Bitter bamboo shoot season

(Baonghean) -Every year from February to April, villagers in Huoi Tu commune (Ky Son) carry baskets and hoes up the mountain to find bitter bamboo shoots. For the Mong people in Huoi Tu commune, bitter bamboo shoots are a significant source of income. This year, thanks to favorable weather, bitter bamboo shoots have a good harvest, so the villagers are very excited.

Towards the end of the season, bamboo shoots become more bitter and scarce, so the price of bamboo shoots increases every day. At the beginning of the season, the price of bamboo shoots imported to traders was only 3,000 VND/kg, now it has increased to 7,000 VND/kg...

Here are some pictures of the bitter bamboo shoot season in Huoi Tu:

People in the central village of Huoi Tu go to the mountains to get bitter bamboo shoots.

People of Nga Ba village (Huoi Tu - Ky Son) sell bamboo shoots on the inter-commune road.

Traders buy bitter bamboo shoots and transport them to Muong Xen Town.

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