Not only has a unique taste, durian also has high nutritional value, replenishing energy for the body to work all day long. Durian contains a fairly high amount of B vitamins that help prevent aging, increase good cholesterol (HDL), support mood improvement and reduce stress. In addition, durian also contains a lot of Vitamin C, fiber, potassium, and pholic acid, which support the body to increase resistance and help the body feel refreshed. In Vietnam, most durian varieties were imported from Thailand and were first grown in Bien Hoa, then widely propagated to the Southern provinces and the Central Highlands. Currently, the durian growing area with the highest quality and diversity in our country is the Mekong Delta, typically the provinces of Vinh Long, Ben Tre… Delicious durian must include the following types: Durian Ri 6 When it comes to durian, one must mention the Ri 6 durian, an extremely familiar and easy-to-find durian in the market. The name Ri 6 is named after the “father” of this plant in Vietnam. Durian Ri 6 is favored by its characteristic aroma, thick rice, flat seeds, sweet taste, and moderate fat. Durian fruit has oval shape, narrow bottom, thin skin with yellow green color. The thick yellow durian rice is very beautiful, the seeds are small or flat. Sau Ri’s durian variety is now widely grown and produces high quality fruit in Vinh Long, Cai Mon, and Ben Tre provinces. Thai Monthong Durian Introduced to Vietnam in the early 90s, up to now, Thai Monthong durian has become one of the most popular durian varieties, not inferior to Ri 6 durian. Monthong durian fruit is green or gi, egg-shaped or rectangular, with thick spines, each fruit has an average weight of 2-4kg. Durian rice has a light aroma, a light yellow color, is thick and dry and can be preserved for a long time, because this feature makes Monthong the only durian variety that can be dried. Mongthong durian is characterized by a sweet, fatty taste like butter, flat or small seeds. Monthong durian is grown in many places, especially for quality fruit in the Southeast and Central Highlands. Durian is suffering Durian is a domestic variety, has long been popularly grown in the Mekong Delta, this durian variety is favored by its popularity, ease of cultivation and affordable price. Durian bitter melon consists of two varieties, yellow and green. The green bitter gourd variety with higher yield and quality should be preferred. The green bitter gourd has a long gourd like a filling, the color of the green skin is similar to the color of bitter melon, the spines are sharp and quite thick. Durian green bitter melon has yellow rice, slightly mushy, characteristic sweet and patient, very fragrant and fatty but the seeds are very large. The edible part of the fruit is relatively low, only about 16 – 18%, this percentage will be even lower in the fruit with small pits or small fruits. Cai Mon durian Legend has it that this durian variety was brought from Cambodia by a Confucian teacher named Luu in Cai Mon and planted in the land of coconuts in the 1910s and named Durian Sua Bo. Over the past 100 years, Mr. Luu’s durian variety has become a famous brand – Cai Mon durian. Bread is a familiar daily food for many people, but there is a cake that many people eat without getting bored called chrysanthemum bread. To save money and ensure your health, invite you to BlogAnChoi to learn how to make chrysanthemum bread that causes fever… Cai Mon durian fruit is not large, only 1-2kg on average, thin green skin, sparse spines. The rice is light yellow like chicken fat wrapped around flat seeds, has a characteristic aroma, the thicker the rice, the sweeter the taste, the richer the fat. (According to Viet Bao)

The dishes made from ant eggs are very diverse, in which, 3 dishes from ant eggs are the most popular and delicious, including: sticky rice with ant eggs, ant egg cake and ant egg mannequin. Sticky rice with ant eggs: is a dish made from glutinous rice, with added fat, onions, pepper, spices and ant eggs. The method is quite simple: Take the glutinous rice and wash it, soak it in warm water for about 4-5 hours, take it out to let the rice drain and then put it in the pantry. When you see the aroma of sticky rice, taste it soft, the rice grains are soft and succulent. Sauteed onions with fat (using chicken fat will create the most delicious flavor), then, add the cleaned ant eggs and stir-fry, seasoning to taste. Stir well when you see the fat aroma of ant eggs and the aroma of onions. When the sticky rice is cooked, stir it up, mix it with the ant eggs and then put it on a plate and eat it hot. The sticky rice with ant eggs has the fatty taste of fat, onions, the richness of ant eggs, and the fragrant plasticity of sticky rice. Ant egg cake. Ant egg cake: In the Tay language, it is called “pong nay”, a unique dish made from glutinous rice flour, ant eggs, and minced pork. In particular, there is an indispensable ingredient when making ant egg cake is fig leaves, which the Tay call “bà naa”. Choosing leaves to make cakes must choose the type of cake leaves, neither too young nor too old. When making cakes, you must choose small leaves that will be more fragrant and soft than the big ones. Glutinous flour can be made from dry flour or wet flour, mixed with a little flour so that the cake is not pasty or too flexible. After the dough is drained, mix it with a medium amount of soup powder. Place fig leaves in a thin bamboo mat to make cake, then thinly slice the previous layer of dough about half an inch thick. Next is the fried ant eggs with onions, minced pork spread evenly on the surface of the dough, then add a layer of glutinous rice flour, fig leaves on top. Gently press the cake to make it even and then steam it. When the cake is cooked, take it out to cool, use scissors to cut into squares just right to eat. The ant egg cake is flexible, fragrant with the smell of fig leaves, fatty and greasy with the smell of ant eggs. When eating, do not peel off the fig leaves, but the fig leaves are the factors that create the unique flavor of the ant egg cake. Ant egg salad. Ant egg salad: Made from ant eggs with banana flowers, it is very delicious and attractive. Prepare banana flowers with young sheaths washed, thinly sliced, soaked in water mixed with vinegar, then picked out and drained. Stir-fried ant eggs are mixed with banana flowers, mixed with herbs, lemongrass leaves and spices like sugar, salt, garlic… Eating this dish, you will find it spicy, acrid, sour, sweet and salty. The crispiness of banana flowers is mixed with the fragrant, fatty taste of ant eggs.