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The people of Hanoi are looking for vegetables and diamonds, new strange goods, expensive, out of stock

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Snowflakes, also known as diamond vegetables, suddenly appeared in Hanoi, and were urgently bought by people despite their extremely expensive prices.
Appeared in the market recently, diamond vegetables have thick leaves, the leaves and stems have many sparkling seeds like white snowflakes remaining, suddenly causing fever. Notably, the price of this vegetable is not cheap, but still makes many curious people want to enjoy it once.

Just finished making a salad plate with many eye-catching vegetables and fruits, Ms. Truong Thanh Hien from Duy Tan (Cau Giay, Hanoi) boasted: “It is all vegetables, but it is more expensive than meat. These days, I eat vegetables except meals to lose weight, beautiful skin, rich in vitamins. Each meal must be eaten sparingly because it is quite expensive “. Previously, during a business trip abroad, she only learned about a rather strange vegetable called snowflake, crunchy and succulent. When she returned to Vietnam, she bought and asked for it, it was quite rare, not everywhere she could grow it. However, recently, this vegetable suddenly appeared on the “network market”, was sold by many places, she took advantage of buying it for the whole family to enjoy. Snowflakes (diamond vegetables) make many curious women buy and enjoy “Snowflake vegetables are often processed as salads, fried dishes, soups, … eaten very mashed. I ordered 2kg out of 300,000 VND but had to order 3 days in advance to get it, many places still refused customers because of out of stock ”, she said. Just selling snowflakes recently, Ms. Le Thi Duyen in Khuong Mai (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) said that this is a specialty vegetable that often appears on the dining tables of luxury restaurants and hotels. It can be bought everywhere and always. There was a time when she returned a few dozen pounds, the restaurants scrambled to take all of them, and didn’t have for retail. According to Duyen, snowflake vegetables come from the desert regions of South Africa. They also have another name as diamond vegetable to see the rarity and rarity of this vegetable. However, in recent years, vegetables have been imported to Vietnam and grown by a number of gardeners in Dalat to supply the market. The price of snowflakes is more expensive than meat, up to 150,000 VND / kg. Customers buy from a 5kg barrel with the price of 120,000 VND / kg. Therefore, not everyone can eat this vegetable. This vegetable can be eaten raw or stir-fried Despite the expensive price, diamond vegetables are always sold out Although it is extremely expensive, in return, snowflake vegetables have a fresh, crunchy taste, mild salty taste, soft and juicy leaves and can be eaten raw, so they are popular with customers. However, sometimes new products come in but not much and are available. This is also the reason that gourmet customers or as gifts often buy 2-3kg at a time, while first-time customers often buy 0.5-1kg out of curiosity. “Just now, I got back 3-4 boxes to pay for each restaurant. On this holiday, many people asked to buy them as gifts, I refused because I did not know when the goods would be available, ”she said. Ms. Nguyen Bich Hanh – a clue selling specialty vegetables in Giai Phong (Hoang Mai, Hanoi) – also admitted that this season, snowflake vegetables are quite scarce, customers must order 3-4 days in advance to have them. She said snowflakes were imported from Da Lat. Vegetables are available all year round, grown with organic technology, but this is also a new type of vegetable in Vietnam, so it has not been grown in popularity and has not been grown successfully everywhere. Every week about 2-3 flights, each trip about tens of pounds. Where customers order, she will only import there, because vegetables should only be kept in the refrigerator for 2-3 days to ensure deliciousness and freshness. “This vegetable contains many nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that help prevent aging, good for hair growth, prevent fatty liver, … Therefore, although vegetables are expensive, many people still Buying and buying, sometimes I do not have products to sell, ”she said. However, Ms. Hanh also noted, for pregnant women, people with cold stomach … should study carefully or consult a doctor to see if it can be used.