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Sweetner for Rice Puff cakes  
   

Sweetner for Rice Puff cakes

The candy shop boils mangos to create the sweetner for the rice cakes.
Mekong Delta

December 15th 2005
Caught an early morning bus south to the Mekong Delta. I was joined by a group of eight others as we boarded a small boat to cruise around the Delta. Our first stop was a floating candy factory where they made sweet puffed rice cakes as well as candies. We continued our journey around the Delta stopping at a small village. Then we boarded two-man boats (I was paired with a girl from South Afri ... read more
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