How do jellyfish form? Ms. Miranda Lowe, curator of the Natural History Museum, in London, England, said the life cycle of most jellyfish species is similar. As hermaphrodites, jellyfish have two gonads, male and female, located in the longitudinal gastric tube symmetrically across the gastric plane. Normally, a jellyfish goes through five stages in its life. First, the adult jellyfish will “lay” eggs and sperm into the water. These two cells combine to form a fertilized egg in water. The fertilized egg develops into a small larva, called a planula. It looks like a microscopic worm and can move freely through the water. The planula will look for a solid surface, such as the seabed, for shelter. During this time, it will develop a digestive system and be able to feed itself. Thanks to the right water and temperature conditions, the planula will turn into a polyp. Polyps sprout, multiplying themselves into large clumps that look like giant bushes. When the right conditions are met, the polyps release into many young jellyfish. After the jellyfish is produced, the polyp changes to a younger polyp form. Young jellyfish continue to grow into adults. Despite their unique beginnings, most jellyfish have a short life span, usually from a few hours to several months. Some species can live for several years. However, the immortal jellyfish (scientific name: Turritopsis Dohrnii) is outside this rule. The secret of “tricking” Death The Immortal Jellyfish is a jellyfish-like waterfowl, of the phylum Cnidaria, commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea or the Sea of ​​Japan. It is shaped like a bell, with a diameter of about 4.5mm. The membrane of this jellyfish is quite thin, except for a little thick at the top. Their stomachs are relatively large, bright red in color. Young jellyfish are 1mm in diameter and have only 8 tentacles evenly spaced along the edge, while adults have 80-90 tentacles. Immortal jellyfish can reverse their life cycle when injured or starving to death. This means they could theoretically last forever. When physically damaged or under stress from starvation, the adult immortal jellyfish will transform the body’s tissues and circulatory system back to a polyp state. Because of the loss of tentacles and the ability to swim, polyps again settle to the sea floor. Over the next 24 – 36 hours, this polyp will develop into a new polyp, located in the early stages of the jellyfish. Then gradually, this polyp will hatch into a jellyfish. This phenomenon is compared to the life cycle of a butterfly. Instead of dying, the butterfly can transform back into a caterpillar and then from the cocoon, it will spread its wings again. The process behind the “rebirth” of the immortal jellyfish is a process of differentiated transformation, which is extremely rare in animals. According to research by scientists, cells in adult jellyfish and cells in polyps are different. The process of adult jellyfish shrinking into polyps allows it to form a new body, different from its original form. But the new adult jellyfish and the old jellyfish are genetically identical. Reversing the life cycle can be repetitive. In perfect habitat conditions, immortal jellyfish will never die of old age. Ms. Miranda commented: ‘We can be too focused on the large jellyfish. But little animals like this can provide a lot of great science about jellyfish and the natural world.” Diagram of the life cycle of a jellyfish. Faint existence Scientists think that the immortal jellyfish likely existed in the oceans long before the dinosaurs went extinct about 66 million years ago. But research on this animal only began in the 1980s. Immortal jellyfish were first discovered by scientists in 1883, but it was not until 100 years later, in 1980, that people accidentally discovered their immortality. University students Christian Sommer and Giorgio Bavestrello collected polyps from immortal jellyfish and watched them until the polyps turned into jellyfish. As immortal jellyfish mature, they assume that they must reproduce before they die. But unlike other species, they quickly turn back into polyps and settle to the bottom of the tank. Through observation, the two students realized that when under stress, this jellyfish would fall to the bottom of the tank and transform without fertilization or becoming a planula. This discovery led scientists to name the jellyfish Turritopsis Dohrnii the immortal jellyfish. However, not always immortal jellyfish can “fool” Death. They are the prey of many other animals such as sharks and turtles. The polyps of the immortal jellyfish are also defenseless against the pursuit of sea slugs or crustaceans. It is difficult to find out how long the immortal jellyfish can live. Immortal jellyfish are very sensitive, so laboratory studies are also fraught with challenges. Despite the difficulties, Mr. Shin Kubota, a Japanese scientist, has been raising immortal jellyfish since the 1990s. He commented that taking care of them is very time-consuming. Every day, he has to monitor the water temperature, the ambient temperature, the salinity of the water. The species’ favorite food is shrimp eggs, which must also be crushed. Kubota’s research shows that, in about two years in captivity, the immortal jellyfish have “rejuvenated” about 10 times. This jellyfish has a relatively secretive lifestyle, so their development is difficult to detect. Small size, translucent color, so immortal jellyfish are hard to see with the naked eye. Another reason the immortal jellyfish’s existence is overshadowed is that their existence does not have a negative impact on the environment. Also, in the treasure of human knowledge, the immortal jellyfish is still a mystery to be discovered in the future.

“The young glutinous filling is now rounder, bigger than a month ago. Biting and eating, the pulp was very thick. These are natural forest fillings, a specialty of the countryside, very clean and safe, without chemicals,” Phuong said. Currently, 1kg of green sticky rice fillings at the beginning of the season, Phuong sells for 50,000 VND/kg. Customers buy 2kg, she sells 95,000 VND. Because it’s just the beginning of the season, many people come to the store, see delicious fillings, and immediately order them for processing. Green filling at the beginning of the season is loved by many housewives “Customers who buy green fillings at the beginning of the season usually use a knife to smash the fruit, then store it with fish or meat. Because green fillings are young, the seeds are very tender. Filled with fish and meat stock, the sour taste is very delicious, but it is not acrid,” Phuong said. According to Ms. Phuong, the main harvest season must be nearly 2 months away. At that time, the filling will be ripe. There are 2 types of fillings, which are green fillings and black fillings. These types of fillings are grown a lot in the northern mountainous provinces. If the green fillings have green skin, the black fillings are dark purple. Both types of fillings are diamond-shaped, very delicious and can be used to prepare many dishes. At the beginning of the green filling season, although the selling price is still high, many housewives still rush to order fillings to eat. “There is no such fruit in the city, but only in the northern mountainous region. Therefore, seeing fillings at the beginning of the season, every housewife buys 1-2kg. Like my house, I like to marinate fish sauce. Just halve the fillings, add some delicious fish sauce with a little sugar, and eat deliciously. But many people stock it with meat, fish, and make apricots. In general, there are many ways to eat with fillings.” This small trader revealed that every day she sells from 30-50 kg of fillings at the beginning of the season. “With translation like this, many people buy online. They buy fish stock and meat stock so that they can eat less for the whole week, so they don’t have to go to the market many times and still have delicious food every day.” As far as Ha Dong, but a housewife named Thanh, 28 years old, when she saw the first season of the season on the online market, she immediately ordered 2kg to eat, even though she had lost 30,000 VND to ship. However, as long as there is filling at the beginning of the season, she will have less cravings. Fillings can be combined and processed into many dishes, such as braised with fish, meat, sticky rice Green fillings have a fleshy, fatty taste “My wife and I both like to eat green fillings and black fillings. With green fillings, I usually stock with copper perch. In turn, arrange 1 filling on the bottom of the clay pot, one layer of fish. Then put the soy sauce in the fish pot and cook on low heat until cooked. Very strange, fish stock with fillings, fish is not fishy. Perhaps the filling will take away the fishy taste of the fish. Eating fish has a rich, delicious taste of fillings. Everyone in my family loves this dish. Or if I’m bored with fish stock, I’ll put it in my mouth with bacon, “she said. Even, when buying green fillings, Ms. Thanh also beat it slightly. Then she roasted the chicken with fillings, adding a little water to infuse the spices. Finally, chop some ginger leaves and mix well to eat. Not only does she like to eat green fillings, but Thanh is also addicted to black fillings, although this type of filling cannot be processed as many dishes as green fillings. “With black fillings, I often make sticky rice with sticky rice fillings. Eating sticky rice with fillings gives a strange feeling, both fat and fleshy mixed in sticky rice seeds. This housewife said that she really wants to learn how to salt filling like the Tay people so that she can eat fillings all year round, but she doesn’t know how. “I have studied salt a few times but have not been successful. Because the processing of salt fillings has too many meticulous stages. Perhaps because the salting technique is not correct and the preservation is not good, there is no filling for the whole year,” she admitted.

According to Ms. Ha, a small trader at the 365 wholesale market, she usually sells vegetables every day. About a week ago, she started trading young crocodiles for sale. Due to the beginning of the season, the number of crocodiles purchased is not much, only 10-20 kg/day. These are young, small and sour, slightly acrid, but due to the scarcity of crocodiles, many housewives buy 1-2kg to eat. Crocodiles at the beginning of the season begin to be sold Crocodile price is only 40,000 VND/kg, much cheaper than last year’s price “Last year, I sold crocodiles at the beginning of the season for 60,000 VND/kg. But this year, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the price of crocodiles also decreased much, only 40,000 VND / kg. These are young crocodiles, which I bought from families in My Duc, Chuong My, Ung Hoa, “said Ms. Ha. Ms. Ha said that although young crocodiles at the beginning of the season are sour and a bit acrid, many guests especially like them. In addition to cooking sour soup, soaked in boiled water spinach, many housewives who love snacks also like young crocodiles with sugar or soaked in fish sauce. This small trader shared, in about a month, crocodiles in the North will enter the main crop. At that time, the crocodile was bigger and firmer, and thicker. The price of crocodiles when in the main season also halved, only about 20,000 VND/kg. Currently, this small trader also said that every day she sells crocodiles at the beginning of the season about 20kg. There were days when customers asked to buy more, but she did not have anything to sell. Talking about the experience of choosing to buy fresh and delicious crocodiles at the beginning of the season, Ms. Ha said: “The first 10 crocodiles in the season are almost 10, no need to carefully choose each one, they are still delicious. Buyers only need to choose large fruits with slightly lumpy skin and thick pulp to get a lot of sour meat. Avoid choosing fruits with dark skin, bruised and shiny skin because they are too young and can’t be kept for a long time. Preparing to harvest crocodiles Mrs. Do Thi Hue, a housewife in Ha Tri 1, Ha Dong, Hanoi today went to market 365 and also chose to buy 1kg of crocodile at the beginning of the season. Mrs. Hue said, her whole family liked the sour taste of crocodile more than lemon and tamarind. Because the frozen crocodile stock had just ended last week, today when I went to the market, I saw that there was a sale of alligators at the beginning of the season, she rushed to buy 1kg for 40,000 VND. “The first crocodiles in the season are mainly young crocodiles and alligators, so you can buy sour fish soup or boiled water spinach soup to get a very delicious and refreshing bowl of soup. My grandson likes to eat young crocodile with fish sauce. Therefore, I bought 1kg to eat, bought it all over again. Because young crocodiles at the beginning of the season don’t last long, they get damaged quickly,” Hue said. This housewife in Ha Dong also said that from now until the end of the crocodile season, her house still has to buy many more times. Especially near the end of the season, when the crocodile is in the period of the cake, has the most meat and the most acidity, she often buys 10 kg of crocodile to shave off the shell, wash it, then let it drain and put it in the freezer cold gradually. “With this method, my family has crocodiles to eat all year round. In addition, I also soaked a few pots of crocodile water for the whole family to drink in the summer. Or at the end of the ripe crocodile season, I take advantage of making the crocodile shell to eat gradually. It is very convenient and delicious to eat crocodiles any way,” commented Ms. Hue. From mid-May, early season crocodiles are also sold by many small traders on the online market at the price of 35,000-40,000 VND/kg. The topic of selling alligators is also very popular, a lot of housewives come in to inquire and order.

Ms. Duyen, a small trader in Ha Dong market, said that normally she sells vegetables of all kinds. About a week ago, she started importing young crocodiles: “ Young crocodiles have been around for about a dozen days now, but the number is still small because it is just the beginning of the season. Every day, I can only get 5-7kg to sell at best and usually sell out in just a moment “. Young crocodiles for sale on personal Facebook. (Screenshots) Similarly, Ms. Hoa (Co Nhue, Bac Tu Liem) also started selling young crocodiles from the beginning of this week. According to Ms. Hoa, young crocodiles at the beginning of the season are often bought by many housewives, even though they have a bitter and acrid taste. Surprisingly, this year’s early season crocodiles are not as high as last year. Ms. Hoa shared: “ Last year, at the beginning of the season, I sold young crocodiles for 60,000-70,000 VND/kg. However, this year, the price of crocodiles dropped much, only 40,000 VND/kg. If you buy 2kg, the price is 75,000 VND “. Crocodile at the beginning of this year is cheaper than last year, only 40,000 VND/kg. (Photo: Facebook) Ms. H. Lan (in Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi) has just bought 2kg of crocodile at the beginning of the season, revealing: My family likes to eat young crocodile because the seeds are very soft. In addition to cooking sour soup, boiled vegetables, young crocodiles are also very delicious with sugar or fish sauce. This year, young crocodiles at the beginning of the season are much cheaper than every year. I think it may be due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic “. Not only sold at the market, young crocodiles are also overflowing the “network market”. Trang, an online seller in Hanoi, said that for about a week now, she has sold nearly 10kg of young crocodiles every day. There were days when customers asked to buy more, but she could not get much to sell. Crocodile pickled with garlic and chili sauce is also quite attractive. (Photo: Facebook) According to Trang, in about a month, crocodiles in the North will enter the main crop. At that time, the crocodile was bigger, firmer and thick. The price of the main crop will also be much cheaper, only about 20,000 VND/kg, possibly even lower. Not only selling fresh crocodiles, Trang also made young crocodiles soaked in chili garlic sauce and sold them for 85,000 VND / 1kg jar. Crocodile is packed in clean jars, stored in the refrigerator, can be eaten for 1 month. Many small businesses also receive packaging, vacuum if customers request. (Photo: Facebook) Currently, young crocodiles at the beginning of the season are very popular, many sellers say that housewives are constantly asking to buy, but due to the lack of goods, they often have to wait.

Farmers in Ban Xen commune collect Tuyet San tea. In April, the weather is warm, poinsettias are still red on the stone fence around the green tea hills, as if they are “incubating the aroma” of heaven and earth to turn on fresh buds. We went to Ban Xen commune, sharing the joy of a bountiful spring tea crop with tea growers at the gateway of the “steel land” of Muong Khuong (Lao Cai). Crossing the winding slope from Ban Lau town to the beginning of Ban Xen commune, through the graceful greeting gate like a Nung girl’s hand beckoning, opening in front of her eyes is the green bowl of tea tenderly caressing the buds of the spring crop. summer. Tea trees have existed for decades in Bao Thang, Muong Khuong, Bac Ha, but only in Ban Xen there are nearly 700 hectares, pure and delicious Tuyet San tea is “top of the table” in the Northwest, because of its beautiful water color and fragrance. , sweet. The concentrated, high-quality tea area in Ban Xen is the living result of the Tea Planting Program of Lao Cai province over the past decades. Talking with us, Mr. Do Quy Van, this year at the age of 67, former Secretary of the Party Committee of Ban Xen commune and also a “witness” who has attached his whole life to the tea tree here shared: “It’s not easy to have it. is the largest pure tea area of ​​San Tuyet in the province as it is now. It is the result of the people in my hometown who have been “communicating with suffering” for decades now. Walking on the green tea hills, attracting the eyes, Mr. Van recalled: Around 1986, the Ban Xen people from the lowlands of Thai Binh, Hai Phong, and Ha Nam along with the indigenous peoples had ” march up the hill” put tea (seeded) to the test in this land. “She” of Tuyet San tea “drinks the sun during the day, the night sucks the dew” from the high mountains of Muong’s steel land was lowered to Ban Xen more than 400 meters above sea level, it’s not easy. At that time, officials and people pushed improved carts to collect buffalo and horse manure uphill to Thinh Guai village, Na Pha to grow tea. The commune encouraged houses that could grow 0.5 ha or more to be exempted from community labor, not having to open roads in Din Chin and Ta Gia Khau at that time. Because it is a new tree, many people are still afraid, so they have to use “lever” to create a movement, in which cooperative officials, party members, and exemplary youth unions take the lead so that the people of the Nung and Dao ethnic groups can take the lead. , Teaching lessons to follow. The day I arrived, I was lucky to meet Mr. Vang A Lai, Giay ethnic group, this year over 62 years old but still very strong, his voice sounded like a battle drum. At that time, he was a rare party member, assigned to take charge of bringing tea plants to the Thinh Gua hill area, almost every day, he ate and slept on the hillside with the tea tree. Clinging to the people, sticking to the village, clinging to the tea gradually he brought the “her” of Tuyet San tea boldly rooted in the land of Thinh Guai, Na Pha, Suoi Thau … “There were times when it seemed like failure, then I was very sad, But I am still determined to overcome difficulties and do it because of the belief that one day Tuyet tea tree will take root deeply and sustainably, blossoming green buds and spreading fragrance in this land “- Mr. Lai said. The breakthrough must have been since 2001, when the State implemented Program 135 for extremely difficult areas and Lao Cai province identified tea as the “mainstream” in the crop structure of the agricultural sector. More specifically, Lao Cai province has a Tea Planting Program, with objectives and policies to support varieties, capital and techniques for tea farmers and tea purchasing, processing and consumption establishments. Chairman of Ban Xen Commune People’s Committee – Tran Van Tien said: “With the determination of all levels, branches and efforts of farmers, Ban Xen has turned this semi-mountainous land into the “capital” of Tuyet tea. San of Muong Khuong, with 689 hectares, of which 560 hectares are being harvested, with a total output of nearly 7,000 tons of fresh buds. With the right guidelines, clear policies and mechanisms, the lowlanders of Hai Phong, Ha Nam, and Thai Binh “stand shoulder to shoulder” with the Nung, Dao, and Giay indigenous peoples… here, “abandon corn and delete cassava.” “Low productivity, low economic efficiency, quickly degraded soil to grow tea. The upside-down hills stretching from Thinh Guai, Na Pha, Suoi Thau, Na Vai, and Sang Tao… covered with the new green color of Tuyet San tea instead of cassava and corn, growing more and more young. grease, contributing to stable income, creating jobs for many local workers. Only then will it become clear that “the will of the Party and the people’s will” will come to fruition when it is linked and created as a driving force and a strength in every daily work, from cadres to people, especially in the process of eradication. hunger, reduce poverty, rise to riches in difficult lands. In Ban Xen, there is a popular saying, people call tea tree “don’t worry about rescue”, because it only has a high or low price, but it doesn’t rot, dumped like bananas and pineapples when the output is “clogged”. The Ban Xen area is often hit by hail and whirlwinds, but Tuyet San tea does not break branches or crush leaves like other trees, just bravely weaves branches and buds like the temperament of Ban Xen people. Talking about the “tea king” in Ban Xen, no one can pass Mr. Vang Din Lin, in Flat Tao village. Mr. Vang Din Lin’s family takes care of fertilizing according to the technical process of making clean tea, using only organic fertilizers, not using chemical fertilizers, so the soil is fertile, the tea tree has big buds and high yield. With nearly two hectares of tea, each year Mr. Lin and his wife earn hundreds of millions of dong. Thanks to tea, 675 out of 933 Ban Sen households have jobs and stable income sources, more millionaires, and good farmer households, such as Nong Van Truong, Nong Van Sen, Nguyen Trung Huy… Every year The commune added dozens of households out of poverty, the whole commune now has less than 4% of multidimensionally poor households. Thanks to that, Ban Xen and Ban Lau reached the new rural finish line at the earliest in Muong Khuong district, since 2015. Gone are the days of spontaneous tea making, now Ban Xen people associate making clean tea into a commodity area, shaking hands with Thanh Binh and Phong Hai tea companies to make a chain of tea products, binding each other for mutual benefit. general economic benefits. Chairman of Ban Xen commune Tran Van Tien excitedly added that Thien Phu Company is urgently completing the construction and installation of a production line for a tea processing factory located in Lung Vai commune, right next to Ban Sen tea area. The unit is committed to product consumption, instructing farmers on techniques, care, and pest control to produce safe and qualified organic tea products for export to European markets. Middle East, Taiwan (China)… The golden sun is like honey covering the tea hills that are straining the sap on each leaf, just waiting for the first rain of summer to pop up buds and buds for people and for life. At the end of Sang Tao village, Nong Van Min and his wife worked hard to prune the old branches, fertilize the tea fields with organic fertilizers to gather sap to raise young buds, waiting for the rain to come rushing in, for the spring tea generation. Satisfy the expectations of the fertiliser for a bountiful and warm tea crop.

VOV information, from the Lunar New Year up to now, the price of live pigs has continuously decreased. The live hog price is currently at its lowest level in a year, while the downward trend continues. Currently, the price of live pigs in the North ranges from 67,000-70,000 VND / kg. In the Central, Central Highlands and the South, the live pig price is 70,000-72,000 VND / kg. Experts assessed that the price of pork decreased because the domestic supply was initially assured, the re-herding in localities took place smoothly, the source of imported frozen pork was still large, directly competing with the source. domestic livestock “hot” pork. However, the market is still volatile with the risk of African swine fever and rising animal feed prices due to rising world raw material prices. Young cicadas cost half a million still expensive Cicadas in early summer are expensive (Photo: Dan Tri) Young cicada is a popular dish, familiar in many villages, but recently, they have become a specialty in the city. According to Dan Tri Newspaper, the source of cicada consumption is mainly restaurants, pubs and specialty shops specializing in forest products. Prices of ticks are increasingly being pushed up due to insufficient supply and demand. In the early summer, cicada nymphs, also known as young cicadas, were actively sold on the internet market for 400,000-500,000 VND / kg. Animal feed prices have risen sharply Recently, the price of a series of animal feed has increased sharply, causing many difficulties for both businesses and breeders of pigs, chickens, ducks, fish, shrimp … According to the Law of Ho Chi Minh City, in animal husbandry, the cost of feed accounts for 60-70% of the production cost, so when the price of food increases, the production cost will increase. The decrease in supply is due to the fact that many breeders do not dare to re-herd, plus the increase in production costs will push the selling price of finished products (pork, chicken, duck, …) up. Airfares have plummeted, increasing fees for passengers After the ceremony of 30/4, the air ticket price dropped sharply, many stages were less than half a million dong / ticket. The reason is that the demand for travel has decreased, plus the outbreak of Covid-19 disease in some localities has also made many people travel restricted. This causes airlines to adjust fares on routes to stimulate demand for travel. The airlines simultaneously increased fees with passengers flying. (Photo: Dan Tri) Meanwhile, Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, Vasco and Bamboo Airways will increase the system administration fee by 100,000 VND / flight. And passengers will have to bear this fee. According to the airlines, the increase of system administration fee is to adjust to the current market, helping the airline improve service quality, especially the ticketing system is better operated. Selling sports equipment, mounting baffles, shipper “cashing in” season Translating Covid-19 causes limited outdoor and collective sports activities. But this situation is an opportunity for people in the sports equipment business to develop online sales. The service of installing partitions and bathing was also active when the epidemic broke out again. Many stores do business, manufacture partitions, “single blast” showerheads in recent days. Companies that provide home disinfection spray services record orders increase by dozens of times compared to normal days. The outbreak of Covid-19 made business people afraid to go to crowded restaurants. This caused shipper’s orders to skyrocket these days. Mask dealers massively discharge inventory After a long period of silence, the groups of buying and selling masks have had the opportunity to become active again in the last few days with the appearance of Covid-19 positive cases in the community in some localities. Mask-men who hugged their products since last year have not been able to discharge the new service to take advantage of opening warehouses to discharge inventory and also not forgetting to raise prices. In the group specializing in wholesale masks on social networks, a medical mask agent offered a price of 1.2 million VND / carton (50 boxes of 50 pieces per carton). This price is about 300,000-400,000 VND / barrel higher than when the Covid-19 translation was temporarily quiet. The price per box of wholesale masks is about 24,000 VND / box. Plum rice is as cheap as giving it to still ineffective, plums with whole branches are expensive to sell out Every year, the price of rice plums in the garden is from 8,000-20,000 VND / kg, this year, the price of plums has decreased sharply to only 1,000-2,000 VND / kg. Although the price is as cheap as for this type of plum, this plum is still in the garden. There is a set of plum rice branches sold for 500,000 VND and still sold out. (Photo by Nhat Thanh) Meanwhile, plums with whole branches in set are extremely popular. Plum branches with ripe fruit and green leaves are being sold for quite a high price, from 250,000 to 500,000 VND / set depending on large and small branches. Massively liquidate cheap hotel and villa vouchers Although they had planned and closed the purchase of travel and resort combos, many people had to suspend the trips because of the epidemic fear. Currently on forums and groups, more and more information appears for sale, liquidation and discount of resort vouchers at luxury hotels and villas with surprisingly cheap prices. Some even accept to liquidate a loss of tens of million dong compared to when buying. With a lotus flower sauce of thousands of petals, Ha Thanh sisters were looking for them In 2019, the world of lotus lovers stirred when social networks appeared with the image of a lotus planted in a giant flower pot. In particular, this flower not only has a few petals or 100 petals like a traditional lotus, but has up to 1,000 petals. A lotus seed of a thousand petals costs 400,000-500,000 VND, and a lotus pot costs up to a million VND. This flower is causing fever (photo: Truong Dieu Anh) Nowadays, instead of selling plants or tubers, many people sell flower-cut lotus flowers like traditional lotus varieties. The price of a thousand-petaled lotus is quite expensive, up to 150,000-200,000 VND / 5 flowers, 5-7 times more expensive than ordinary lotus depending on type. Although it is quite expensive, but the thousand-petaled lotus is still actively bought by women. The western sorghum spilled into Hanoi The millet fruit only appears in the West once a year. At the end of April of the calendar year, the cassava fruit starts to ripen, and is sold by many small traders on the internet market at a fairly affordable price. This year, saffron appeared more in Hanoi. In previous years, the price of saffron at the beginning of the season was sold at a more expensive price, about 55,000 VND / kg. But this year, due to the influence of the Covid-19 epidemic, the price decreased to 40,000 VND / kg at the beginning of the season. The more in the main season, the price of saffron decreases even more, only about 20,000-25,000 VND / kg. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)

Ms. Tran Thuy, an account specializing in selling cicada nymphs in Hanoi, said this year the price of cicada nymphs has decreased compared to last year. “In 2020, there is a time when the price of cicadas up to 450,000-500,000 VND / kg, still not enough to sell, but this year the price of this item tends to be cheaper,” she said. According to her, from the end of April to the beginning of May, the cicadas are in the infancy stage and have not yet grown wings. “At this time, the nymphs are fat, soft, and fragrant,” Thuy said. In recent years, cicadas pupae have become a special specialty for many people as well as restaurants and pubs. Photo: Ha Tran. This dealer said that cicada nymphs each time in the season are very attractive to buyers, especially drinkers. “Many people buy a kilo to try and then order another 2.3 kg,” she said, saying that at the beginning of the season, the price is quite high, in the middle and the end of the season, the price will cool down. At her shop, type 1 vacuum cicadas pupae cost 400,000 VND / kg, type 2 costs 300,000 VND / kg. Explaining the reason why cicadas nymphs are quite expensive, she said: “Because the process of hunting cicadas is very complicated and takes a lot of time during the night, sometimes it takes to go all night to hunt one kg of nymphs, so there is a price. high”. Similarly, Ms. Bui Vinh (Dong Phu, Binh Phuoc) said that cicada nymphs at the beginning of the season have just molted, the cicada’s body is still very young and newly emerging wings are difficult to catch, so they are rare and high priced. “In the past, people mainly collected nymphs to eat, but gradually the market demand was increasing so they started to pupate them for sale,” she said. Ms. Vinh said that the cicadas that came from the ground up and clung to the tree trunk after 5-7 minutes will molt, then I just need to light the lamp and catch. After getting soaked in salt water for 20-30 minutes, then remove the wings, cover with boiling water once and rinse. “Every season, my neighbors and I go together to catch nymphs and sell to earn extra income. Just a flashlight and a bucket of clean water diluted with salt can go hunting nymphs,” she said. Currently a kg of cicada nymphs she sells wholesale prices ranging from 190,000 to 250,000 VND / kg, depending on the type and time. “Customers, pubs often have to pre-order to have products. Many days, I cannot sell enough goods,” said the trader. Cicada nymphs do quite a lot of delicious dishes that are loved by many people. Photo: Chu Hanh. Roasted cicada pupa with lemon leaves is a favorite dish every summer for many people drinking. “During a drink, I was introduced to this dish by a friend, so I became addicted since then, every year to season, I find people to order”, Mr. Dung (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) shared. “One kg of young mite pupae is quite a lot, I buy 2.3 kg ready to divide into small bags for the refrigerator to eat gradually, each bag about 200-250 grams of processing up to be filled with a plate,” he said. Although it is a strange product sought by many drinkers, users should be careful when choosing, preliminarily processing and processing cicadas nymphs to avoid harm to their health. Before that, in May 2019 in Quang Ninh, a man was hospitalized with anaphylactic shock after drinking alcohol and eating cicadas. Doctors diagnose the patient with degree III anaphylaxis due to eating cicadas, emergency treatment according to anaphylactic shock regimen. Notably, a man in Binh Phuoc died from eating young cicadas in May 2014. According to some experts, cicada nymphs live in the soil environment, so there is a high risk of infection and parasitic fungus. In particular, some poisonous mushrooms are dangerous to users. Therefore, people should use caution.

1. Young tofu 1 box 2. Eggs 2 fruits 3. Cornstarch 2 tablespoons 4. Deep-fried flour 30g 5. Cooking oil Just enough Steps 1. Cutting beans 2. Processing beans 3. Frying beans Prepare materials 1. Young tofu 1 box 2. Eggs 2 fruits 3. Cornstarch 2 tablespoons 4. Deep-fried flour 30g 5. Cooking oil Just enough Tofu is a favorite dish that many people love, there are many ways to prepare tofu. This deep-fried tofu is extremely delicious. Since the tofu’s flavor is smooth and silky, the texture is similar to the inside of the crispy milk. Crispy crust, soft and fatty inside when enjoyed extremely enjoyable. This type of tofu frying is essentially a “jacket” around the tofu, requiring a total of 3 layers: cornstarch, eggs and fried dough (or breadcrumbs). When you bite a piece of fried tofu, you can clearly feel the flavor layers of the dish, extremely stimulating. How to fry delicious tofu 1 Cut the beans Cut the young tofu into 2cm squares. How to fry tofu delicious 2 Processing beans Put the eggs in the bowl, beat them. Have 1 bowl of cornstarch, 1 bowl of deep fried flour. How to fry tofu delicious Roll each piece of tofu over cornstarch. How to fry tofu delicious Then dipped in the egg layer. How to fry tofu delicious Finally roll through the fried dough. Do this one at a time until the beans are gone. Note the beans must be fully covered with 3 coats. 3 Fry the beans Boil oil about 60 degrees Celsius, then drop the beans and fry. Fry until tofu is golden, then take out a plate lined with oil absorbent paper is finished. Fried tofu seems to be very simple, but if you create a little creative, you will have an attractive and exotic dish. It is best to eat deep-fried tofu while still hot to ensure the crispness on the outside. You can prepare more sauces for dipping such as mayonnaise, sesame sauce … or depending on your preference! Another important note is that when frying, the fried dough is very fast, so you should not let the fire get too big, it will easily burn the dough. In addition, when you just see the yellow fried dough, take the beans out immediately because at that time the heat will continue to make this fried dough a little more yellow. Effects of young tofu Made from soybeans, isoflavones in young tofu have the ability to reduce the level of bad cholesterol or low density lipoprotein in the body. As a result, enhancing cardiovascular health helps prevent heart disease better. Similar to soybean sprout, tofu is also effective in preventing cancer. Young tofu contains abundant selenium and essential minerals for the body; helps the antioxidant system to function better. It can prevent bowel cancer, prostate cancer, but eat the right amount and the right dose to be effective; otherwise it will cause side effects. Women who eat young tofu regularly have the ability to slow down the aging process. Young women help keep skin elasticity, stretch facial muscles, prevent skin aging quite effectively. Wish you success with this delicious crispy tofu frying! According to the Vietnamese lifestyle

Representatives of Doan Yen Bai Province, Mu Cang Chai District Party Committee and Warm Towel Fund for children to grow bamboo at the “dinosaur backbone”, Phinh Ho village, Di Xu Phinh commune, Mu Cang Chai district This is an activity under the project “Green Sound” with the aim of building a model of enriching forests and creating a sustainable bamboo ecosystem; at the same time creating income for economic development. The project is implemented by Doan Yen Bai Province and the Warm Towel Fund for you in collaboration with Mu Cang Chai district. The project will be implemented from now until 2025, which is expected to plant on a total land area of ​​16.81 ha in the “dinosaur backbone” area of ​​Phinh Ho village, Di Xu Phinh commune, Mu Cang Chai district. In the immediate future, in 2021, it will be pilot planting 8,800 trees on an area of ​​more than 8 hectares; in the following years, additional planting will be made on the remaining area. In 2022, the project will deploy a cultural space, product display area, language classes to preserve local cultural values, support community tourism development and create a green ecosystem. from bamboo. Ms. Doan Thi Thanh Tam, Secretary of Doan Yen Bai Province, said that in recent years, storms and floods have seriously affected forest resources in Mu Cang Chai. The project implemented here aims to regenerate forests, protect the environment and develop the local tourism economy. Besides, the “dinosaur backbone” in Phinh Ho village is the attraction for many tourists to conquer and take check-in photos. This is one of the three “backbone of dinosaurs” with Ta Xua – Son La, Binh Lieu – Quang Ninh, many people rated the most beautiful in the North. “The project makes sense not only to the environment and local people but also to the young Yen Bai in the direction of forming youth cooperatives doing tourism economy”, Ms. Tam said. According to Ms. Tam, the bamboo source used in the project is indigenous species. Youth unionists coordinate with farmers with the guidance and advice of experts to create landscapes and ensure the growth of trees.

Possessing the strength of vocals and charismatic performance on stage, Song Tung always maintain its performance through each round of the competition. BigDaddy’s student – Emily was said to have a subtle way of handling beyond the age that admired the coaches and judges. On the eve of the night of deciding and announcing the winner, Coach Emily shared feelings and evaluated the outstanding progress of the students at the music race this year. – Hi Emily, how do you feel about Song Tung’s progress after joining GHVN New Generation 2021? – Starting point, Song Tung has a good voice, capable of performing and impressive charisma on stage. After the competition at GHVN New Generation , you have progressed and you are much better. BigDaddy and I have focused on teaching Song Tung what he did not know, such as Rap performance. Song Tung learned and grasped quickly. After difficult challenges from 2 coaches, the way the baby moves is more and more firm and fluent. Moreover, the baby’s dancing ability is also improved. These will be valuable experiences to help you go further on the path of developing a singing career. During the training process with Song Tung, besides the musical ability recognized by the judges, what was the most impressive thing about the student that impressed Emily the most? – I am impressed by Song Tung’s gentle, innocent, obedient personality. After the contest, we often go out with the baby to have the opportunity to talk and get to know each other better. – Before the Finals, what special preparations did BigFamily have for Song Tung? – BigDaddy and I still follow the criteria of Song Tung to what his child loves so that he can complete the exam in the most comfortable way, without forcing him to follow any framework. Song Tung likes to show off his vocals, so we chose a Pop song with a difficult technique to challenge the students. A song composed by musician Pham Thanh Ha will be BigFamily’s choice for the duet competition with the coach. Through this song, we want to affirm that, no matter what, all BigDaddy team members – Emily is still a family, loving and accompanying together. – Observing the performance of the Top 4 contestants GHVN New Generation 2021, how does Emily comment on the children? – All contestants can enter Final They are all very talented individuals, this is also proven by the maturity of the children throughout the competition. Regardless of the outcome, I believe the kids also had valuable joys, experiences and valuable growth lessons at this year’s program. – After sitting in the hot seat with the Kidneeland and MimiMama team, how does BigFamily feel about the other 2 coaches? – Compared with two friends, BigFamily is still “incapable”. The first time BigDaddy and I take on the coaching role of a music contest for child talents, so the confusion and clumsiness are inevitable. However, I believe, the energy that we have brought is definitely not inferior to the two other teams. Each coaching team has its own style and direction, but we are always learning through each other to improve. – Over 14 episodes of TV broadcasts with BigDaddy on hot seats, what did Emily say about this collaboration with her husband? – It was a really enjoyable experience for both of us. Emily and BigDaddy have found new inspirations, feelings and have more experience working with children, … thanks to the process of accompanying the children. – What memories with BigFamily’s small family at the program reminded Emily the most? – It is difficult to choose a specific memory because there are always stories that help me better understand children. Each child brings a unique color and that uniqueness has created a big family “unique” throughout the competition. – Looking back on the recent journey with students and coaches, is there any regrets about Emily? – I feel satisfied and satisfied because I really did my best in this year’s competition. BigFamily brought new songs written by us and our team. Besides, the time and opportunity to interact to understand the contestants on the team can be said to be the biggest success of me and BigDaddy. No matter the results, BigFamily is always proud of what we have at the show. – Why did the BigFamily team choose the “affordable” direction for students to perform songs that are not too challenging? – We always think that choosing the right song will bring success to the kids more than challenge them. The audience can completely recognize the youthful, meaningful music color in the spirit of “big family” through the way we choose songs for each student. – What lessons for herself that Emily learned from the role of coach GHVN New Generation 2021? – Journeys GHVN New Generation 2021 gives me a lot of meaning. Although my experience as a coach is not too long, it has given me new directions in the future. I thought, if I stopped singing, I would become a teacher in the music field. This also needs me to be more cultivated and psychological when working with young children.

Below the post, many people leave comments with the desire to be instructed by this mother on how to make beautiful and delicious food for her baby.

The sure mother being talked about here is the sister Pham Thi Luyen (Hanoi) is currently a preschool teacher.

According to Ms. Luyen, normally she is not an excellent person in cooking, but from the time her child reaches the age of weaning, she also learns and learns by herself to make the dishes that her child loves.

“I joined the weaning groups on facebook and saw other mothers making young tofu from oats, so I tried to try it myself, and came up with a way to mix and feed the baby”, Luyen shared.

When her beautiful dishes received many compliments from everyone, Ms. Luyen herself felt very happy and had more motivation to take care of her child more carefully.

According to Ms. Luyen, the baby snacks made by her are extremely simple, fatty, delicious and nutritious. Called the dish “young tofu” but has nothing to do with beans, but the main ingredient is oats.

Ms. Luyen shares the recipe for this “young tofu” dish, which includes 1 part oatmeal, 3 parts water, mixes the flavor of other tubers and grind them. Then, sift the ground oats twice to filter out the pulp, bring to a boil, while stirring while the oats are thick.

The last step is to apply 1 layer of baby’s cooking oil to the mold, add the boiled oats, wait for it to cool, then put it in the refrigerator cooler.

“During the making process, you should pay attention to the mixing ratio is relatively standard because if it is too thin, it will not freeze. Mothers pay a little attention that the baby will have delicious food and still be beautiful “, Ms. Luyen said excitedly.