Vietnamese chili is sold on Amazon for 670,000 VND/kg
Not only banana leaves, many other types of leaves and "dirt cheap" spices in Vietnam are being sold for millions on international e-commerce sites such as Amazon, eBay...
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The chili peppers on Amazon are listed as originating from Dong Ba market (Thua Thien-Hue), priced at 11.75 USD/400g, equivalent to about 670,000 VND/kg, not including shipping costs plus 5.61 USD. Meanwhile, at Dong Ba market, on January 20, these small Hue chili peppers were sold for 22,000 - 26,000 VND/kg.
Also on this page, a section selling chili products labeled as originating from Vietnam, with the name “ot hiem” (hot chili - PV) is sold for 7.36 USD/package of 50 seeds. If you buy a large 50g package of lemon leaves, the selling price is 9.19 USD (about 210,000 VND).
While similar chili products from Thailand are sold for $9.95/400g, small red chilis from Thailand, similar to Hue chili, are sold at Dong Ba market for $7.9/package plus a shipping fee of $3.75.
In addition to chili peppers, eBay and Amazon also sell some spices originating from Vietnam, Thailand and China.
Specifically, galangal root is sold for 12.9 USD/400g and is from Thailand. A bunch of 8 lemongrass stalks costs 8.75 USD (equivalent to about 200,000 VND). Meanwhile, the same amount of lemongrass at Coopmart supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City costs about 5,000 VND. Basil leaves are sold for 11.9 USD/225g (equivalent to 1 million VND/kg). Meanwhile, basil leaves sold at Tan Phuoc market (Ho Chi Minh City) on the morning of January 20 are priced at 67,000 VND/kg...
Vietnamese mangoes available at Australian supermarkets and wholesale markets
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