Strange fruits are 'causing fever' in the Vietnamese market

(Baonghean.vn) -There are many types of fruit on the market today.unique shape, colorattract consumers;Although expensive, these fruits are still sought after by many buyers.

Woody Tomato

Tamarillo tomatoes, also known as tree tomatoes, are native to South and Central America. Some fruit import shops in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have imported these tomatoes from Ecuador and sold them for VND1,000,000/kg. Despite the sky-high price, sellers say they sell out as soon as they arrive.

Tamarillo is bright yellow or red, oval or elliptical, like other tomato relatives in Vietnam, but the price is 100 times higher... This tomato can be eaten fresh or in juice, smoothies, stir-fried dishes as usual.

Red banana

Red bananas are also known as Dacca red bananas, this type of banana is found in Australia. Red bananas are slightly smaller than Vietnamese bananas. The bananas have a deep red or slightly purple skin with a flavor that is still typical of a regular banana.

Red bananas are rich in potassium, vitamin B6 and vitamin C, which are very good for the body. Red bananas have effects such as providing energy for the body, preventing kidney stones, preventing diabetes and being good for the blood. Currently, the price of red bananas is quite high, about 500,000 VND/bunch.

Yellow dragon fruit

Despite the fact that Vietnam is a dragon fruit exporting country and there were times when Vietnamese dragon fruit piled up on the streets due to foreign markets forcing down prices, yellow dragon fruit originating from Malaysia is still sought after by Vietnamese people at exorbitant prices of up to 700,000 VND/kg.

Malaysian yellow dragon fruit has a beautiful shiny yellow skin, is quite juicy, has a special delicious taste and is labeled as a foreign fruit, so although it is many times more expensive than Vietnamese dragon fruit, this fruit is still in short supply and attracts buyers.

Snow White Strawberry

Snow White strawberries are a variety of strawberry originating from South America, once nearly extinct in the world. In 2010, this strawberry was "revived" by the Dutch and Belgians as a commercial strawberry variety, and the Japanese imported the variety for planting in recent years. When young, the strawberry is green, gradually turning white when ripe, and the strawberry eyes have a beautiful red polka dot color.

The fruit is plump, has a white skin, tastes sweet, and smells like pineapple... the white strawberry, also known as Snow White strawberry, is considered the most delicious and rare strawberry in the world, making the rich Vietnamese crazy even though the price is up to 1.6 million VND/kg.

Purple mango

This strange purple mango variety was successfully bred by the Thai Agricultural Technology Transfer Center, originating from a Taiwanese mango variety. This mango variety is green when unripe like many other mango varieties, when ripe the fruit gradually turns a strange purple, the mango flesh is dark yellow, sweet and fragrant.

This is a new type of mango, so many people are looking to buy it because it is strange to look at and tastes strange. A ripe mango can weigh 0.8-1.2 kg; currently, the selling price of purple mango is about 200,000 VND/kg.

Finger lime

Finger limes have been cultivated by the Aborigines of Australia for hundreds of years. Due to their high economic value, this variety of lime is increasingly being propagated.

The finger lime tree is 2-10 m tall, has very small leaves, and many thorns on its branches. It can be grown from seeds or grafted. Australians often use Troyer citrange rootstock with finger lime to help the tree grow faster and produce better fruit.

Although the price of finger lime is up to more than 3.5 million VND/kg, rich Vietnamese people are still fascinated and compete to buy it. Currently, seedlings cost about 400,000 VND/tree.

Mini Watermelon

Although not unfamiliar to Europe, the miniature watermelon variety has only recently been introduced to Vietnam. The flesh of this melon is not red but light green, as small as a fingertip, and is as crisp and cool as a cucumber.

Women are currently very fond of using this miniature watermelon to make salads, mixed vegetables, both delicious and good for the skin. However, the price of this fruit is not cheap at all, ranging from 1.3 - 1.5 million VND/kg.

Ngoc Anh

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