persimmon

Persimmons should only be smelled, not eaten, for this frightening reason.

Although it's just a line from a fairy tale, the story about persimmons being smelled but not eaten has some connection to science, traditional medicine, and human health.

This fruit, which evokes fond memories when in season, sells out quickly despite its exorbitant price of nearly 200.000 VND/kg.

Early-season persimmons are being sold for nearly 200.000 VND/kg and are constantly selling out due to high demand.

Missing the fragrant fruit

Now, persimmons are even rarer than before, sometimes as hard to find as dragon's liver; you have to search all over the market to find just a few; sometimes even tiny persimmons can sell for tens of thousands of dong.

If someone from Vietnam comes over, I just wish they'd bring me a few persimmons.

If an acquaintance from Vietnam were to fly over and ask me what I needed them to "bring back," I would ask them to bring me a few persimmons, to satisfy the overwhelming longing of someone far from home.

The persimmon fruit from fairy tales has suddenly become a high-priced item in Hanoi.

Appearing in the Vietnamese fairy tale of Tam Cam, and a familiar fruit in Vietnamese villages every autumn, the persimmon suddenly becomes a luxury fruit in Hanoi's shops, commanding an extremely high price.

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