2024-04-07 11:37:53
The ‘Extreme Job’ episode ‘Thailand, Coconut Harvesting and Processing’ will be broadcast on EBS1TV at 8:55 pm today, the 6th (Saturday).
Thailand is a country called a fruit paradise because you can taste fresh fruits all year round. Among them, from the harvest of sweet and savory coconuts, to the processing process, and to the factory for exporting mangoes, which are loved by the public for their mild taste. Meet the workers who sweat for sweet fruit.
Dangerous coconut harvest site
Coconut, a tropical fruit with a sweet and savory taste. As this fruit is used not only in desserts and dishes, but also in crafts, large quantities of coconut are harvested every day. Preparations to harvest coconuts are in full swing at a coconut farm in Thailand. It is said that in order to harvest coconuts that grow on trees about 15 meters high, a special tool is needed. It is a tool with a spear and sickle called ‘Mai Tat’ and ‘Ngam Kat’ attached to the end of a long bamboo. Bamboo, which is as long as the height of a coconut tree, is long and heavy and requires a lot of strength, but it is an essential equipment to harvest coconuts without climbing the tree.
After picking coconuts with a long stick, they are dropped into a waterway. If they are dropped on hard ground, the flesh will be damaged and the value of the product will drop. When harvesting, be careful not to get hit by falling coconuts. Because it can lead to serious injury, you must always work with a sense of tension. Coconuts dropped into the waterway are tied with a rope in the water and then moved. In order to harvest about 4,000 coconuts a day, the process of picking, tying, and moving the coconuts must be repeated.
Coconut’s transformation is innocent! Coconut processing site
Coconut has a unique taste and aroma and is used as a variety of food ingredients. There is a place that makes a variety of desserts every day, from coconut drinks to jelly and ice cream. To make coconut dessert, you must first separate the shell and flesh, and the amount of coconuts processed per day is as many as 2,000. It is said that it is not an easy task since you need to use a sharp knife to peel the hard shell… If you hold the coconut incorrectly, you may cut your hand with the knife, so you have to be careful while working. If you trim it repeatedly, you will feel pain in your arm. Coconuts prepared in this way are separated into shell, flesh, and water, and are made into coconut desserts that can give people a variety of pleasures.
From Thailand to Korea! mango export factory
Meanwhile, mango is gaining popularity not only in Thailand but around the world for its soft texture and sweet taste. There are workers who work frantically from morning to export mangoes. The amount of mangoes produced here per day is about 30 tons. In order to export high-quality mangoes, all processes, from selection to washing and packaging, must be carefully checked in accordance with export standards. In particular, since not even a single insect can be tolerated, the vapor heat treatment process, which is carried out at a temperature of 47 degrees, is the most important. Here is not the end. It is said that in order to meet the set time and quantity, you have no choice but to pay attention until the delivery vehicle departs.
Saturday, April 6th, 8:55 PM, EBS 1TV <극한직업>introduces the work site in Thailand, where tropical fruits are harvested and processed with great sweat.
Photo by Reporter Park So-gi EBS 1TV <극한직업>
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2024-04-07 11:37:53