Mong people in Ky Son highlands in ginger flower harvest season
(Baonghean.vn) - Ginger is a clean agricultural product grown by the Mong people in Ky Son in many highland communes. Not only is ginger valuable, but ginger flowers that grow from the 7th to the 9th lunar month are also harvested to prepare many delicious dishes, as well as sold to the market.
These days, Ms. Lau Y Co's family in Buoc Mu village, Na Ngoi border commune (Ky Son), is actively going to the family's ginger garden to pick ginger flowers to process into dishes and sell at local markets.
Ms. Y Co said: HoagingerGrows from the bulb, the flower is as big as a thumb and has a stem about 10 - 15cm long, dark green color located under the foliage. Each ginger root can produce 8 - 20 flowers, good roots can have more.
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With an altitude of 900 to over 2,000m above sea level, including Phuxailaileng mountain peak with an altitude of over 2,200m, Na Ngoi border commune is the locality with the largest ginger area in Ky Son district. Photo: Lu Phu |
To pick ginger flowers, people use small knives or scissors to avoid damaging the ginger root. In one morning, people can collect 10 - 20 kg of ginger flowers, with a wholesale price of 20,000 - 25,000 VND/kg. Each day, a person can earn from 250,000 - 400,000 VND from selling ginger flowers.
Ms. Lau Y Co excitedly said: "During this time, many people have placed orders."ginger flowervery, with careginger, we also take advantage of picking flowers to sell to traders to earn more money to buy books, notebooks, and school supplies for our children for the new school year."
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These days, Ms. Lau Y Co's family in Buoc Mu village, Na Ngoi commune (Ky Son) is actively going to the ginger field to pick ginger flowers to process into dishes and sell. Photo: Lu Phu |
With the scent of ginger and the scent of flowers, the scent of ginger flowers is quite special and is loved by people in themountainous districtGinger buds are used to prepare many different dishes such as: stir-fried ginger flowers with beef, stir-fried ginger flowers with wild bamboo shoots, mixed ginger flowers with bamboo shoots... Preparing ginger buds is very easy because you just need to wash them and use a knife to split the buds in half.
“Previously, people only used ginger flowers to prepare dishes in the mountains, but now, thanks to information, people in the lowlands also know about it, and traders buy a lot of it, so people are excited to harvest it to sell, and the price is also high."
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| With the spicy aroma of ginger and the fragrance of flowers, the scent of ginger flowers is quite special. Photo: Lu Phu |
Ginger flowers are a popular clean agricultural product, so these days at markets or along roads in the highlands, ginger flowers are sold quite a lot, with prices ranging from 5,000 - 10,000 VND/bunch.
“Ginger flower is an agricultural product that is very easy to consume in Ky Son district. Ginger flower is currently sold in markets and it is also processed into many suitable dishes.
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| At markets or along roads in the highlands, ginger flowers are sold in abundance. Photo: Lu Phu |
With more than 468 hectares of ginger, along with tubers, ginger flowers are also a product that is strongly consumed in the market today, contributing additional income to ginger farmers in Ky Son./.
Ky Son ginger products are granted geographical indications.
(Baonghean.vn) - Ginger is a typical product of Ky Son border district, widely consumed domestically and exported.
