(Baonghean.vn) – In the summer, when you come to the Western region of Nghe An, you will enjoy cool products. These are truly “clean products” grown by the people of the highlands on their own fields or found in the deep forests.
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| On hot summer days, people in the Western region of Nghe An will be able to enjoy many cool "special" fruits grown by the highland people on their fields. |
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| Hmong peaches are grown in high and cold climates, so the fruit is big, crunchy and sweet. When the peach season comes, people take advantage of the opportunity to sell them at distant markets to earn extra income. |
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| The Mong people also have a type of cucumber that is very popular because the fruit is big, fragrant and cool to eat. |
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| Mong plums are now at the end of the season but are still sought after by traders. |
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| In Tuong Duong, mangoes are in the middle of harvest season. |
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| Tuong Duong mango has long been popular with customers because the fruit is small but very delicious. |
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| Melon is also a clean fruit grown by people on the fields to help cool down on summer days. |
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| Ripe yellow papayas grown in home gardens are for sale. |
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| In addition to homegrown fruits, the mountain people also have many kinds of vegetables. In the photo is the shoot of the luy tree (called hoa xan in Thai), a type of tree that grows under the canopy of tropical forests and is picked and sold by the people. This type of shoot is used to cook soup with betel leaves, which has a bitter-sweet taste. Mothers with young children also often use this type of shoot to cook with bones to produce more milk for breastfeeding. |
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| The most sold shoots are along the roadsides in Cay Me village, Thach Giam commune, Tuong Duong district. |
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| Wild banana flowers are used to make delicious dishes such as salads, stir-fried mussels, stir-fried lemon leaves, and salted banana flowers. These are popular dishes, and they are also a medicine to treat many diseases. |
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| The male papaya shoots and flowers are often sold with wild eggplant (which Thai people often call “mac hanh”). Boiling these three things together will remove the bitterness of the papaya, making it a salad, very good for the digestive system. You can easily find these products in Thai markets. |
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| Male papaya flower |
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