Peach ‘disguised’ Sapa is only 20,000 VND/kg

The peaches ‘disguised’ as Sapa peaches are plump and shiny with extremely low prices, about 20,000 VND/kg sold at toad markets and sidewalks in Saigon.

Peach “dressed” Sapa is red, round and very beautiful to look at From the beginning of May until now, on many roads in Saigon such as Cach Mang Thang Tam (Tan Binh District), Vo Thi Sau (District 3), Dien Bien Phu (District 3), Ta Uyen (District 11). ) … selling a variety of peaches in Sapa for only 16,000-20,000 VND/kg. At the small market on the side of Cho Lon Bus Station (District 6), street carts and sidewalk markets all invite customers to buy goods. “This is genuine Sapa peaches, the price is 16,000 VND/kg, guaranteed to be crispy, delicious and sweet” – the street vendor just splits the peaches for customers to try and advertise. Inside the market, rows of fruit stalls have peaches at the price of 30,000-35,000 VND/kg. “This peach, I put my acquaintances down from Sapa, not through traders. It takes about 2-3 days for new goods to arrive, so peaches are always fresh, crispy and sweet; Customers like it very much,” said Ms. Thuy, a small fruit seller. Buying 3 kg of peaches to eat, Ms. Lan Huong (living in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City) said: “Every time the peach season comes, I buy it for my family to enjoy. Sometimes when I see ripe peaches that are rejected by small traders, I buy “bags” and then soak them in sugar to make peach tea. At Hoa Binh market (District 5, Ho Chi Minh City), Mrs. C. – a small fruit seller confirmed: “The peaches sold in the carts, street vendors are “fake” peaches, and mine is the genuine Sapa. Those who sell peaches for less than 20,000 VND are not from Sapa, and I do not know where the origin is. Sapa peaches must be big and round, ripe like this to be real.” Mrs. C. is selling peaches for 30,000 VND/kg. Take about 20,000 kg per day to sell to customers. Asked Mrs. C if she got it from the wholesale market, this person shook her head and said: “All the fruits here are delivered to me to sell, not from the wholesale market”. When I tried to buy Sapa peaches to eat, with the green fruit, it was quite crispy but with acrid taste, and the ripe fruit was soft and cold; Doesn’t taste as sweet as advertised. A representative of a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City said that currently this supermarket has Sapa peaches, but the quantity is not much. Sapa peaches do not look beautiful, nor are they pink and shiny like in markets. Currently, the selling price at this unit is about 39,000 VND/kg. However, this fruit product is constantly out of stock. Meanwhile, in the price list of fruits imported into the Thu Duc wholesale market for agricultural products (the largest wholesale market of agricultural products in Ho Chi Minh City), Sapa peaches are not present in this market. Characteristics of authentic Sapa peaches Sapa peaches have recognizable characteristics, the fruit is only as small as a tea cup, fragrant, crispy and slightly sour. In particular, the shell of Sapa peach has a soft downy layer. That’s why people here also call it “Sapa feather peach”. Meanwhile, peaches “labelled” Sapa often originate from China with the characteristics of smooth, smooth skin, little or no hair, and quite large size. Chinese peaches do not keep their crispiness for long, the pulp is yellow, when eaten, they are soft and less sweet. These large berry peaches are advertised by small traders originating from Sapa, priced at 25,000 VND / kg Cart for goods only 15,000 VND/kg The fruit is still green, squeezed hard, crunchy but no taste Ripe fruits are soft, cold to eat, not sweet and fragrant USA Although the wholesale market has no goods, but Sapa peaches have appeared in many markets, street carts The characteristic to recognize the true Sapa peach is that the fruit has many hairs, the head is slightly hooked like a crow’s beak. While this item sold in the market does not have those characteristics.