Ca Mau is a land of rivers, many regions are reclaimed, with fields of eleocharis dulcis stretching endlessly. Before and after the first years of liberation, the fields of eleocharis dulcis in ThoiBinh, U Minh, Tran Van Thoi, CaiNuoc, Dam Doi, were just “barrenness” lands, famous for being deserted, only weeds - eleocharisdulcis - making up the majority of trees to live on this land. In addition to other species, eleocharis dulcis makes up a relatively small amount but it is one of the specialties of CaMau people. Eleocharis dulcis often thrives in low-lying areas.
 

Eleocharis dulcis thrives on reclaimed soil, especially in deep-lying areas

Eleocharis dulcis thrives on reclaimed soil, especially in deep-lying areas contaminated with alum. In the dry season, absolutely eleocharis dulcis is not appeared, but after a few rains early in the season, the land is flooded, eleocharis dulcis and many other species began to multiply and flourish.
 

Eleocharis dulcis has just been uprooted.

Eleocharis dulcis is round in shape, usually nearly the size of the little finger and the stalk is longer than other types (about 6-7 inches, depending on the deep or shallow water level).
 

Peeling eleocharisdulcis.
 

People in Ca Mau often uproot in the flooding season (from about May to the lunar December every year when the fields have started flooding). In this season, the eleocharis dulcis thrives and until the windy season comes, the eleocharis dulcis and many other species begin to brown and die in the dry season.
 

Must be very meticulous, soft to peel off each stalk.

In order to have pure white stalks to make dishes, this is a difficult and arduous process of farmers. The first is to find to the deep-lying fields of eleocharis dulcis (because the deep-lying areas, eleocharis dulcis lives a lot, develops well and have many baby stalks) to uproot. People who uproot eleocharis dulcis, often have to be immersed in the water to find baby stalks that have just sprung up 2, 3 inches or approximate water surface to uproot. After that, the  eleocharis dulcis cut short to take home and then uses a sharp knife to cut a line on the stalk and then peel off the old shell. When the peeling is completed, each stalk only takes the young stem from the bottom to about 2, 3 inches. Old stem, slightly hard to cut off.
 

Eleocharis dulcis has been peeled off.

Eleocharis dulcis is considered as a clean vegetable, because it is a “natural vegetabl”, does not use chemical fertilizers and preservatives, so it does not affect consumers' health. Eleocharis dulcis can process many delicious dishes such as dipping sauce hotpot, Thai hotpot, seafood hotpot; stir-frying with buffalo, beef, shrimp, crumbs; making pancakes,as raw vegetables to eat with snakehead fish, grilled catfish or deep-fried, etc. In short, no matter how you cook the eleocharis dulcis , it is still very delicious, soft, crunchy, sweet and of the “natural vegetables” of Ca Mau Cape.