Women earn a living digging for peanut worms in northern Vietnam
Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 17:53 GMT+7
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| Bowing down, plowing in, digging up... This is a normal, day-to-day practice on Minh Chau Island. |
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| Peanut worm is a real delicacy unique in Quang Ninh. |
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| One has to be perceptive and highly aware of the surroundings to catch the peanut worms. |
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| If the prey slides under the sand layer too fast, handwork will be required. |
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| Anticipating the scorching heat, the women always get themselves fully covered. |
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| Women on Minh Chau start the digging as soon as the sun rises across the horizon. |
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| Peanuts worms on a scale. |
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| Peanut worms are sold to on-site merchants as soon as they are dug up. |
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| Dried peanut worms are considered a high-end foodstuff. |
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| A woman is seen hunting peanut worms. |
