from the time it is still foggy, some people have to use flashlights, coconut leaf torches to pull mushrooms, for fear of being late, others will pull them all. Because the top of the mushroom cap is dark gray like the color of the soil in the garden, it is difficult to detect, especially in the twilight at dawn. Mr. Ba Chan added: “When termites were still growing a lot, every season the story of the predecessors did not see it, but the people behind saw it and pulled out a few kilograms of it, which often happened. There are even many people who pass 2-3 times past the growing mushrooms, kicking broken mushrooms without detecting, but other people see them. Or there is someone who is most admired, respected as “a master hunter of termite mushrooms” because he can smell the “smell of termites” from a distance of 20m – 30m. Many people also embroider termite mushrooms which are very “sacred” if they use their hands to pull out the mushrooms, the next year the mushrooms will continue to grow. But using a knife, a hoe, a shovel to dig up the root of the mushroom, it will never grow again. The truth is that from time immemorial no one has been able to explain why termites are incompatible with steel tools. According to people with long experience in hunting termite mushrooms, when pulling the new shoots out of the ground (with the highest selling price), they often use thin bamboo sticks to dig up the base of the mushrooms, never using a knife. iron and Steel. Termitomyces albuminosus, scientifically known as Termitomyces albuminosus, is a symbiotic fungus with termites, where there are termites, there are termite fungi. From the termite nest located deep in the ground, when the weather is favorable, it will secrete meow to develop into a fungus. Depending on the size of the termite nest, the fungus will grow more or less. Termite fungus is divided into subspecies: black termite fungus, white termite mushroom and yellow termite mushroom, in which black termite fungus (most common in the Southwest region) is the best termite fungus. In addition to being food due to its many nutritional values ​​such as rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, protein and other nutrients, termite mushrooms are also used as medicinal herbs. Documents show that termite mushrooms are beneficial for sick and elderly people, improving immunity against cancer cells, and lowering blood sugar if eaten regularly. In addition, termite mushrooms are also beneficial for menstruation and women’s skin, so they are often used as cosmetics.

According to people in Vinh Chau, if the time of planting onions to keep seeds starts from April and May of the lunar calendar, the commercial onion crop (the main production crop) falls around September of the lunar calendar, lasting until after Tet about 2 months. , 3 months. Due to the short life cycle, every year, people grow onions continuously for 3 to 4 crops. First, about onions, people carefully choose dark purple bulbs, firm, do not grow young roots, round bottoms, no signs of pests. After that, people peeled the top shell and planted it. The volume of onion seed corresponding to about 1,000 m2 of arable land is 70-90 kg. In terms of soil, because this type of agricultural product does not like water, when making land, people often make high beds to avoid waterlogging. In addition, people always focus on growing onions, which must fall in the rainy months to avoid tuber rot. After planting, farmers cover a thin layer of straw on top and then water to create enough moisture for the soil beds. After about 2 months of planting, when the onion leaves turn red, wilt and fall on the bed, farmers will harvest. For easy transportation, people pull up onions and then dry the whole plant for about 2 to 3 days for the leaves to dry completely, limiting leaf rot that affects the tubers. Fertilizer formula can be changed according to the soil, weather and green color of onions. If the onion is bad, you should water it with SA or DAP to make the leaves and roots grow, don’t water the leaves will stretch out (cow onion) to create difficult tubers. In terms of care, in the first 10 days watering 1 to 2 times / day, 11 days onward watering every 2 days, the amount of water changed from 1,000 m2 / time (400 to 600 liters / time) and stopped watering completely. 1 week before harvest. The amount of water must be increased steadily, if watering irregularly, the tubers will be torn. Weeding twice in the first 35 days, avoiding late pulling of onions will cause damage to roots and tubers. Spray regularly, especially in bad weather. While growing purple onions often appear major pests such as omnivorous worms, green worms, onion flies (onion borer maggots) … need to spray insecticides alternately with microbiological drugs, to prevent reaching effective. In the period of 55 to 60 days, the tubers turn red, the leaves have fallen 80%, then start pulling, usually 2 to 3 days in the sun to soften the leaves for easy transportation. Onions should be harvested only on dry days. Pull out the tubers to keep the soil clean, put them in a basket and transfer to a place of storage, to avoid scratching or crushing the outer skin, which will affect the storage period. For onions produced in February and March of the solar calendar, to keep as seeds, harvest 40 to 45 days after planting (old bulbs stop growing so they can be damaged for a long time). How to preserve: sun-dried for 10 to 15 days, the straw is really dry, must be free of pests and diseases, piled high, covered with a layer of straw for every layer of onion, the straw is in the open air, or hangs a bunch of onions in a well-ventilated place .

Making a rootstock nursery: Choose sandy soil, favorable irrigation. Plow and smooth the land. Clear weeds, combine into beds 1m wide, 20cm high, furrows 25-30cm wide. Seeds are obtained from local varieties of mangoes, preferably with the seeds. Remove the outer bark and peel off the seed coat. Sow each seed in turn on the bed surface 2-3cm apart, then dredge the soil in the trench to cover the seeds, about 3cm thick. Finally, make the canopy of the canopy to cover the sun and rain for each nursery bed and water it regularly to keep it moist. About 20-30 days later, depending on the weather, the seeds germinate and remove the plastic net covering the bed. When the tree is about 20cm tall, the buds on the top turn green, proceed to the throne immediately (uproot each plant and plant it in the potting medium). Mango is a multi-embryonic tree, 1 seed is sown for 3-5 seedlings. So it is necessary to take the throne in order, old, hard, strong trees take the throne first, young, weak and soft trees take the throne later. Note: As soon as the tree’s buds have just turned green (old locs), don’t let the tree grow a second time to take the throne. Pull the plant onto the pot gently, avoiding breaking the roots. Peeled seeds can be purchased from specialized mango seed establishments in the South, to sow seeds for the rapid multiplication of large numbers of seedlings. Newly born mango orchard. Photo: H. Tien. Electing a rootstock tree: Choose a 12 x 14 black poly bag with a drainage hole at the bottom. The potting medium consists of small soil, mixed with micro-organic fertilizer, quantitative, 1m3 of soil + 120-150kg of microbial organic fertilizer. Close the growing medium 2cm from the mouth of the pot, gently pluck each rootstock planted in the middle of the pot, then cover the pot with soil to cover the roots, then arrange each pot next to each other on a high, drained bed. Fertilize, water to keep moisture and prevent pests for the nursery, until the tree is about 1m tall, then proceed to transplant. Mango seed garden and vegetative sowing beds for grafting. Photo: H.Tien. Choose a hybrid: Depending on market demand or seed production contract with partners, to conduct grafting from Australian, Thai, 4-season or Yen Chau mango varieties, etc. The mother plant is free from pests and diseases, with good fruit and good quality. And only use grafted eyes on branches that grow across the canopy downwards, do not take branches, branches, and branches that grow loosely to water the canopy. Seedlings are collected, need to be cut into segments/sections with 3-4 leaf nodes/sleeping eyes. And also take only the branches of the same color as the cake. Do not take branches that are too old. It is best to take the old bud, after grafting, the seed will sprout quickly. Note: After the cuttings are cut, they need to be tied into bundles, with the roots and tops in the same direction, then wrapped in a damp cotton cloth, stored in a cool place, to gradually graft in 1-2 days. Mango trees after grafting. Photo: H.Tien. Joint technique: It is best to apply the technique of grafting branches. The season to conduct, should start from February-March or July-November of the lunar calendar. 25-30 days before transplanting, it is necessary to increase fertilizing for healthy, resinous and well-functioning rootstocks, increasing the compatibility between the grafted eyes and the rootstock. How to combine: On the rootstock, cut off the top to the point where the stem has a cake color (about 40cm long), but need to leave some leaves for photosynthesis. After using a specialized knife to cut the bevel from the root up, open a grafted mouth with a length of 2.5-3.0cm, a wide cutting angle of 25-30 degrees. On the base of the seedling, also cut open a similar graft, but in the opposite direction and the angle of the cut is 65-60 degrees wide. Apply the grafts of the grafted branch and the rootstock to each other, both stretch and combine the twisted nylon strip like a rope and wrap 5-6 times tightly around the graft, finally flatten the grafted nylon strip. , cover the entire stem and graft, so that rain and air do not penetrate inside. After transplanting about 20-30 days depending on the season, the seed eyes will sprout. Care of seedlings after grafting: About 2 months after grafting, the sprouts are 15-25 long, the buds have turned green, can be released from the garden. During this time, it is necessary to water enough moisture, fertilize NPK balance, thoroughly remove the wild sprouts that grow outside the graft. Timely monitoring and control of some pests and diseases such as anthracnose, leaf spot, mango planthopper.

According to genetics, each person has a hair count that ranges from 70,000 to 150,000 strands and is common at 100,000. This is the number that is assigned after the 5th month of the fetal cycle, the hair follicles that have been formed in the baby’s scalp are no longer able to change. The tiny blood vessels in each hair follicle nourish the hair root to keep it growing. But once the hair rises to the surface of the skin, the cells inside the hair are no longer alive. The hair that we see all contains dead cells. That’s why we don’t feel pain when we cut our hair. However, with effects such as pulling hair, combing hair too hard … can also cause breakage. And the hair will “die” earlier than its lifespan. However, people with red hair have sparser hair, blondes have thick hair, the most. On average, men’s hair lasts 2-4 years, while women’s hair lasts 4-7 years. However, the hair growth rate of women is slower than that of men. When you go for a haircut, people usually wet their hair before cutting it. Because then, the water changes the hydrogen bonds, making the hair straight and longer, and easier to handle. Strongly nourished hair can tie and lift a weight of 100 grams. The average adult human has about 100,000 – 150,000 hairs, so just calculate, what is the total volume that a person’s hair can lift? Hair grows out from the roots, not from the ends as mistakenly believed, so cutting hair and fast hair is almost unrelated.

Take a picture (see also called a pond, with a depth of about 2.5m, width about 7-10m). This is one of the traditional, very popular and unique harvesting methods of copper fish by Ca Mau farmers that not everywhere. According to local people, the shooting is usually around December of the lunar calendar every year. One day before taking pictures, people will carefully check the surroundings so that when they are disturbed, the fish cannot escape. Next, clear the grass, pull out the brush in it to prepare it on the net (made of nylon thread). Then use a net wider than the mouth to cover the entire water surface. On the day of catching fish, people will lower the net about 0.5m from the pond bottom, then use the branches of the tree in distress to pin the net border to the wall. After that, waiting for about 3 hours, when the fish come up and lie neatly on the net, people start to pin the second time thicker and deeper to prevent the fish from coming back to the bottom, then pin in here. Finally, only a few workers are healthy young men pull the two nets at one end out of the side and the staples are fixed firmly on the shore. The other end pulls the net to collect the fish to the fixed end, and then sort the big and small fish to use the net to scoop up the fish.

• 1 goose weighs about 3kg;

• Purple onion, ginger, lemon, chili, garlic;

• Fish sauce, salt, white wine or cooking wine.

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Making:

Step 1: Preliminary processing of raw materials

• To make it easy to remove the feathers, when you boil the water, add a handful of salt. This is how to help remove all the hairs on the skin of the goose. If you buy pre-slaughtered goose, skip this step.

• After the hair has been cleaned, rub the alcohol and ginger mixture on the skin to remove odors. Next, use lukewarm water to rinse the clams and let them drain.

• Dried onions, peeled, ginger washed, then baked fragrant, smashed.

Step 2: Boil the goose

• Put the goose in a large pot and then fill it with water. Next, add the dried onion, roasted ginger and a pinch of salt. Add 1-2 tablespoons of white wine to the pot. Alcohol will help eliminate fishy odors and enhance the smell of the dish.

• For high heat until the water boils, turn down the heat. During the boiling process, it is necessary to remove the foam to make the broth clear and delicious. – Let the pot boil and simmer for about 25-30 minutes. To check if the goose is ripe, poke the goose meat with a chopstick if you don’t see the red water flowing, it means the goose is cooked. With large, old goose you can soak in a pot of water for a while to make the meat cooked and not chewy.

• Ngan is cooked tightly into bite-sized pieces and placed on a plate.

Step 3: Mix boiled ngan dipping sauce

You can mix the dipping sauce according to the recipe below.

Ingredients: 3 spoons of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice, 1/3 teaspoon of MSG, 2 teaspoons of boiling water, chili, garlic, minced ginger.

Put boiling water, sugar, and MSG into the bowl. Stir well to dissolve the spices. Add fish sauce, lime juice and stir gently. Finally add the chopped garlic, chili, and ginger to the bowl of dipping sauce.