Not Ha Noi paint, just vegetables, but in Vietnam there are some specialty vegetables that are extremely expensive. Many people even compare the prices of these vegetables to the prices of giant emperor crab or American lobster.
For example, the Western tarpaulin mushroom - a specialty mushroom exploited completely in the wild, cannot be grown and often only appears in the garden in the tarpaulin nests underground. Notably, tar mushrooms only appear when the West enters the rainy season, meaning the tar mushroom season only lasts for a very short time from May to June of the lunar calendar.
Considered the " since of heaven" as the " since of earth", Western tarpaulin mushrooms on the market are extremely expensive, up to 800 thousand - 1 million VND/kg, sometimes even up to 1.5 million VND/kg.
Units specializing in selling tay sung in Ho Chi Minh City said that this type of mushroom is often available in provinces such as Hau Giang, Ben Tre, Can Tho... but because they grow completely naturally, they are rare. In addition, to get the best type oftermites, local people have to exploit the mushrooms from 3-4 am, because at that time the mushrooms are still in the buds, not yet blooming, and the bulbs are around.
This mushroom has a very unique sweet taste, and can be made in many dishes without adding spices. Gourmets often stir-fry with garlic and fat, then make a bowl of salt and chili, dipping in it to eat with the rice. Some others use it to cook congee, eat hotpot,...
Although it costs millions, the Western tarpaulin mushrooms are still out of stock, supply is not enough demand, customers often order a few quintals each time to prepare preservation books to prevent freezing the refrigerator and eating them gradually. Therefore, even if you have money, you are not sure how to buy this mushroom to eat.
Similarly, in Vietnam, there is also a type of flower called bacon flower that is as expensive as American lobsters. Because this flower has many health benefits. During the tam tai flower season, people often buy fresh flowers to cook soup, stir-fry with meat, etc.
The lily flower is also only available seasonally (from the beginning of July to the beginning of the 8th lunar month), the supply is also limited, so the selling price on the market often ranges from 600,000 - 800,000 VND/kg of fresh bao Phuong.
Gardeners in Lao Cai or Ha Giang said that during the flower season, the trees often produce 3 flower sets, but the flowers only bloom in the first batch, not many in the remaining batches. Usually, each flower batch of gardeners only harvests a few dozen kilos per hectare.
Accordingly, traders come to the garden to trade at 500 thousand VND/kg, retail customers are often rejected by gardeners because they do not have any products to sell.
In Hanoi, during the fresh papaya flower season, customers "cast up" a whole week to order this type of flower buds for daily consumption despite its price being many times more expensive than other vegetables sold in the market.
In addition to the two types of vegetables worth millions of VND, there are other vegetables in Vietnam that are also twice as expensive, 3 times as expensive as American beef tripe, sought after by people because they are only available seasonally such as: wild Malabar spinach and wild Malabar spinach flowers, seaweed (royal camel), Huong Pagoda monk fruit, ...
