Learning how coconut candy is made in Ben Tre

Learning how coconut candy is made in Ben Tre

Thanh Hoa

Coming to those workshops, tourists can see the process of making a small bar of sticky coconut candy from top to toe and enjoy hot pieces of sweet and greasy coconut candies which just come out of the oven.

A man cooks coconut milk with malt, a crucial ingredient to produce coconut candies. Makers add flavors durian, chocolate, or la dua (a kind of pandanus leaf) in the cooking process to turn out assorted candies

After the mixture of coconut milk and malt becomes thick, makers put it on a wooden mold covered with a layer of coconut oil before cutting it into small pieces

Foreign visitors are invited to try hot coconut candies on the spot

A man picks coconuts to make candies. The chosen coconuts are those turning dry because they give sweet and greasy coconut milk to make good candies - PHOTOS: THANH HOA

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