Dracontomelon mixed with sugar offers a light sour yet crispy fruit taste. The drink blends the sourness of dracontomelon fruit, the sweetness of sugar, and the hot spicy taste of ginger, creating a unique drink for the capital.

Drinks from dracontomelon: A popular heat-relieving drink in Hanoi.

First, the fruit is cleaned and the outer skin is removed. The cook then makes a deep cut on the fruit to create a spiral but does not cut the fruit from the seed.

The cut fruit is soaked in a salted solution for an hour so that it will keep its fresh colour when being soaked in sugar.

Then, it is poached in boiling water for 5-10 minutes. The sugar solution is boiled with minced ginger for three to five minutes. It must completely cool off before being poured into the dracontomelon jar. The fruit is then soaked in the sugar solution for 10-15 days.

Some drinks mixed with ice are a wonderfully refreshing drink for Hanoi’s summer heat.

Vietnamese fruits successfully enter challenging markets: Malaysian news agency

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Fruits imports from South Africa, Cambodia surge

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Bac Giang successfully grows yellow star apple fruit in Luc Ngan

(BGO) – After 17 months of growing, five sao (old measuring units, each is equal to 360 square meters) of yellow star apple fruit of Le Thi Huong, Director of An Phat Production, Commerce and Service Cooperative in Kep 2 village, Hong Giang commune (Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province) can be harvested with sweet fruits.

Digitalization of fruit production area widens chance to export farm produce

(BGO) – Granting growing area code (GRC) in associated with digitalizing production and consumption steps are key solutions launched by the agriculture sector to specify the Project “Supporting sustainable fruit production in Bac Giang province during 2021 – 2025 period”. With identification, many products have stable market and reach further.   

Dak Lak prepares for export of passion fruit to China

The Dak Lak province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is preparing necessary conditions for the shipping of local passion fruit to China, as the fruit has been officially allowed to enter the market.

Source: VNS