drying of newly harvested rice grains at the roadside
@SIMPLYD (90721)
Philippines
September 13, 2011 9:24pm CST
As I was travelling on my way to my hometown last week, I saw people arranging their newly harvested rice grains by the roadside. This has been the habit of people at our place since the old times. I was amazed that until today, it’s still being done.
Have you seen this practice also guys?Please share some to me.
3 responses
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
16 Sep 11
Maybe it's not practiced in your place because there weren't many rice field owners in your place. As to the copra drying, we also have that here in some of our places, because it's one of the businesses here of some of our coconut farm owners. 
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
15 Sep 11
i seldom see rice grains placed along the roadside for drying. but i remember when i was still in my 20's that i see a long line of rice grains being dried along the roads of Bataan towns while i was assigned to do some technical works in the nuclear plant.
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
15 Sep 11
I think this was the custom of most Filipinos before, when rice milling isn't that high tech yet. Imagine, drying them by the roadside, where the buses and jeepneys could run over them. What if the tires were laden with wastes of animals? 
Well, i guess, here in our province some practice is because their rice mills are still the old styles.
Well, i guess, here in our province some practice is because their rice mills are still the old styles.
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
14 Sep 11
Yes, I have seen that practice when I travel during vacations. I guess a lot of old ways are still being practiced until now.
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
14 Sep 11
MAybe this only happens in rural areas, where milling of rice isn't that high tech yet.
But because of them doing that, we are able to eat , well delicious and well milled rice. 
