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Specialty from Âu Lạc (Vietnam) - Products of the Coconut Trees (In Aulacese)
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Today’s A Journey
through Aesthetic Realms
will be presented in
Aulacese (Vietnamese),
with subtitles in Arabic,
Chinese, English,
French, German,
Hungarian, Indonesian,
Japanese, Korean,
Mongolian, Persian,
Portuguese, Russian
and Spanish.
Sunrise lights up
the vast rice field
in my village
Breeze gently sways
the blooming rice flowers
Levees are drenched
with dew
Under the blue sky,
birds hover light-heartedly
They sing and bask
in the morning sun.
Please come
visit this place once
May I invite you
to my home village?
There are fond
singing voices
filled with love
for our motherland.
Come visit my village
during the exhilarating
season of ripening rice
Singing permeates
cheerful days of harvest.
Bà ba blouses
whiten the sky
Gentle hands swiftly
cut the fragrant rice plants
of the two seasons.
How happy it is to
carry home full rice loads
in the rhythmic sound
of singing!
Quickly we carry the rice
back to our village
The sound of rice
pounding echoes
through lit nights.
May I invite you
to my home village?
There are fond
singing voices
filled with love
for our motherland.
You’ve just enjoyed
the song “Come Visit
My Home Village”
by composer Thùy Linh
with vocals and dance
accompaniment by
our Association members
from southern Âu Lạc.
“Come Visit
My Home Village”
is an invitation for
distant travelers to visit
the peaceful countryside
to share the exhilarating
joy on harvest days and
listen to rice-pounding
work chants
filled with the love
for one’s motherland.
Âu Lạc,
a beautiful country
situated in Southeast Asia,
with sub-tropical climate,
is graced by Mother Nature
with green plants
and sweet fruits,
all redolent and
delectable throughout
the four seasons.
Depending on
the weather conditions
and culinary preferences
of each region,
the local people
have skillfully created
many savory dishes.
In our program
about Aulacese
traditional cuisine,
we are pleased to introduce the
specialty foods of a land
known for its freshness
and abundance.
Indeed, at a public lecture
in the United States
in March 1991,
Supreme Master Ching Hai
especially praised
the rich natural resources
of Âu Lạc.
“Âu Lạc is among
the most enriched nations
in this world:
there are mines of gold,
silver, uranium, lead,
zinc, and tin.
Âu Lạc has everything.
There are morals, piety,
harmony, and
four thousands years
of civilization.
It is one of the most
ancient countries
in the world.
Our land has always had
abundant foods and fruits.
I remember when
I was a student there,
there was a great
variety of fruits
when I went to Bình Dương
and Long Thành.
And rice!
Aulacese indigenous rice,
called Tám Thơm,
is the most famous
in Southeast Asia
and in the world.
There are also other
products, dried or fresh,
that are most popular
in the world.”
We are deeply grateful to
Supreme Master Ching Hai
for her
treasured words
and boundless grace
for the nation and people
of peace-loving Âu Lạc.
Since long ago, images
of the coconut trees
have naturally been
part of poetry, arts, and
the life of the Aulacese.
In Bến Tre Province
especially,
where coconut trees
are a famous specialty,
the area of
planting coconut trees
is the largest in the nation.
With orchards
of green coconut trees
stretching over
the three islets,
Bến Tre is also called
“Coconut Country.”
Why did you choose
this Coconut Country
as the place to retire?
Half a lifetime was spent
in my hometown already.
Now, the evening
of our lives will be spent
in my homeland.
That surely will
make everyone happy!
These things are so lovely!
What did you use
to make them?
I made them
from the by-products
of coconut trees.
You’re very skillful!
You study and
earn your living
at the same time?
Yes, I make money
to buy books.
Please help buy,
sir and ma’am.
Sure, I’ll help you.
The coconut is one of
the very useful fruit trees.
With skillful hands and
aesthetic minds, people
in the Coconut Country
have created
a traditional profession,
turning the unused parts
such as coconut wood,
coconut shells,
dry coconut, coconut skin,
stems of coconut leaves,
and coconut spathes
into unique products.
In today’s program,
we’re delighted
to introduce some of
the many different uses
of coconut trees.
Gentle miss, you dropped it!
There’s family heirloom
in it. What to do now?
Thank you.
You’re very welcome.
He’s an orphan
but intelligent
and fond of learning,
so I took him in
to provide for his study.
If only our villagers knew
how to make coconut
products like he does,
their lives would be better.
I think so too,
so I’ve bought a few acres
of coconut orchard,
so that after his hours
of studying,
he can teach this skill
to the poor.
Gentle miss!
My parents took him in
to provide
for his studies? (Yes.)
Take this coconut juice
for him then!
My gentle mistress
invites you to drink
this fresh coconut juice.
Oh, you...
Do you remember
picking up my mistress’
pouch that day?
She’s the beloved daughter
of the District Chief
and his lady here.
In the past, our ancestors
planted coconut trees,
mainly
to get the coconut flesh
to make cooking oil,
coconut wood
to build houses, and
stems of coconut leaves
to make brooms; however,
these uses were minimal.
There are still
so many by-products
from a coconut tree.
So, I make use of them.
Until now, I’ve had
more than 500 products
from the previously
unused parts
of the coconut trees.
These are discarded parts
from coconut trees.
I have gathered them
and brought here.
What is this, son?
This is coconut fiber
taken from the shells
of dry coconuts.
Look here, sir!
These mats are
made of coconut fiber.
Wonderful!
Coconut fiber is used
to make mats, ornamental
tree pots, and ropes.
Mats made from
coconut fibers
are particularly dust-proof
and contain
no chemicals harmful
to one’s health.
Coconut fiber is taken from
the shells of dry coconuts
by a very complex process
including putting
coconut shells through
a machine to extract, dry,
and package the fiber.
Nowadays, coconut fiber
is also exported
to countries such as
China and Germany.
These are stems
of coconut leaves, sir.
What is that for, son?
Stems of coconut leaves,
I can knit into fruit baskets
and these lanterns, sir.
Very skillful, indeed!
We’ve just been introduced
to a number of uses
for the coconut fiber and
stems of coconut leaves.
Aside from these,
almost everything
from the coconut trees
can be used
to create things of value
such as dry coconuts
made into ornaments,
stems of coconut leaves
into fruit baskets,
coconut shells into
convenient water ladles
and interesting fine arts
such as paintings,
handbags, or night lamps.
I notice
that he keeps the light on
to study very late
every night.
I owe him a favor but
I haven’t had a chance
to repay him.
Ah, take this coconut
dessert to him then, dear.
He’s a native
of the Coconut Country,
he must like it very much!
In that case, whenever
you prepare dishes
with coconut, make extra
then take some to him.
In term of cuisine,
coconut is a source
of nutritious food.
Fresh coconut juice is
a pure, mineral-rich drink.
Fresh coconut flesh
is used in many dishes
such as coconut glutinous
rice, coconut cakes,
and coconut jam.
Coconut oil is used
to fry food; it’s also
a natural conditioner
for skin and hair.
Coconut milk extracted
from dry coconuts,
high in fat content,
is a popular ingredient
in dishes such as curry,
savory crepes,
and sponge cake.
Coconut milk
is also used to cook
or add to sweet desserts,
creating
a very delicious flavor.
As for coconut candies
made from coconut milk,
a specialty of
Bến Tre Province,
it is not only
famous nationwide
but also exported
to many countries
around the world.
I’ve made this tea set
from coconut wood,
as a present for you.
You’re very skilled!
Thank you, son.
Coconut trees live for
about 50 years,
then dry up.
Its wood is cut
into small pieces,
then sun-dried,
treated for mold,
and cleansed.
It is then whittled
and polished to
make unique handicrafts
such as bowls, spoons,
chopsticks, combs,
cosmetic and jewelry
boxes, tea sets,
flower vases, and many
other fine handicrafts
with beautiful veins.
When we cut down
coconut trees, we’re
not destroying resources.
It’s because
the coconut trees
are either sick
or we want to change
the planting structure.
Besides, in the past,
the by-products
from coconut trees
weren’t used
and so they became
a kind of refuse.
Now we make good use
of them, and
they become products and
create jobs for farmers.
Gentle miss,
he offers you this comb.
It’s from coconut wood!
Gentle miss, he gives you
this jewelry box!
It’s of coconut wood!
Goodness!
A gift every 2 or 3 days,
then a souvenir
every 5 or 7 days.
You might as well have to...
To what?
You may have to
tell your parents
to buy you a trunk
to contain all these
lovely presents.
My customers include those
from Formosa (Taiwan),
USA, Japan, France,
China, and England.
Right now, the most
regular customers are first
from the United States,
then France,
then London.
The Japanese drink tea
with cups
made of coconut shells;
the German people
eat ice cream using cups
made of coconut shell and
spoons of coconut wood.
You’ve achieved
academic success,
fulfilling a
gentleman’s aspirations!
Now I’d like to
ask you one thing.
Anything you need,
I promise
to do my best to help.
I know that
you and my daughter
are fond of each other
all this time.
What I want to ask you is...
do you wish
to be my son-in-law?
I’m very grateful,
sir and ma’am.
Thank you, Dad and Mom.
As a special gift
from the Creator,
coconut trees offer
numerous benefits
to the world.
In Bến Tre Province alone,
there are 30 villages
making products
from coconut trees.
Products from
coconut trees are also
environmentally friendly
because they can replace
a wide range of products
hard to decompose
such as plastic and glass.
As such, they contribute
to building a clean,
healthy environment
and a green Earth.
Thank you
for watching our program
featuring the products
from coconut trees,
a specialty of
Bến Tre Province,
Âu Lạc (Vietnam).
Please tune in
to Supreme Master
Television for more
on Aulacese specialties
in future broadcasts.
Coming up is
Vegetarianism:
The Noble Way of Living,
after Noteworthy News.
Farewell.
Thank you
for watching our program
today on
Supreme Master Television.
Coming up next is
Vegetarianism:
The Noble Way of Living,
after Noteworthy News.
Farewell.
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