Secret of identifying Chinese agricultural products

Carrots, potatoes, ginger, cauliflower, garlic, onions . China is spreading everywhere in HCMC markets with a sleek, sleek appearance, long shelf life and cheap price 20- 50% compared to Dalat.

According to small traders in Thi Nghe, Ba Chieu and Thai Binh markets, Chinese agricultural products account for half to two-thirds of the daily sales. Restaurant business, restaurants prefer this type because of the advantages of beautiful colors, big round fruits, long-term use, cheaper than Dalat.

However, "poor product quality, even contains a lot of pesticide residues, so that the whole month is still not spoiled, I myself dare not use this kind" , said Mrs. Tam, Thi Nghe market . When customers come to buy, she points out to the customers that it is Chinese goods and Da Lat for people to choose for their family menu.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Ha, deputy director of the Thu Duc Agricultural Products Market Management and Trading Company, for example, onion in Ho Chi Minh City is mainly Chinese because it is difficult to grow in Vietnam if it can be grown. For small bulbs and not nice designs.

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On the left is Da Lat potato, thin shell, so when pouring, the bumpers are easily peeled, yellow intestines, small potato eyes, cost 30,000 VND per kg. Chinese sweet potatoes (on the right), big bulbs, big eyes, thick shells, are mossy when cooked, cost 25,000 VND per kg.

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Carrots of Da Lat (on the left) lumpy skin, light orange, intact petioles, naturally sweet taste, currently cost 22,000 VND per kg. In contrast, Chinese carrots (on the right) glossy skin, big, round, stemless, dark orange, pale taste, priced at 15,000 VND per kg.

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In the picture is Dalat cabbage, 15,000 VND per kg, round corn. And Chinese corn is dark green, elongated, cheaper than Da Lat goods by 3,000 VND.

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Da Lat's Cauliflower (on the left), with full leaves and stems, a sweet sweetness, priced at 30,000 VND per kg. Chinese cauliflower is cut off and wrapped in a foam bag, 5,000 dong cheaper, poor quality than Dalat's, so that the whole month is still white, not broken.

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On the left is North garlic, looks ugly, small garlic cloves, hard to peel, are sold at 120,000 VND per kg. Chinese garlic (right) is round, big, fat, easy to peel, VND 60,000 but not as fragrant as domestic.

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Onions in photos are Chinese goods, big bulbs, balls, rounds and bulbs are all the same size. Price 20,000 VND per kg.

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On the left is the Vietnamese ginger, the crust is dull, with many roots and nodules, and breaking the tubers will see the inside veins, costing 30,000 VND per kg. On the right is Chinese ginger, light yellow, smooth shell, full of berries, big, evenly, little nodules, very clean, 20,000 VND per kg. Chinese ginger is more beautiful than ginger in the water but the fragrance is far behind.

Update 14 December 2018