Vietnam has 10 types of wild vegetables that are 'exorbitantly expensive', even with money you may not be able to buy them.
These are all wild vegetables but are being sold on the market at exorbitant prices, city dwellers are competing to buy them.
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| 1. Rotten vegetables:Rotten vegetable is also called pac nam (in Thai) and grows wild in the fields.Northwest forestsThis vegetable has a very unpleasant smell but if you get used to it, you will become "addicted". |
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| This vegetable appears in March - April every year, ethnic people call it "heaven's gift" that nature bestows. Now rotten vegetables have becomespecialty,sought after by many people at the price of 65,000 - 90,000 VND/kg. |
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| 2. Fern:Fern looks quite similar to fern. They grow in many mountainous areas, along rivers and streams. Fern can be used to make many rustic dishes such as stir-fried fern with garlic, boiled fern... |
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| Currently, fern has become a menu in many luxury restaurants, the price is not cheap, about 200,000 VND/kg |
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| 3. Watercress:In the past, water spinach was just a common weed, had no value and was often pulled out and thrown away. However, in recent years, many people have begun to know the wonderful uses of water spinach and often use this vegetable in their meals. |
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| Watercress is as expensive as meat, about 70,000 - 110,000 VND/kg |
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| 4. Royal vegetables:Also known as sea celery, jelly, dried celery or water spinach, this is a type of vegetable that usually only grows in the coastal regions of Central Vietnam. |
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| In the market, rau tien vua is sold in many different forms such as fresh, dried or pickled vegetables... The price of this vegetable ranges from 300,000 - 500,000 VND/kg. If it is not in season and there is a shortage, rau tien vua can cost up to a million VND/kg. |
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| 5. Watercress:This is a type of vegetable that appears a lot in some northern mountainous provinces, typically Lang Son. When eaten, it has a slightly "pungent" smell, as the name suggests. Therefore, before processing, people often have to crush the leaves to reduce the smell. |
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| Rau bo khai is sold on the sidewalks of Hanoi for 50,000 VND/kg. Customers just need to peel the vegetable, remove the old parts, squeeze and wash it thoroughly to reduce the smell and then they can process it. |
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| 6. Water spinach:Rau sang usually grows in deep forests, on high cliffs and the older the tree grows, the more delicious and sweet the vegetable is. |
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| This vegetable is sold on the market at a fairly high price, ranging from 120,000 - 200,000 VND/kg depending on the time. In particular, the famous Huong Pagoda water fern can sometimes cost up to millions of VND per kg. |
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| 7. Watercress:Rau lui is one of the wild vegetables that grow naturally or are grown in the highlands of Gia Lai - Central Highlands. Especially now, this vegetable has become afavorite dishsought after by many people. |
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| Water spinach can be made into many delicious dishes such as stir-fried with garlic, cooked in soup with shrimp or boiled and dipped in fish sauce, and is considered very good for health. |
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| 8. Sea bitter vegetables:This vegetable grows in canals, streams, estuaries, swamps or sandy beaches. The price of this vegetable can sometimes reach up to 95,000 VND/kg. |
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| 9. Stone sprouts:Stone sprouts only grow in cold climates, in the high mountains of the North, especially in Sa Pa (Lao Cai). |
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| Stone sprouts are quite large, weighing from 1 - 2 kg. This vegetable costs on average from 50,000 VND to several hundred thousand VND per kg. |
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| 10. Lolot leaves:Lom leaves, also known as nom leaves or giang leaves, are a specialty of the Muong people in Hoa Binh. They can be used to make many delicious dishes, including buffalo meat cooked with lom leaves. The price of this type of leaf is 100,000 VND/kg. |
