The old plant used for cattle to eat now helps traders make money because it has become a strange dish that is hunted by city people

Ginger flower buds suddenly became a strange dish for Hanoi people, advertised by merchants as a crunchy, aromatic dish that has the effect of relieving colds.
Ginger flower buds are not known to everyone, because this is inherently a plant that grows in the forest and is a dish of the highlanders. The ginger flower bud is only as big as a thumb and the stem is about 10-15cm long, dark green, which if you look at it, you will easily mistake this for the sprout of bamboo or asparagus. When peeled off the outer fibrous skin, the sweet scent of ginger remains forever.

According to a seller, ginger flower buds, also known as forest ginger flowers, are picked by highland people. Therefore, many people who grow ginger downstream may never see it. About every 7 to 9 lunar month is the time to harvest ginger flowers, for mountainous people, this is a rare specialty because it only comes once a year. In recent years, this specialty flower has appeared more in Hanoi. Advertised as a strange, crispy and delicious dish with a cooling effect, in a short time, the price of this dish has increased to 60,000 – 65,000 thousand VND/kg. Many people found it strange that they bought it to try. Ginger flower buds are especially sold on online markets when in season. Housewives will also take advantage of ordering this specialty flower to eat, because there is only one season a year, and ginger flowers cannot be preserved for too long. On the cooking forum, dishes cooked from ginger flowers appear more and more. Ginger flowers are not only boiled but can also be fried with beef, seafood, roasted with chicken, and many people also stir-fry with bacon fat. However, after processing, many people were upset because they could only eat the flowers, the stem had to be discarded because it was very fibrous, not to mention the long and time consuming processing. It takes a lot of work, but when eating ginger flower buds, its taste is very difficult to eat. Not to mention, the strong smell of ginger like biting a piece of ginger into the mouth makes the eater not disappointed. Some people also have to admit, the more they eat, the more they feel like “cow chewing straw, because the body is very fibrous, the smell is black”. Feeling strange because ginger flower buds suddenly became “hot”, a person in Nghe An said that this plant is abundant in Nghe An mountains, but people rarely eat it, but often for medicine or for cattle. A wholesale dealer of ginger flower buds said that this specialty flower on the high mountain is very popular when in season, but there is only one season each year lasting about 2 months. The source of goods purchased depends entirely on the amount of flowers that people pick. Like last year, after deducting all expenses, she earns about 1.5-2 million VND/day. (According to GiadinhNet)