Special handcraft products of Coconut

Coconut trees can grow everywhere in our country. However, there has long been a saying “Seeing coconut is missing Ben Tre”. Maybe coconut trees have long existed on the land of three isles and had a close attachment to the people here.

Coming to Ben Tre, visitors asre attracted by not only the delicious taste of cononut milk but also skillful handmade products of coconut. Few plants have as many practical values as coconut trees. Its seeds, leaves, trunk, leaf stem, fiber … are used to make goods for consumption and exportation.

More than 500 articles can be made from coconut such as teapots, teacups, wineglasses, bowls, chopsticks, plates, spoons, forks, ladles, flowerpots, card boxes, jewelry boxes, ashtrays, candle stands, models of cyclo, motorcycle, football cups, massage tools, dolls, wine gourds, animal-shaped souvenirs, lanterns, bags, mattresses … Each article is of various sizes and designs that can satisfy visitors’ needs. These products can be used as ornamental objects, personal accessories or housewares.

Besides family makers, private businesses, export companies scattering throughout Ben Tre, there are two main craft villages focusing on coconut handmade products in Phung (Phoenix) Islet and Oc (Snail) Islet.

From coconut sub-materials, with their creative minds and skillful hands, Ben tre craftsmen bring to life various distinctive works of art which partly promote Ben Tre image to national and international friends.