(Baonghean.vn) - These days, hundreds of households in the coastal area of Quynh Luu are harvesting oysters; this profession helps people earn millions of dong every day.
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| Oysters are raised by people in the coastal communes of Quynh Luu on rivers adjacent to the sea. During harvest season, people use rowboats to row out to the middle of the river to scoop each string of oysters onto the boat. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| This is a mollusk belonging to the bivalve crustacean group in the clam and small oyster family that lives on the coast, in coastal cliffs or river mouths, clinging to rocks, reefs to eat plankton and organisms in mud, sand, seawater, etc. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| While meticulously removing oyster meat from the shell, Ms. Ho Thi Luong in Tan An village, An Hoa commune said that her family raises 5 oyster rafts, each raft releases 2,000 strings with over 14,000 oysters in the river. On average, her family collects 15-20 kg of oyster meat every day, earning over 2 million VND/day. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Oysters are raised in the river for 10-12 months, usually harvested before and after Tet, the harvest period lasts for 4 months. When harvesting, people scoop each string of oysters onto the boat. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| The oysters are removed from their shells, and this dish contains many nutrients. After removing the meat, all the oyster shells are gathered into a pile to be strung on a string and raised in the river until harvest. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Along provincial road 537B through Tan An village, An Hoa commune, there are dozens of households removing oyster meat, tourists passing by can stop to buy oysters to enjoy. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Ms. Ho Thi Huong - an oyster farmer said, before and after Tet, oysters are often sold at a higher price than normal days, 100 - 120 thousand VND/kg for large ones; 60 - 80 thousand VND/kg for medium ones. For every oyster raft, people earn from 7 - 10 million VND/year; most people raise 2 rafts or more. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| In Quynh Luu district, there are currently hundreds of households raising oysters in An Hoa, Son Hai, Quynh Thuan, Quynh Ngoc communes... Oyster farming is quite simple but brings high income. However, only areas with favorable conditions near the sea can develop this profession. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| According to traditional medicine, oyster meat has a slightly salty sweet taste, cool properties, non-toxic, has the effect of strengthening yang, replenishing essence, nourishing blood, eating it can treat insomnia caused by heat, dry heat, thirst, dizziness, premenopausal disorders in women, postpartum women with lack of milk, anemia eating oysters is very good. Oyster meat can be processed into many dishes such as oyster soup with chives, boiled oysters, oyster porridge, oyster soup with clams and carrots. Photo: Viet Hung |
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