Cow dung for vanilla flavor

Dried cow dung in Kabul, Afghanistan as fuel - AFP manure sealed and heated in a pot for about an hour will produce vanilla aroma, can be used as soap and scented candles.

Mayo Yamamoto, of the International Medical Center in Japan, in charge of the research team, confirmed that the cow dung treated in this way had a vanilla-like aroma, though admittedly it was difficult to accept the use of a The product that comes from the animal dung.

In the face of the Japanese scientists plan to use vanilla flavor from cow dung (two times cheaper than real vanilla) to prepare non-food products. In about two years they hope to establish a plant capable of delivering thousands of tons of cow dung per day to produce vanilla flavor. This plan also contributes to the metabolism of cow dung, a problem faced by farmers.

HUYNH DAO