Slim Pickings
The water buffalo ate the last plant matter and lost rice grains after humans were done with harvest. Human excrement or “night soil” was used as fertilizer and buffalo droppings contributed. Concentrating human and animal waste in a paddy full of water in 100+ degree temperature and high humidity contributed much to the distinct smell of Vietnam.
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