God of Wealth Melon: Made in China, only displayed for decoration but not eaten.
Flooding the market with exotic fruits during Tet, the Chinese-origin God of Wealth melon is still a hot commodity. However, this product is only for display, no one dares to eat it.
In many markets and on social networks, near Tet, there is a type of melon shaped like the God of Wealth, originating from China, that is "making waves" in the market and is being sold everywhere.
“The more customers buy, the cheaper we sell. If in previous years a melon like this was sold for more than 100,000 VND, this year on average each fruit is sold at only 50,000 VND. If customers buy a lot, the price is only 40,000 VND/fruit,” said Mr. Hoang Giang, owner of a unique fruit shop on Le Trong Tan Street, Hanoi.
Having sold this eye-catching fruit for many years, Ms. Van (Nguyen Khanh Toan, Cau Giay, owner of an online fruit store) informed: "I imported the lucky pear melon from Chinese gardens, where they have more modern technology and techniques than us, so making a melon like this is very easy. This year, my store has imported the 4th batch, each batch has a quantity of up to thousands of fruits each time."
In the opinion of buyers, these God of Wealth melons have a beautiful appearance with a benevolent smiley face, embossed on the belly.
Ms. Ngo Thanh Hoa, a buyer of this type of melon, shared: "This is a shaped fruit, you can buy it and put it on the altar for 1-2 months without worrying about it rotting because it has preservatives. Accordingly, people should only buy it to worship, not eat it."
As one of the sellers of this fruit, Ms. Phuong, owner of a fruit shop on Bui Xuong Trach Street, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, said: "The first time I bought 400 melons to try selling, seeing that customers asked and ordered a lot, I boldly bought more to sell. The days before Tet also sold well, this is also the first product in my shop that is a Chinese product. On average, my shop sells about 200-300 fruits per day."
Information about the God of Wealth melon that is causing a stir in the Vietnamese market during Tet holidays was revealed by the seller himself, making many people shudder.
Many people believe that one should not buy fruits originating from China, especially those with strange shapes, because when growing them, the growers will certainly use all kinds of chemicals from stimulants to preservatives to get the fruit to have such a beautiful shape.
Inside a lucky melon.
In fact, most Chinese lucky melon vendors advise that you should only buy it to display on the altar for decoration, not to eat it.