1. Hanoi and North Vietnam welcome autumn with a unique specialty.
When the winds of the autumn come is the time dracontomelon fruit is ripening on the streets of Hanoi - Best of North Vietnam. Small, round, yellow-ripen fruits are packed with so many memories of those who grew up or lived in the capital.
When the winds of the autumn come is the time dracontomelon fruit is ripening on the streets of Hanoi - Best of North Vietnam. Small, round, yellow-ripen fruits are packed with so many memories of those who grew up or lived in the capital.
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| Ripening dracontomelon fruits |
Seeing ripening dracontomelon fruits, many people
immediately think of the fall of Hanoi as well as Northern Vietnam . The dracontomelon fruits are peeled
then sugared or salted are the favorite junk food of many people. "I grew
up in Hanoi but I have lived in Saigon for five years. During the summer, my
parents send me some green dracontomelon fruits to me every month. I kept them
in the fridge to cook sour soup. When dracontomelon fruits are ripen, my mum
immediately sent me one kilo to salt at home. The sourness of the fruits with
salt and chili is very good," said Ms. Hong Linh in District 1, Ho Chi
Minh City.
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| Hoang Dieu street in Hanoi |
In Hanoi there are many streets with rows of
dracontomelon trees, such as Phan Dinh Phung, Tran Phu, Tran Hung Dao... The
trees are very high so few people noticed the ripe fruit on the trees.
For many poets and musicians, ripen dracontomelon
became poetic images.
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| Ripening dracontomelon fruits |
Peeled dracontomelon fruits.
The ripen dracontomelon season does not last long so
women quickly purchase the fruits to process into delicious cuisines for their
families. Ms. Ha who sells ripen dracontomelon on Dai La Road, Hanoi, said she
sold tens per day.
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| Ripening dracontomelon fruits |
The sugared and salted fruits are favored by young
girls.
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| sugared and salted dracontomelon fruits |
Sugared dracontomelon fruits can be processed into
delicious drink.
Dracontomelon fruits can be used in sour soup.
Dracontomelon trees on Phan Dinh Phung Street.
Many roads in Hanoi are covered with yellow leaves
of dracontomelon trees at the end of spring, early summer.
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| Dracontomelon trees on Phan Dinh Phung Street |
Two rows of dracontomelon trees on the sidewalks of Phan Dinh Phung Street. Many generations of Hanoi students consider this road as the most poetic in the capital.
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| Dracontomelon fruits in Hanoi daily life |
Ripen dracontomelon fruits are the simple fruits
that reminds people of Hanoi.
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