Sharing about her new product, Ms. Lai expressed: “Consumers now tend to reduce sweetness and care more about health … I think, fruit peel, especially grapefruit peel are not only processed. making jam to “play with”, but also used to support a number of diseases, such as: reducing blood fat, fatty liver, reducing cholesterol, clearing neck, supporting digestion … After that, I started to produce dried grapefruit peel jam to support health ”. Ms. Lai aims to achieve OCOP standard for the products of pomelo peel and kumquat in the future Also using grapefruit peel as jam, but the pomelo peel product of Mrs. Lai is not dried but only dried. When eating grapefruit peel, you can still feel the full flavor of grapefruit, keep the green color of grapefruit like when you first picked it, bite into a piece of grapefruit that is both flexible and fragrant, making people remember. Any journey to new things is also challenging and arduous, as is the case with Ms. Lai. Initially experiencing, researching to launch new products, Lai herself has failed many times. Just a small process of processing the wrong product with the wrong formula will spoil the experimental batch of dried pomelo jam. In that process, she both works and learns from experience, and at the same time, continuously corrects the recipe to produce a complete product. With a high determination to bring to the market a new product line, Ms. Lai does not stop researching, so it takes a long time for the pomelo peel jam and dried kumquat to be successful. When it comes to grapefruit peel, the process of processing bitter ingredients is not easy. In the grapefruit peel contains a large amount of essential oils. This is the ingredient that makes up the characteristic flavor of the product. But this is what causes the product to be bitter if not handled properly. According to Ms. Lai, the selected pomelo peel material must be a new, fresh shell. Do not choose shells that have been wilted, rotten, or have black spots on the surface. It can be said that the choice of raw materials greatly affects the color and taste of the finished product. Towards OCOP products in the future, Ms. Lai determined that the dried fruit jam or kumquat must be clean from the ingredients to the table, so, right from the selection of ingredients, Ms. Lai is very strict. With the jam of pomelo peel and pomelo peel, she chose to be the quality green skin pomelo variety of a business household buying and selling rice, Hung Hanh rice variety, the product has been assessed and recognized by the province as 3-star OCOP standard. “The plasticizing process is the most important. Because just keep low heat, just have to stir your hands evenly on the stove. Just a little negligence, the peel of grapefruit or kumquat will be dry and hard, not finished as expected. To make 1kg of dried pomelo peel jam, it takes 4 grapefruit fruits. With the selling price of 350,000 VND / kg of dried fruit jam / kumquat, my product is very attractive. Through the survey, many people believe that if the jam is delicious, high quality and brings health benefits, the price is “slightly” better than the market, they also accept it. Through the launch at the booth “OCOP products accompanying consumers in An Giang in 2021” took place from January 8 to January 10, 2021 at the pedestrian street of Ho Chi Minh City. Long Xuyen, my 2 products are favored by consumers. Since then, I have continuously orders. Currently, on average, each month, I sell to the market more than 20kg of pomelo peel jam, dried kumquat, on holidays and Tet, I have increased a lot ”- Mrs. Lai confided. Ms. Lai has invested in a small plastic dryer which costs 7-8 million VND. When making products, she hires some local idle workers (preferably disabled) to pack and pack for 10,000 VND / kg. Currently, her products have been tested by the Quality Control Center (Can Tho City) with no preservatives, no color products, no chemical residues, no plant protection drugs, and at the same time certified. food safety hygiene products.

Capturing the psychology of users to welcome the spring of Tan Suu, some gardeners have chosen to buy buffalo-shaped seeds to grow kumquat, hoping to sell at a high price. Accordingly, kumquat is not only grown in black buffalo, old buffalo, gardeners also plant kumquat in the same golden buffalo … Quatum is also grown in porcelain vase with many artistic and eye-catching patterns. convenient for playing in the living room … Kumquat bonsai shaped golden buffalo. According to Nguyen Nhu Ngoc, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, with the mindset “buffalo is an inheritance”, when customers come here to choose kumquat, they all want to own their own golden buffalo: “I have chosen a tree. kumquat satisfied, every year is associated with the image of animals, this year is the year of golden buffalo so I am very happy. Besides traditional kumquat products, many gardeners have created their own paths. The kumquat trees that are up to decades old are also skillfully cared for by the gardeners to produce fruit and buds in the Tet season. Mr. Hoang Van Luan, Hoang Luan Garden House, Tu Lien Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi, said that the trees with a long life in the garden create more elaborate ways to rent out for Tet. “The original bonsai line is large, standing … only for rent, and small seedlings for sale. Along with that, the gardeners create the positions for it to have full fruit and leaf buds to serve the demanding players ”- Mr. Luan said. Kumquat grafted driftwood. Gardeners in Tu Lien kumquat village also create unique works with the same perspective as kumquat in a rocky hole, growing on a rocky island, paired with driftwood … However, these products are in limited quantity. due to the fruiting rate, the formation is not much. Many gardeners share, from items that can be discarded, but through the skillful hands of human beings, there are art works with unique plants, costing over tens of millions or even tens of millions still attract. guest… Quat Tu Lien has long been a brand name with connoisseurs of Tet kumquat. Therefore, on the occasion of the annual Tet holiday, the traditional village of Tu Lien kumquat is a familiar place, attracting visitors to visit, looking to buy kumquat trees like that to decorate for the family./.

Banh chung and banh Tet have bright colors This is not only one of the auspicious signs of Tet but also explains why banh chung and banh Tet are two indispensable items on a Vietnamese Tet altar. Plum blossom bloom is a good omen for Tet Photo: Anh Tuan. Lush kumquat tree It is natural for trees to sprout and sprout in the spring, so if your home has a green tree with many leaves in your house, pay attention to their branches, if the tree has many green buds, that year will have many buds. If there are enough “four quarters”: Ripe fruit, green fruit, flower and bud will be lucky and successful for the whole year. Apricot flowers, peach blossom buds Our people think that after New Year’s Eve, if the apricot blossom (type 5 petals) blooms more and full, it is an omen. And luckier when there is one or more 6-petal flowers. The concept for apricot blossoms is the same: if the blossoming flower has many double petals (double flower) 3 layers (row) on the calyx and shaped like a rose, there will be many bliss. According to Hai Ngoc / Lao Dong