The 1st of Ben Tre Coconut Festival: nine coconut records is set
09/02/2015 09:21
On 17th Jan 2009, in the framework of The 1st of Ben Tre Coconut Festival, nine Vietnam’s records of coconut is established. Including, two records are related to the organization of the Coconut Festival: the first Coconut festival in Vietnam; the Culinary festival has participated by the most of units and coconut’s dishes and seven coconut records as below.
1. The first Coconut festival in Vietnam
The 1st of Ben Tre Coconut Festival was held in 2009 by Ben Tre Provincial People’s Committee with the patronage of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Culture - Sports and Tourism, from 13th to 19th Jan 2009, for the 49-year anniversary of the «Dong Khoi Movement» (01/17/1960 - 17/01/2009) and the event of Rach Mieu Bridge to traffic on 19/01.
Presence in the festival, there are over 300 booths of over 130 units inside and outside the province. The own province has 33 units (62 booths). Vietnam Crafty Village Association participated 50 booths, showcased products of villages from Quang Nam back on.
The content of Coconut Festival includes: Spring Trading Fair 2009; Traditional vocational villages Association introduces some traditional products of their villages and manufacturing performance some typical traditional provincial vocations. The contest of processing and displaying cakes, jams, candy, dishes, drinks are made from coconut with the participation of the farmers, the women's unions in the province. Contest for coconut products title, including horticultural processing products for the most, biggest, most unique. Contest for the most beautiful fastest craft items, such as: basketing with coconut stems, twining the fibers, texttiling the coconut coir carpets,...In Coconut Festival were also honor individuals and businesses who have more contributed, dedicated to the development of the coconut industry and the coconut. Honoring Vietnam village title Ceremony, workshoping on coconut of Ben Tre to meet and exchange among enterprises, gaderners, scientists,...The reunion of Vietnamese records Exchange for introducing to regist record unique products related to coconut of Ben Tre and other provinces.
Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh - Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism had warmly welcomed and appreciated the idea for holding the 1st of Ben Tre Coconut Festival - 2009 of Ben Tre province, for the 49 - year anniversary of the «Dong Khoi Movement» (01/17/1960 - 17/01/2009) and inaugurating Rach Mieu bridge, which marked socio- economic development in the international economic integrative trends of Ben Tre.
The Culinary Festival has the most of participating units and coconut’s dishes and drinks.
In the afternoon of 16th Jan, at Ham Luong Hotel’s restaurant in Ben Tre Town, it took place the contest of Coconut homeland’s Culinary for welcoming the 1st of Ben Tre Coconut Festival - 2009
This competition had 185 of coconut’s dishes, included, 110 dishes, 52 cakes and 15 drinks from 160 Women’s Union of our provincial wards and communes. The results are: 39 winners, included: 25 prizes for main courses with the first for «steamed cum num in coconut water» (Female working board of Ben Tre Provincial Police); 11 prizes for cakes with the first for «banh tet» of Ward 3, Ben Tre Town; and 3 prizes for drinks with the first for An Hiep Commnune, Chau Thanh district.
In this oportunity, Viet Nam Book of Records Center had granted the Record Certification for Ben Tre with The contest of Coconut homeland’s Culinary has the most of participating units and coconut’s dishes.
3. The biggest coconut candy in Vietnam
Coconut candy weighs 600kg, 60cm width, 106cm length and 80 cm in height, of Dong A Ltd,.Co. with the brand Ben Tre coconut candy. This sweet made of sugar, coconut milk and malt. For this recording candy, company spent 150 of labor days.
4. Vietnam largest coconut shell teapot
The biggest coconut shells teapot of Thanh Liem Private Enterprise (Mo Cay town); was simulation shaped asVietnamese traditional teapot, with nearly 3m height, weighs 150 kg, by three Ben Tre artists used 25,000 round-shaping coconut shell buttons to link into for 45 days. This work has been awarded Vietnam record in the 1st Coconut Festival, took place in Ben Tre province.
Vietnam biggest coconut coir carpet
Coconut coir carpet of Thanh Binh Private Enterprise (An Hiep Commune, Chau Thanh district) was textiled by the biggest and longest coconut coir (12 m lengths, 6 m in horizontal) with the line «Welcome to Ben Tre» on the body, in the occassion for inaugurating Rach Mieu Bridge and the 1st of Coconut Festival.
The biggest woody coconut ceremonial tray in Vietnam
This woody coconut ceremonial tray of Thanh Nhan Private Enterprise (Phong Nam commune, Giong Trom district) was made of the 70-age-coconut-body. The ceremonial is 1 m2, an alcohol container is 75cm heighs, two round boxes with two drawers in each (diameter is 30cm), two wine glasses with diameter is 10cm and 19cm heighs.
The biggest pair of coconut coir buffalos in Vietnam
This pair of coconut coir buffalos are of Nam Cong Ornamental garden (Cho Lach) made by 4 people in 1 week. This pair of buffalos has a length of 2.2 m, 1.2 m high, 0.65 m diameter abdomen. Weighing of each "coconut buffalo" is 40 kg; these parts as the eyes and teeth are made of 3 small coconuts. This pair of buffalos are used to parade for celebrating the festival and Rach Mieu bridge traffic event, which is connecting two provinces Tien Giang and Ben Tre.
8 . Vietnam biggest coconut shell baby turtle
Truong Ngan is a specialized manufactor in producing wooden coconut crafts and coconut residues: scrub, leaves, shells, fibers,...into the family’s goods, furnitures, kitchen appliances, children's toys, souvenirs,...There are more than 400 items like tea pot, cup, wine box, glass, bowl, chopsticks, plate, spoon, fork, shelf for non-stick pan, vase, namecard’s box, jewelry boxe, cigarette box, ashtray, candle holder, coaster, cycle, car, handbag, rug,...Each item has many different models to suit different subjects and different environment. Truong Ngan products have been sold in many countries around the world such as China, Taiwan, France, USA, Japan,...
Coconut shell tortoise was performed by Truong Ngan handicraft manufactor, had a dimension of 2.3 m x 1.7 m, 120 kg, assembled from pieces of selectively dry coconut shells, by 2 workers make in 25 days.
9. Vietnam biggest coconut shell spoon and fork
For welcome Coconut Festival, Truong Ngan handicraft manufactor has launched the coconut wooden utensils biggest ever, including 1 spoon of length 2.6 m, 0.7 m horizontal, a long fork 2, 6m 0.7 m horizontally, using natural colors of coconut wood and polished outer to make it more beautiful so two workers in 30 days. This product was displayed during the festival from 01.13.2009 to the end of 19.01.2009