The origin of cheap green grapes in Hanoi

With a price of 20,000-45,000 VND / kg, green grapes are being sold rampant in markets or on sidewalks in Hanoi that are believed to have originated from China, not Ninh Thuan grapes.

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A strange grape variety is sold rampant with cheap price of only VND 20,000 - 45,000 / kg in the street stall along the long Nguyen Phong Sac street, Ho Tung Mau, Lang, . even in small markets or shops in Hanoi. Cabinet.

The seller of a stall selling green grapes at the beginning of Dich Vong Hau market (Xuan Thuy, Cau Giay, Hanoi) invited guests to buy grapes. She said that grapes are selling from Ninh Thuan, at the end of the market, the original price should be 45,000 VND / kg of bunches, 20,000 VND / kg of loose fruits.

Cheap green grapes sold on catton boxes write Chinese characters in fruit products at Dich Vong Hau market.(Photo: Ngoc Lan)

The grapes sold here are green, big, seedless, thin, long, weighing about 600 - 900g, eating a sweet, slightly sour taste. In particular, under the grape rack is a carton with Chinese characters. Explaining this, the owner said that green grapes are imported from Ninh Thuan and the cartons are gardeners bought outside to pack and transport.

Also according to the owner, 45,000 VND / kg of green grapes is the general price level of markets in Hanoi. However, when the buyer paid 30,000 VND / kg, she still agreed to sell. At the same time, the price of grape leaves is also lowered to VND 15,000 / kg on the grounds of selling notes to clear the goods.

Along Ho Tung Mau, Cau Dien (Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi), there are about 10 stalls selling green grapes on bicycles, most of them are priced at 35,000 VND / kg. All green grapes are seedless, sold in bunches, and fruits are sold at half the price. Observe carefully, often see grapes have turned light yellow, the first part is white, the stalks are dark.

Green grapes cost 35,000 VND / kg sold by the seller as Ninh Thuan grapes.(Photo: Ngoc Lan)

According to Ms. T., a grape seller near Cau Dien market, natural grapes are not preservative, so they are easy to be pressed, stalks are not fresh, she must sprinkle water regularly. She affirmed that grapes are imported by car from Ninh Thuan, because they are in season so they are cheap.

Having bought green grapes at a stall selling this area, Mr. Can (Tram Troi, Hoai Duc, Hanoi) complained: 'Seeing the seller advertise that Vietnamese grapes should come back and buy incense. At first, looking at bunches of grapes, cherries and fruits, which fruits are big and fresh but after going home, wash them through clean water, the fruits drop a lot, half of the grapes in the stalks are white and peeled off and rotten.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van All, the famous vineyard owner in Ninh Thuan, currently not a grape season in Ninh Thuan, should be rare in Hanoi . Especially, the price of green grapes bought at the garden is 70,000 VND / kg, so the grape sells 35,000 VND / kg not Ninh Thuan grapes. 'Moreover, until now, Ninh Thuan province has not grown seedless green grapes, so if the seller advertises seedless grapes, it is definitely not here,' he said.

The difference between Chinese green grapes and Ninh Thuan grapes.

Regularly buying grapes from the garden in Phan Rang to Hanoi for sale, Ms. Hanh (Dong Da, Hanoi) affirmed that cheap green grapes currently on the market are not grapes in Ninh Thuan. She said that there are very few green grapes in Ninh Thuan, the current market price is VND 85,000 / kg, the lowest time is only VND 75,000. Hanh said that VND 35,000 / kg grapes sold in Hanoi are Chinese grapes.

With many years of experience in selling fruits, Ms. Hanh explained about how to recognize Chinese grapes and Vietnamese grapes: "Ninh Thuan has 2 common grapes to eat: red grapes and green grapes. Hanoi Green Ninh Thuan grapes are pale yellow, thick shells, inner fruit flesh, seeds, dark sweet taste is not harsh, very light, weight is usually 200g - 500g / bunch, close together. It is easy to recognize Chinese green grapes with thin, seedless pods with a sweet taste, discrete grape fruits and especially stalks that still hold fruit but have deepened '.

Ms. P. (Khoai Chau, Hung Yen), carrying fruits and vegetables for rent at Long Bien market revealed, often at night or early in the morning, there are dozens of refrigerated tank trucks pouring into the market, inside the fruits are packed in the The box contains many Chinese characters, including red grapes and green grapes. According to Mrs. P., the price of green grapes in small traders directly discharged on trucks is less than 20,000 VND / kg.

"Ninh Thuan red grapes are spherical, big to the tip of the thumb, the shell is very thin, the ripe fruit is bright red to dark red, sweet and harmonious with mild sour taste. The slender grapes are long and weigh about 150 - 350g, the upper left and the same beam are very close together, less discrete.

Chinese red grapes are twice as big as Ninh Thuan grapes, ripe fruits are light red, have white spots on the shell, and sweet taste. The grapes on the same bunch are disjointed, weighing about 500-700g / cluster . ' Ms. Hanh, selling fruits Phan Rang in Hanoi.

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