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Overview: The lotus is Vietnam's national flower and a plant of both cultural and agricultural importance. All of the lotus flower, seeds (lotus seeds), root (lotus root), stem, and leaves are used for food, medicine, and decoration. In particular, lotus tea (Tra sen) is known as a premium tea representative of Vietnam, and lotus seeds are su...

Overview: Vietnam's avocado production is about 150,000 tonnes a year, a scale second only to Indonesia in Southeast Asia. Vietnamese avocados have a high fat content and a creamy texture. Large, good-quality varieties such as BO-034 and Reed are grown. With rising domestic consu...

Overview: Macadamia is a relatively new crop in Vietnam, where full-scale cultivation began in the 2000s, and the cultivated area has reached about 20,000 hectares. Annual production is about 10,000 tonnes (in shell), and this Australia-native nut suits the climate of Vietnam's Central Highlands...

Overview: Passion fruit is a fruit whose cultivated area is expanding rapidly in Vietnam's Central Highlands, with annual production of about 200,000 tonnes. Called "chanh day" in Vietnamese, it is characterized by strong acidity and a distinctive aroma. Demand as a juice raw material is rising both at home and abroad...

Overview: Rambutan is a tropical fruit widely grown in southern Vietnam, with an annual output of about 300,000 tonnes. Characterized by its red, hairy skin, it is called 'chom chom' in Vietnamese. The sweet, juicy flesh is similar to lychee but is larger and more satisfying to eat. Mai...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's seventh-largest tea producer, with annual production of about 180,000 tonnes of dried tea leaves. A variety of teas are produced—green tea, black tea, oolong, and lotus-flower tea—across a cultivated area of about 130,000 hectares. The history of Vietnamese tea goes back more than 1,000 years, and the northern mountain areas in particular have centuries-old tea...

Overview: Star anise is a specialty of northern Vietnam, which is the world's second-largest producer after China. Annual production is about 20,000–30,000 tonnes, and it is characterized by the strong, sweet aroma from its distinctive star-shaped fruit. Besides being a culinary spice, it is a source of shikimic acid, the raw material for the influenza drug Tamiflu...

Overview: Longan is a tropical fruit that has long been grown in Vietnam, with an annual output of about 600,000 tonnes. It looks similar to lychee but is distinguished by a longer harvest period and good keeping quality. In addition to being eaten fresh, dried longan (longan flesh) is also in demand as an ingredient in herbal medicine and Chinese cuisine...

Overview: Durian is the fastest-growing fruit in Vietnam in recent years, and is widely loved across Southeast Asia as the 'king of fruits'. Vietnam's annual output reaches about 1 million tonnes, and since official exports to China began in 2022, cultivation area and output have expanded rapidly. The main varieties...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's largest producer of dragon fruit, with an annual output reaching about 1.4 million tonnes. Dragon fruit (pitaya) is a fruit of the cactus family, and both white-fleshed and red-fleshed varieties are grown. In Vietnam it is called 'thanh long', and mainly in the southern region there is about 60,000 hectares of...