(Baonghean.vn) - On this occasion, along both sides of National Highway 15A, through Nam Hung and Nam Dan communes, many local specialties are sold by locals such as sweet potatoes, banana potatoes, taro, and trays full of late-season persimmons.
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| Every year at the end of November, rustic sweet potatoes are sold along both sides of Highway 15A through Nam Hung and Nam Dan, along with the last persimmons of the season. |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai, a street vendor, said that persimmons - a product of Nam Hung land at the end of the season - have prices ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 VND/kg. |
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| Mrs. Nguyen Thi Vinh is 86 years old but still diligently displays goods for sale along the national highway. |
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| Farmers in Nam Hung begin to cultivate yams around the 5th and 6th lunar months and harvest them at the end of November and beginning of December. |
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| Many types of tubers are sold by Nam Hung people on this occasion, from cassava tubers. |
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| .... jicama |
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| ...even cauliflower, a once popular food, costs around 20,000 VND/kg. |
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| Many passersby stopped by to buy some local gifts to bring home to eat or as gifts. |
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| In addition to potatoes and persimmons, the gift is also bunches of bananas just cut from the garden. |
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| ...or green tea bunches. |
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| ...and bottles of wild honey and wine soaked in beehives are all sold along both sides of the road. |
Chu Thanh - Thanh Cuong
