Staying up all night to make jackfruit pickles and bamboo shoot salt to support Vinh city people to fight the epidemic

Join hands in food processing

For the past two nights, women in Son Thinh hamlet, Thanh Thinh commune (Thanh Chuong) have stayed up all night making nhut - a traditional local dish that has existed for a long time - to give to people in Vinh city.

Ms. Phan Thi Tam (38 years old) - a woman in the hamlet said, in order to coordinate with the Youth Union of the commune, the women of Mo Nu group, Son Thinh hamlet started making jackfruit pickles to support the 0 VND booth towardsVinh city

Jackfruit pickles made from green jackfruit have long been a specialty of Thanh Chuong people. Photo: Huy Thu

Every night, there are usually 15 people participating. After collecting jackfruit (donated by the locals and picked by young people) and other ingredients, at around 8 pm, the women gather at Ms. Tam's house to start processing jackfruit into pickled jackfruit. Some peel the jackfruit, some cut the galangal and lemongrass, some grate and mix, the working atmosphere is very lively, lasting until 11 pm.

“Every night, our team processes 10 green jackfruits. After 2 nights of making jackfruit pickles, the team has processed more than 50 jars of quality pickles. In addition, we also peel peanuts. We hope to contribute a small gift to send to people in Vinh City,” Ms. Tam shared.

People of Thanh My commune (Thanh Chuong) stayed up all night making jackfruit pickles to support the zero-dong stall facing Vinh city. Photo: Huy Thu

Like Son Thinh hamlet, in Thanh Thinh commune, many other hamlets also started to process food like that. The people participating are mainly women, grandmothers, mothers, making tea, gardening during the day, and joining hands with the village at night.

In addition to female farmers, there are also youth union members, teachers... Some hamlets make jackfruit pickles, some make pickled bamboo shoots, and other dishes such as sesame and peanuts, pickled eggplant...

On this occasion in Thanh Chuong, people from many communes such as Hanh Lam, Phong Thinh, Thanh Mai, Thanh My, Thanh Duong, Thanh Tung, Thanh Dong... also simultaneously organized food processing and specialties to support Vinh city.

Processing jackfruit pickles requires many steps: peeling, shredding, kneading, mixing, salting... In the photo: People of Thanh Ngoc commune (Thanh Chuong) join hands to make jackfruit pickles. Photo: Huy Thu

Thanh My Commune Women's Union also established an "Anti-epidemic Rice Jar" to donate rice to serve the front line. In addition to working as a youth, some communes also doshyjackfruit,Sesame seeds are also used to make anti-epidemic glasses.

Ms. Le Thi Tuyet in My Huong hamlet, Thanh My commune confided: "In a short time, the Association has joined hands to make 60 jars of jackfruit pickles, donated 200kg of rice and many other foods to send to people in Vinh city. Although staying up all night was a bit tiring, the sisters all felt happy and warm-hearted."

In addition, local people also peel peanuts and process sesame... In the photo: Thanh Dong commune youth (Thanh Chuong) process peanuts and sesame. Photo: Huy Thu

Donate each bunch of vegetables and eggs

Although not processing food, the club membersvolunteeringHung Thai Nghia in Nam Dan district is equally enthusiastic about supporting people in quarantine in Vinh.

Mr. Nguyen Truong Khuyen (36 years old) - a member of the Club said: In recent days, the Club has actively called on people from communes such as Nam Nghia, Nam Hung, Nam Thai, Nam Thanh, Xuan Hoa to contribute clean vegetables and fruits grown by the locals themselves (green bananas, spinach, water spinach, bamboo shoots, lemons, bitter melon), meat, eggs... successfully organized 2 trips of trucks carrying tons of food to distribute to 4 locations in Vinh city.

Nam Dan residents contribute vegetables and fruits to support Vinh city. Photo: Huy Thu

In the hot sun, the club's volunteers worked all afternoon. Due to overwork, Mr. Khuyen fainted right in front of the Hung Dung Ward People's Committee. Despite the hardships and difficulties, the volunteers' enthusiasm could not be stopped. "We are collecting donations to start the next food support trips for Vinh City and Dien Chau," Mr. Khuyen shared.

During this time, people in many communes in Nam Dan enthusiastically contributed food, vegetables and fruits to local pagodas to transport to Vinh. The image of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Nam (Mrs. Man, 90 years old) in Xuan Son hamlet, Nam Xuan commune, despite her old age, still brought peanuts and eggs to support people in the quarantined area, moved many people.

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Nam (90 years old) brought food to support people in Vinh city. Photo: Huy Thu

It can be said that, in order to promptly support the quarantine areas to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic in the province, especially Vinh City, in recent days, many organizations, individuals, departments, branches and unions in localities have launched calls and joined hands to donate with the spirit of "mutual love", "a piece when hungry is worth a package when full", all for the cause of successful epidemic prevention.

On this occasion, people in each region have participated in contributing and supporting in many ways. Some contributed labor, some contributed money: cash, homegrown fruits, hometown specialties... In some localities, people took the time to process food into ready-to-eat dishes, to keep for a long time.

Although they are just ordinary, rustic dishes, they convey the deep affection of the people in the countryside for the quarantine areas in the province. In some places, where food cannot be processed, people immediately transport fresh vegetables and fruits donated during the day to Vinh city. For example, the Fatherland Front Committee of Xuan Lam commune (Hung Nguyen) coordinated with donors to donate 5 tons of green squash to the Fatherland Front Committee of Vinh city.

Warmth of humanity during the epidemic season

In the spirit of "every family joins hands to fight the epidemic", a mutual support movement has been created across localities. In addition to donating materials, cooking meals, contributing milk boxes, eggs... to support the task force and people quarantined in the locality, people in the districts also actively organize charity programs for the beloved Vinh city.

The gifts from the countryside sent to Vinh city's people are simple, but full of human affection. Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Nguyen Huu Quang from Do Luong said: In the past few days, he has organized 6 trips to transport free relief goods from Thanh Chuong and Do Luong residents, including food and provisions, to Vinh to hand over to the receiving points.

Late at night, every household joins hands to prepare jackfruit pickles and pickled bamboo shoots, and volunteer trucks carrying relief goods rush to Vinh city, evoking images of the flood days last year, when our countrymen shared the joys and sorrows with the people in the flooded areas of the Central region. It seems that amidst natural disasters and epidemics, the love of fellow countrymen shines brighter than ever.

Trucks carrying vegetables and fruits of Hung Thai Nghia Volunteer Club arrive at Vinh port. Photo: Tran Ngoc