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Tips to pick, store and enjoy Vietnamese produce.
Fruit guideRambutan: varieties, season and how to chooseA look at popular rambutan varieties, the southern season and tips for choosing sweet, juicy fruit.Read more 5 min read
Fruit guideVietnamese durian: varieties, season and nutritionA full picture of durian varieties, growing regions, season and the nutrition behind the king of fruits.Read more 6 min read
Fruit guideMangosteen: the queen of orchard fruitsExplore the growing regions, season, nutrition and how to choose plump, sweetly balanced mangosteen.Read more 5 min readFruit guideLo Ren star apple and how to enjoy it fullyDiscover Lo Ren star apple from Vinh Kim, its season, how to choose soft-ripe fruit and the right way to eat it.Read more 5 min read
Fruit guideVietnamese mango: the best varieties and how to enjoy themFrom cát Hòa Lộc to keo mango, a guide to varieties, seasons and keeping mangoes at their best.Read more 6 min read
Fruit guideCrisp, sweet guava: varieties, season and how to enjoy itPear guava, queen guava or red-fleshed guava — how to pick crisp, sweet fruit and keep it fresh.Read more 5 min read
Regional specialtySon La plums: season and how to choose the best fruitSon La – Mộc Châu plums and Bắc Hà Tam hoa plums: a summer specialty of the north-west.Read more 5 min read
Fruit guideVietnamese jackfruit: varieties, nutrition and storageThai jackfruit, tố nữ and nghệ jackfruit — how to choose fragrant golden bulbs and store them well.Read more 6 min read
Fruit guidePineapple: choosing sweet fruit and making drinksTell Queen pineapple from Cayenne, pick a sweet ripe fruit and turn it into cooling drinks.Read more 5 min read
Fruit guideVietnamese cacao: from the farm to a bar of chocolateThe journey of cacao from Ben Tre and Dak Lak through fermentation into fragrant chocolate.Read more 6 min read
Regional specialtyMoc Chau strawberries: a highland specialtyWhy the highland climate of Son La yields plump, sweetly balanced strawberries in the winter-spring season.Read more 5 min read
Fruit guidePomelo — Da Xanh, Nam Roi and how to choose wellTell apart Vietnam’s famous pomelo varieties and learn to choose juicy, sweet fruit.Read more 6 min read
Regional specialtyNinh Thuan apples: crisp and sweet from the sun-baked coastThe small green jujube apple of Ninh Thuan: varieties, season, how to choose and how to enjoy it.Read more 5 min read
Regional specialtyNinh Thuan grapes: varieties and seasonVietnam’s most famous grape region, its red, green and finger grape varieties, and how to pick a good bunch.Read more 6 min read
Fruit guideVietnamese bananas: types and nutritionFrom chuối tiêu and chuối sứ to chuối cau and Da Lat’s laba banana — how to tell them apart, choose and enjoy.Read more 5 min read
Fruit guideHoney sweet potato: varieties and cookingDa Lat honey sweet potato, Japanese sweet potato and purple sweet potato — varieties, harvest, choosing and cooking.Read more 5 min read
Fruit guideCustard apple and soursop: telling them apart and enjoying themTelling sweet sugar apple from tangy soursop, plus how to choose and enjoy each.Read more 5 min read
Fruit guideFresh coconut: cool, sweet water all year roundVietnam’s drinking-coconut varieties, how to pick a sweet, water-filled one and ways to enjoy it.Read more 5 min read
Fruit guideSanh and xoan oranges: choosing and juicing them wellVietnam’s common orange varieties, how to pick juicy ones and get the most juice out.Read more 5 min read
Fruit guideHoney mandarin: sweet, juicy and how to keep itVietnam’s mandarin varieties, how to choose sweet juicy ones and keep them fresh at home.Read more 5 min read
Regional specialtyHung Yen “long” longan and Vietnam’s other varietiesFrom the tribute longan of Hung Yen to golden-flesh varieties: choosing, keeping and enjoying.Read more 5 min read
NutritionDoes a daily avocado help your skin look younger?What science says about eating one avocado a day and the benefits for your skin.Read more 5 min readChoosing fruitHow to pick tree-ripened durianSpot naturally ripe durian by its spikes, stem, aroma and the sound when tapped.Read more 4 min read
NutritionButtery avocado: nutrition & storageWhy buttery avocados are so loved, how to choose creamy ones and ripen them evenly at home.Read more 4 min readChoosing fruitClean strawberries: choosing & washing rightChoose fresh, safe strawberries, keep them longer and wash them without losing flavour.Read more 3 min readDrinksRefreshing drinks for hot summer daysThree cooling drinks from Vietnamese fruit and tips to keep their natural flavour.Read more 3 min read