– Vietnam: with pulp, petioles are usually intact, sometimes the roots are radiating around the tubers. The tubers are small, pale yellow, uneven in size, not smooth. – China: no pulp, dark orange, bright. The size is large, smooth and the tubers are quite even. Leaves are usually trimmed or cut clean. Pink: – Vietnam: The fruit is round, flat and smooth (like a chicken egg), the stem has many black spots, no grooves. The bark is pale and bruised. Fruit size is small and irregular in color. – China: the fruit is round, flat, slightly square, with four notches. Big and uniform in size. Beautiful glossy shell, bright red-orange, deep, usually without scratches. citrus apple Grapes: – Vietnam: Phan Rang grapes are usually small, red or light purple in color, berry, firm and hard to the touch. Very fresh rolls, short bunches. Strong sour taste. – America: darker skin, elongated, sweet, crunchy, little or no seeds. – China: round, large fruit, usually stored in cold containers. The fruit is light purple in color, with an opaque white powdery layer. The intestines have many seeds, soft. Slightly sour taste. Oranges: – Vietnam: Vinh oranges are round, small, greenish-yellow in color, the peel is often melasma. – America, Australia or South Africa: orange peel color is lighter than Chinese orange, but the surface of the peel is thicker, more stretchy, rougher. The price of American oranges at the Hoc Mon wholesale market is currently 56,000 VND/kg. – China: only seasonally, from about October of the lunar calendar to the New Year. The fruit is large, the fruit is dark in color, the skin is thin, the surface of the shell is smooth, the stem is slightly pointed and the bottom is slightly gourd; sometimes accompanied by branches and leaves. Seedless. Apple: – America: American green apples have dark green skin, crunchy, sweet. American red apples often have regular corners of the fruit, so they are easy to display and create beautiful shapes; shiny leather surface. – China: Chinese green apples have a pale green skin that is almost green-white, with a bitter taste. Red apples (also known as pentagon apples) are often different in size and size, the angle difference is uneven, so when standing, it is often tilted. Fuji apples, often confused by users as Japanese apples, have a light red color, uneven on the surface, and no luster. Chinese apples are also known as sugar green apples, similar in appearance to Fuji apples, light pink in color. This is the cheapest Chinese apple. Tangerine: Vietnam: Thai mandarin is usually only a very small amount grown in Lam Dong area, easily confused with Thai mandarin, China. Particularly, Tieu tangerines have large, yellow fruits; Thin-skinned sugar tangerines are often melasma and are not easily confused with Chinese tangerines.

Notably, this green fruit is also extremely expensive, up to 480,000-650,000 VND/kg. Ms. Nguyen Hong Hanh – a focal point selling fruit in Ho Chi Minh City, said that ripe mangosteen is familiar to many people. But few people know that the green mangosteen is still a rare specialty dish, because the collection and preliminary processing takes a lot of effort. Moreover, because there is only one season each year, the price of this fruit is not cheap. Therefore, every year in the season, Hanh also takes mangosteen in Binh Duong, Tay Ninh, … to sell. Both green and ripe mangosteen are available. Green mangosteen – a southern product that is more expensive than ripe mangosteen (photo: NT) With unpeeled green mangosteen, she is selling from 80,000-95,000 VND/kg. Particularly, peeled mangosteen is extremely expensive, up to 550,000 VND/kg. Because, it takes about 4-5kg of fruit to get 1kg of intestine, not to mention the peeling time also takes up to 1.5-2 hours. Green mangosteen pulp is often used to make salads. Because the fruit is still green, the skin is quite hard and has a lot of latex, if the buyer does not know how to prepare it, the mangosteen will be black, eating acrid. Therefore, she often peels it for customers to buy and process it and preserve it for longer. To make a delicious salad, according to Ms. Hanh, do not choose young or overripe fruit, but must choose those with green skin but old enough, the skin has a tan that is ripe enough, the mangosteen flesh inside will be crispy. Sweet, moderately sour, firm, with a strange acrid taste. In particular, when picking the fruit, it must be peeled and preserved immediately, if left 1-2 days late, the mangosteen will not be able to make salad. “This year, the mangosteen crop failed, so every day I only picked 30-40kg of green mangosteen. Customers who want to buy ready-made peeled fruits must order 1-2 days in advance, I mobilized family members to peel them in time. As a matter of fact, there was a time when I sold a few quintals of this type of mangosteen,” said Hanh. Green mangosteen flesh costs over half a million dong/kg (photo: NT) Ms. Tran Thi Hien – the focal point of selling mangosteen in Binh Duong – shared that mangosteen is grown in many localities, but the most famous delicious is Binh Duong mangosteen. This is also the place where the chicken mangosteen salad is strange, anyone who eats it once will always remember it forever. Because there is only one season each year, lasting from May to the end of June, many people take advantage of this time to order to enjoy the best green mangosteen. Ms. Hien said that the preliminary processing of green mangosteen is very elaborate because the skin is hard, easy to drain, and harder to peel than ripe mangosteen. So, just peel and wash under the tap to remove the pus. The processor must be skillful, otherwise the mangosteen will be crushed, not keeping the whiteness. While ripe mangosteen prices range from 70,000-80,000 VND/kg, pre-cut green mangosteen costs up to 480,000-650,000 VND/kg depending on the time. Even at the beginning of the fruit season, there was not much fruit, the price of mangosteen guts peaked to about 800,000 VND/kg, but there were still no goods for sale. Green mangosteen is used to make salad, but it is not always available to buy and eat (photo: NT) “Every day, I collect 15-20kg of mangosteen intestines, no matter where I peel, customers will order there, so the goods always keep their freshness and crispiness. It is estimated that I can sell about 1 quintal of mangosteen/day,” said Hien. Because it is quite expensive, people often buy 0.5-1kg of fruit pulp or buy 2-4kg of unpeeled fruit. Many guests from the North want to enjoy this specialty, she has to peel it and then send the plane out. Because if you leave the skin of the fruit, it will ripen quickly, lose the crispness and deliciousness characteristic of green mangosteen. Having enjoyed the mangosteen chicken salad for the first time during his trip to Binh Duong 2 years ago, Mr. Le Quang Chien from Duy Tan (Cau Giay, Hanoi) admitted: “The sour, sweet, and acrid taste of mangosteen has ended. Combined with salad dressing and sweet chicken meat, it is quite strange to eat, creating an unforgettable flavor. Since then, every time when mangosteen season comes, I ask my friends in it to send it out as a drink for guests.” However, in order to choose delicious green mangosteen fruits, he must order 2-3 days in advance to have them with extremely expensive prices, up to 600,000 VND/kg of mangosteen flesh. Therefore, each season he only dares to order 2-4kg of green mangosteen to spend with guests, called to enjoy a bit of Southern specialties, Mr. Chien shared.

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The rice cakes are fragrant and delicious, so it is always a favorite dish of many people. – 200g of rice flour – 50g cornstarch – 30g flour – teaspoon of salt – 550ml of filtered water – 600ml chicken broth – 1 tablespoon of cooking oil
Materials for making human: – 300g ground pork (both fat and lean) – 100g of purple onion – 30g dried shiitake mushrooms – 30g wood ear fungus (mushroom) * Spices: Salt, ground pepper, cooking oil, monosodium glutamate … For the leaf wrapping we will use banana leaves. Wash the banana leaves, then pour in boiling water for about 3 minutes. Then take it out and wash it well, cut it into a square size of about 1 glove. Making cake dough
Pour all the prepared cake dough into the bowl, mix well with ½ teaspoon of salt. Then, continue to add 550ml of filtered water, stir well.
After stirring, you let the dough rest for about 3 hours, thus, the new dough is fragrant and has a slightly sour taste, after steaming it will be more delicious.
Meat filling
Shiitake mushrooms and wood ear fungus are soaked in warm water for 30 minutes to soften, then chopped.
Onions peeled, chopped.
Place the pan on the stove, heat a little oil and fry the chopped shallots. When you see yellow purple onions, you continue to add wood ear fungus, shiitake mushrooms, and stir fry, season with 1 teaspoon of MSG, 1 teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of ground pepper for flavor. When the mixture is done, turn off the heat and let it cool. Put ground meat in a pan of mushrooms, wood ear fungus, purple onion just made, mix well.
Stir the dough with the chicken broth
After 3 hours, boil 600ml of chicken broth and slowly pour in the flour above, while stirring constantly to prevent the dough from clumping.
When you see the paste, the plastic does not clump, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, stir well and lower the heat to keep warm.
Package of cake
Use 2 banana leaves placed on each other so that the veins of the two leaves are perpendicular. Take a little cooking oil and rub all over the face of the upper banana leaf, in that case, the cake after steaming will not stick to the leaves.
Continue to fold the banana leaves in the shape of a funnel.
Hold the leaf in your hand and slowly add the dough. Note using a spoon to scatter the cake dough so that they are evenly attached to the leaf. Then, add the filling and add a layer of dough to the top to cover the filling.
Use your hands to squeeze the folds of leaves in, then tie them firmly with the cotton wool. Put the cake in the tray, steam it over medium heat for about 30 minutes.
Hot spring rolls can be served with chili sauce, silk rolls, … to increase the flavor. If the cake is finished, if not used, let it cool, you should put it in the refrigerator for storage, when you want to eat, just steam it. Note, the cake should only be left in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Attention: You should use pork bone broth or chicken to cook dough, that way, the new crust is delicious and rich. When cooking the dough, you should stir well with low heat so that the dough is soft, smooth, not bottle, burnt or lumpy. PV (St)

According to small traders, this year, the price of plums at the beginning of the season is lower than that of the same period last year. At a fruit stall of Ms. Lan at Nga Tu So market (Dong Da, Hanoi) the cheapest plum price ranges from 110,000 to 140,000 VND / kg. Plums are selected carefully, with larger red and more beautiful fruit, the price is 150,000 VND / kg. Some fruit shops, street vendors are selling plums at the beginning of the season with a price ranging from 120,000 to 150,000 VND / kg. Photo: TT “This price is 3-4 times more expensive in the main season, but still cheaper than this time last year. Last year I imported every day to sell out every day, but this year the purchasing power of the people is worse”, She shared and said that the customers who buy plums at the beginning of the season are mainly office sisters. This trader said that it takes about a month to wait for plums to come into the main season. At that time, the price will drop much, the fruit will be red, and eat better. Similarly, Ms. Ha, small trader at Nghia Tan market (Cau Giay, Hanoi), said that the main season of plum season must be from mid-May to early June. This time is the type of plum at the beginning of the season, so the quantity is scarce, the fruit is not yet really delicious and the price is many times higher. Selling plums along Pham Van Bach street (Cau Giay, Hanoi), Ms. Hoa also shared: “Plums are cheaper this year than last year because of the Covid-19 epidemic, people have limited spending. However, despite being cheap but still low, I can only sell about 5 kg a day. Plums are not only sold at local markets, but also at the beginning of the season, many people advertise cheaply on forums on the online market with an average selling price of 70,000-120,000 VND / kg. “This plum I got from an acquaintance in Moc Chau, Son La. Plums at the beginning of the season have a very sour taste, so they are picky ”, Ms. Uyen (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi), who sells this item online, shares. In addition, she also made pickled plum salted and chili to meet the needs of customers. “The plum this season is very sour and acrid, so I make it into different snacks. Women who have any need, just notice, I will do exactly like that “, she said. According to many people, 150,000 VND for a kilogram of plum is still an expensive price, they just “press the belly” to buy a few ounces to eat to reduce cravings. Just bought 3 ounces of plums, Ms. Linh (Dong Da, Hanoi) shared: “Plum prices at the beginning of the season are often very expensive. Although this plum is a bit sour and acrid, even the young fruit is still bitter, but it is suitable for my taste of sour food ”.