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Flowers of familiar plants thought to be thrown away, unexpectedly delicious and excellent specialties, popular with city people, VND 80,000/kg

Since ancient times, ginger is known as a very familiar cooking spice, present in every family’s kitchen. However, little is known that in addition to ginger root, ginger flower is also a specialty to make food in daily meals.

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Edible ginger flower is a famous specialty in Dien Bien, Son La

The ginger flower bud is very similar to that of western bamboo or bamboo, when the fibrous outer layer is removed, the sweet scent of ginger remains forever. This is inherently a tree that grows in the forest and is a familiar dish associated with the poor meals of the highland people. Some highland restaurants and eateries also serve visitors dishes prepared with ginger flower buds. In recent years, ginger flower buds have suddenly been sold in the city and are popular with women because they are both strange and delicious.

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Ginger flower buds are processed into specialties by restaurants and eateries in the highlands, so that tourists know more about ginger flower buds.

Ms. Hoa An (who sells ginger flower buds on the internet market) said that they are picked and sold by people in the highlands. Many people who grow ginger in the lowlands may never see them. This is a rare specialty, only once a year, from July to September every year is the time to harvest ginger flowers.

“Gingerine flowers grow from ginger clumps, have a dark green color, stem as big as a chopstick, flowers as big as an adult’s thumb. Each ginger cluster has about 10-15 flowers. Ginger flowers can be boiled, fried, lightly fragrant. the smell of ginger, not as strong as a tuber,” added Ms. Hoa An.

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Ginger flowers only have one season each year, so it’s very rare

According to a survey, on the online market, ginger flower buds are sold for up to 80,000 VND/kg, many people find it strange to buy and try.

As a seller specializing in selling Northwest specialties in Hanoi, Lan Anh (in Cau Giay) shared, to many people, ginger flowers are very strange, but for her, she is from Dien Bien, so she has known it for a long time. Recently, customers competed to order, so she also took it down to sell.

“Many people think that ginger doesn’t have flowers because many families grow or pluck leaves to cook or plant too little land, but in Dien Bien, ginger is grown on the hill, flowers are always on the hill. I sell it at the apartment market and my friends and colleagues also. was quite good, each person usually buys 2-3kg of ginger flowers for cooking.

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Ginger flowers, when processed, have a very special, sweet, crunchy, fragrant ginger scent

During the season, I can sell 15-20kg on weekdays, and 30-35kg on weekends. The flowers inside have water, so the next day will be lost a lot and not delicious, easily damaged, so I only take a limited amount each time, sell out the day, not the next day.” .

Seeing ginger flowers for sale on the apartment market, Lan Huong felt curious because in the past, her hometown also grew ginger, but she had never seen flowers before. “The sisters said that stir-fried beef was delicious, so I ordered 1kg, and it was delicious and very fragrant. Ginger flowers when finished processing have a very special, crunchy, sweet and sweet smell of ginger. Since then, my season has come every season. Order again to enjoy,” said Lan Huong.

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Ginger flowers are not only used to stir-fry dishes, but also put them in a vase, decorate the living space like many other flowers, creating a faint scent to help homeowners feel more relaxed and comfortable.

Some people even dry ginger flower buds to make tea and make healthy drinks. To prepare ginger flowers, people peel off the old sheath, strip the outer bark of the stem and buds and then wash, halve or keep. According to some people, because the smell of ginger flowers is a bit strange, you should only use a small amount to create a faint smell, should not use too much at once, it will be too strong.

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