Dragon Fruit Benefits May Surprise You

Dragon fruit — also called dragon pearl fruit, cactus fruits, pitahaya or pitaya — is a tropical, delicious superfood that can do a lot for your health. In fact, dragon fruit benefits include anti-aging, immune system boosting and sugar stabilization, which is helpful for those with diabetes, among others. Let’s take a look at just how dragon fruit benefits the human body.

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1. Immune Booster
Dragon fruit is jam-packed with flavonoids and flu-fighting vitamin C, free radicals to the curb, vitamins B1, B2, B3, as well as calcium, phosphorous, iron, protein, niacin and fiber teaming up to keep that immune system in tip-top shape.The micronutrients in dragon fruit are also impressive. A study published in the Journal of Food Science observed polyphenol and flavonoid content and effects on several cancer cell lines from the extracts of the flesh and peel of the white and red dragon fruit.

2. Digestion Helper
Dragon fruit contains a good bit of fiber, which can help with that morning bowel movement. It can even help eliminate constipation and IBS issues.

Dragon fruit contains about one gram of fiber per 100 grams for the fresh version and about 10 grams per 100 grams of the dried version, making it a high-fiber food. To get a bit more fiber, you can even eat the skin of the pitaya.Another reason dragon fruit benefits digestion is due to the oligosaccharides it contains. These oligosaccharides work as prebiotics, which in turn improves gut health and digestion.  And that’s not all prebiotics can do.According to research published in the journal 3 Biotech, “the introduction of functional compounds like prebiotics in the diet seems to be an attractive alternative to ameliorate the quality of life ridden with obesity, cancer, hypersensitivity, vascular diseases and degenerative ailments.” 
3. Diabetes Treatment and Prevention

The dragon fruit can help by preventing  sugar spikes after eating high glycemic index foods.A study published in the Journal of Pharmacognosy Research found that dragon fruit had positive results on the oxidative stress on tested subjects, suggesting its consumption as beneficial in reducing some issues that may be associated with diabetes. (4) Further research examining the way dragon fruit benefits insulin resistance on obese mice found that eating dragon fruit can help reduce the risk for diabetes and diabetes symptoms.
4. Heart-Healthy
The same study noted above on dragon fruit benefits in relation to diabetes and oxidative stress also evaluated effects that dragon fruit may have on the heart. The study published in the Journal of Pharmacognosy Research showed that dragon fruit may help decrease bad cholesterol while improving the good cholesterol, making dragon fruit an excellent cholesterol-lowering food. In addition, because it’s an excellent source of monounsaturated fats, it can help keep the heart in good shape.

And let’s not forget those little black seeds inside the dragon fruit. They’re big in delivering omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Research shows that these omega-3s and omega-6s can drop problematic triglycerides, decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease

5. Keeps You Looking YouthfulAntioxidants, in this case due to the vitamin C content, do a great job of keeping the skin tight and firm, which can offer a youthful appearance. Additionally, the phosphorus in dragon fruit provides a boost in the anti-aging department. Phosphorus, an important mineral found in every cell of the body, makes up about 1 percent of your total bodyweight. Because it’s found in every cell, its effect on the repair of those cells is important to the youthfulness of our skin and prevention of premature aging. 

6. Potential Cancer Prevention
Dragon fruit contains phytoalbumin, and phytoalbumin, combined with the vitamin C and minerals it hosts, makes the dragon fruit highly valued for its antioxidant properties and cancer-preventing qualities. There is yet another characteristic that may help in cancer prevention — the lycopene it contains. The lycopene, also found in tomatoes, offers the rich color, and results from studies show that it may contain “chemopreventive effects for prostate, breast, lung, liver and skin cancer.” Another study published in Nutrition and Cancer indicates that cancerous cells had difficulty living and were significantly reduced when treated with lycopene. Ovarian cancer evaluation showed a decrease in cancerous cell numbers after lycopene treatment, and given dragon fruit’s lycopene content, it may be a potential cancer-fighting food. 

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Dragon Fruit Price Super Increased From Last Week - Giá Thanh Long Tăng Kỷ lục trong tuần qua

Last week, Binh Thuan dragon fruit price has increased over 30,000 - 33,000 VND per kg - because be affected by snowball exporting your dragon fruit to Australia from Sept 20 & the rest of reason based on China market - Mid-Autumn festival will coming end of this week with long holiday

Tuần qua, giá thanh long ở Bình Thuận tăng kỉ lục, có lúc hơn 30k/kg vì ảnh hưởng của việc xuất khẩu thanh long sang Úc từ ngày 20 tháng chín và sắp tới Trung Thu - Trung Quốc có kỳ nghĩ dài từ tuần sau.

http://giadinh.net.vn/thi-truong/thanh-long-binh-thuan-tang-gia-cao-ky-luc-20170926094753256.htm

VN has expected exporting of vegetables & fruits $ 3.6 billion

From the beginning of the year to 15/9/2017, fruit and vegetable exported turnover reached over 2.49 billion USD; the Year-on-year increase of 46.7% ...

http://cafef.vn/ky-vong-xuat-khau-rau-qua-36-ty-usd-20170926142321242.chn

1st Country Has Approved Exporting Dragon Fruit to Australia

Vietnam is the 1st country has approved exporting dragon fruit to Australia after 9 months negotiated.

Sept 20 - Long An is the 1st province exported the 1st order to Australia from Hoang Phat Co, Ltd. 

Mrs. Karen Lanyon said she very happy that from now dragon fruit of VN can be available at Australia to let Australians enjoy one of wonderful tropical fruit.

Tieng Viet link

http://cafef.vn/viet-nam-la-nuoc-dau-tien-duoc-cap-phep-xuat-khau-thanh-long-vao-australia-20170921091141235.chn

QI 2017, new dragon fruit tree area’s at Bình Thuận has not much

Following Statistic Binh Thuan, Binh Thuan has 27.300 ha dragon fruit trees, increased 962 ha approximated 3.7%

Planting new dragon fruit trees - photo by Huu Tuong

The farmer has not invested much vs the last year 2016 because the market price has been continuous down, abnormal weather condition, some of the areas haven’t or lacked water for pouring dragon fruit within out of season for lighting on, ….many farmers have down/failure their profit then, they have not invested for new acreage.

Take care new dragon fruit trees - photo by Huu Tuong

From the middle of Feb until now the market price has a bit increase but not much, beginning of lighting season hasn’t been many results, farmers have not enough quantity provide to the market.

Potential this year the dragon fruit market will be super hot!

By Huynh Hien

What Happens to Your Body After You Eat Dragon Fruit?

Have you known it yet?????

From Natural Cures

Binh Thuan Dragon Fruit Farm with Tourism

Binh Thuan dragon fruit farms have long become one of the appealing tourist attractions alluring the great number of tourists. Here, tourists have a chance not only to admire the untouched farms but also enjoy the unique dished from the dragon fruit.

If Ninh Thuan is considered the "kingdom" of grapes in Vietnam, Binh Thuan is dubbed as the "kingdom" of the dragon fruit.This is one of the popular specialties associated with Binh Thuan having been well-known at home and abroad. The kind of sweet fresh fruit not only is important economic resources of the province but also becomes the "specialty" serving the development of the tourism. Binh Thuan dragon fruit farms have long become one of fascinating tourist attractions in Binh Thuan alluring both domestic and international tourists.

Dragon Fruit - photo from Wikimedia Commons

Dragon fruit farms Binh Thuan are gradually developing into the impressive tourist sites both contributing to creating the richness for the routes, increasing the extraction efficiency and promoting the image of Binh Thuan dragon fruit. In addition, hotels and restaurants here are also formulated strategies to build menus with dishes, desserts, and beverage made from the dragon with the aim of increasingly attracting tourists. Binh Thuan dragon fruit is also introduced and widely promoted at events, fairs and touring exhibitions that Binh Thuan travel participate. It is characteristics that make the image of Binh Thuan dragon become closer to tourists, creating a powerful attraction for Binh Thuan tours.

Collecting dragon fruit - photo from Frickr

Dragon fruit in rack - photo from internet

 According to traditional medicine, the dragon fruit retains the great number of therapeutic features for the digestive system thanks to dragon's seeds containing the natural oil. Dragon fruit provides only about 50 Kcalorie / 100g but rich in vitamin C, which helps the body absorb iron from food, strengthens the immune system and has anti-aging effects; Vitamin A in dragon fruit supports visual health... Dragon is one of the fruits good for human health. From the nutritional characteristics of the fruit retaining cooling effects, enhancing resistance with the great number of protein, vitamin C, vitamin B3 and the kind of essential microelements for the body such as iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium, an enterprise in Phan Thiet has researched and manufactured products of dried dragon fruit with many advantages but retaining nutrients, the sweetness of sugar and typical aroma of the fruit. Enjoying the unique taste along with exploring the immense dragon fruit gardens will certainly be one of the unforgettable things to do in Binh Thuan.

Red dragon fruit - photo from Wikimedia Commons

Binh Thuan dragon fruit is also ingredient creating numerous nutritious delicacies. Tourists once participating in Binh Thuan travel in general or Mui Ne - Phan Thiet tourism, in particular, should enjoy squid salad with dragon fruit, shrimp spring rolls with dragon fruit and especially all kind of delicious dragon fruit jam. In particular, many restaurants and tourist areas in Binh Thuan also offer tourists dragon fruit party menus full of different dishes from appetizers, main dishes, side dishes to desserts and drinks... Especially, in series of film introducing Vietnam cuisine titled "Discover Vietnam with Martin Yan", in the introduction of Binh Thuan cuisine at Ta Cu tourist area, celebrated chef Martin Yan chose to introduce the famous dishes, namely shrimp mixing dragon fruit with cocktail, chicken soup with dragon fruit, beef stirs with dragon fruit, fried red tilapia with dragon fruit sauce... Recently, a food company creates the sweet, fresh and nutritious drinking water, which is suitable for all ages of consumers.

Dragon Fruit farm - Photo from Wikimedia Commons

Participating and experiencing Phan Thiet - Binh Thuan today, tourists not only have a chance to explore the unique historical cultural relics, admire the wonderful natural picture but also set foot on the dragon fruit gardens full of fruits, contemplate white flowers of dragon fruit at night and especially taste delicacies made from the fruit known as the "green dragon". The immense dragon fruit farms deserve to become one of the appealing tourist Binh Thuan attractions alluring tourists. Dragon fruit with its significant values on economy and tourism importantly contributes to bringing Binh Thuan tourism closer to the domestic and international tourists.

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Experience of Dragon Fruit Care

Favorable & un-favorable weather for dragon fruit out of season lighting off

The lighting off at the right weather is a one of priority conditions to help dragon fruit blossom (from specialist is flower induction). However, after reached to the right weather, other factors also need to be careful - they are remaining part to contribute decided quantity of each dragon fruit blossom, ex: dragon fruit tree health, the timeline for the lighting, the weather of remain timeline of lighting. But this review only introduction about the right light off.

Favorable Weather:

• Being sunny through long days & meet raining from 3-4 days after that will be a great time for lighting off. Often end of raining season, if it is lighting, enough electricity,  storm is on the east sea & being landing. It is the great time for lighting off.
•  After lighting off with the sunny days but not hot, have few clouds within a day, hot weather, no windy - that is the best time. Day time has a little wind will be fine but night time has wind, that will be potential failed beacuse if it catch the windy in night time which will be lose heath (we can check by press & feel dragon fruit branch has been soften).
• After lighting off & following day we see the dew cover all the dragon fruit branches - you can potentially the following month interesting rate coming- sucessful

Un-favorable Weather:

• In case with long hot weather & suddenly has storm, farmer is lighting off, following day will be sunny through 4-5 days, it will be high potential failed. If you can following the weather like, this case can be avoid.
• Within lighting time & lacking sunny: in the day time with cloudy continuous half month, the result is this phase has been failed even though with young dragon fruit tree.
• Dragon fruit tree is blossoming which meet northern wind, in some cases it stop or even  flower buds has rotten.
• East & north season wind are landing to, however it has not directly affected but with trend cold, dry are very dangerous after lighting off.

Translation from one of Binh Thuan dragon fruit facebook

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Binh Thuan Dragon Fruit Blog: Out of season dragon fruit tree

Binh Thuan Dragon Fruit Blog: Out of season dragon fruit tree: Photo was taken from one of my younger sister farm's

Dragon fruit & health

WITH THESE DISEASES, DO NOT USE WESTERN MEDICINE BUT ONLY EAT DRAGON FRUIT IS

Dragon fruit is a kind of fruit Vietnam never have to import, the price is very cheap. Therefore, when you suffer from the diseases below, you can eat some pieces of dragon fruit daily to relieve the disease quickly.

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http://bestie.vn/2017/02/bi-cac-benh-nay-dung-dung-thuoc-tay-ma-chi-an-thanh-long-la-duoc

SOME DISHES FROM DRAGON FRUIT

DRAGON FRUIT JUICE_ YOU MAY KNOW IT .....

Fresh of dragon fruit taste

Ingredients:

White dragon fruit: 02 fruits

Red dragon fruit: 1/2 fruit

Yogurt: 01 jar

200 ml fresh milk, 01 tea spoon sugar/ or syrup, mint leaf and herb for decoration  

How to do:

White dragon fruit cut into slices, red dragon fruit cut into thick slices.

Crushed white dragon fruit slices, yogurt, fresh milk and syrup by blender machine, then get those mixed to glass and decor with mint leaf, dragon fruit and enjoy in cold.

MARINATED PORK RIB AND DRAGON FRUIT

Delicious 

Ingredients:

Pork rib: 400 g

Dragon fruit: 02 fruits

Garlic, onion, knor _ 01 tsp for each

Syrup to create color

Fish sauce: 02 soup sp

Sugar: 02 tsp

Pepper: 1/2 tsp

How to do:

Pork rib_ clean wash, drained and chop

Dragon fruit_ 01 put into blender to blended it and 01 cut into 1/2 fruit and thin slice 01 cm thick. Dragon fruit blended divided into 02 parts. 01 part mixed with pork rib, fish sauce_01 soup sp, knor_01 tsp, sugar, syrup, paper, onion, garlic and wait during 25 mins.

preheat the pan with oil, then put pork rib into the pan, stir it with coddle, pork rib in medium then put 01 more part of dragon fruit blended and 1/2 slice dragon fruit and marinated it until have a little sauce..then get to the plate..enjoy it when it still hot.

DRAGON FRUIT SALAD

Ingredients:

Dragon fruit: 01 fruit

Shrimp: 06 

Scallop cones: 100 g

Celery: 300g

Mayonnaise: 02 soup sp, salt, paper, oil, butter, white wine.

How to do:

Shrimp washed, peeled, headless, just get back split black, hard-boiled, split. Cones washed scallops, marinated with salt, pepper, white wine. Preheat the pan with little butter, the scallops cones and shrimp in fast pan, pour off the plate. 

Dragon fruit peeled, cut into cubes gut 2cm edge. Chopped celery, boiled, soaked in cold water, mixed with a little oil and salt and pepper. 

For flesh dragon fruit, cones scallops, shrimp, celery into a bowl, mix the mayonnaise into. For shrimp salad dragon and disc, use immediately.

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HOW TO ENJOY THE DRAGON FRUIT ?

HOW TO ENJOY THE DRAGON FRUIT ?

Dragon fruit is a beautiful fruit grown in Southeast Asia (especially in Vietnam), Mexico, Central and South America, and Israel. The plant is actually a type of cactus, and the fruit comes in 3 colors: 2 have pink skin, but with different colored flesh (one white, the other red), while another type is yellow with white flesh. Dragon fruit is low in calories and offers numerous nutrients, including Vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium, plus fiber and antioxidants.

Dragon fruit tastes wonderful! - sweet and crunchy, with a flavor that's like a cross between kiwi and pear.

Step 1 - Choose a ripe dragon fruit: look for bright, even-colored skin. If the fruit has a lot of blotches, it may be over-ripe (a few is normal). Another sign of over-ripe dragon fruit is a very dry, brittle brown stem, or brown on the tips of the "leaves". Hold the dragon fruit in your palm and try pressing the skin with your thumb or fingers - it should give a little (like a ripe kiwi), but shouldn't be too soft or mushy. If it's very firm, it will need to ripen for a few days.

Step 2 : Cut the dragon fruit

Step 3: Open the Dragon Fruit

Cut through to the other side, so that you can separate the fruit into 2 sections. Inside the flesh may be white or red - both will have tiny black edible seeds, just like kiwi fruit.

Step 4: Separate the Flesh from the Skin.

There are various ways to prepare dragon fruit for eating - this is just one way. Run a tablespoon around the circumference of the first section to separate the flesh from the skin.

 

 

Step 5: Lift Flesh out of the Skin.

Now lift the flesh out of the skin and place it on the cutting board. Reserve the skin for serving (as in step 8), if desired. Note that the skin is NOT edible. Do the same for the other half.

 Step 6: Remove Skin from Flesh.

Turn the mound of flesh over, checking for any residual pink skin. Slice this off.

Step 7: Slice up the Dragon Fruit.

Now you can slice up the flesh. Cubes work well for eating the fruit fresh.

Step 8: Enjoy Your Fresh Dragon Fruit a Variety of Ways!

And enjoy the Dragon Fruit!

Eating Tips: Aside from eating fresh, dragon fruit makes excellent juice as well as frozen drinks (dragon fruit is mainly composed of water, so it's easy to blend or process). Dragon fruit also makes an excellent addition to fruit salads . ENJOY !!!

6.860 hectares of dragon fruit granted VietGAP certificate.

BTO – Since the early this year, the whole province has had additional 692 hectares of new dragon fruit growing area distributed in Bac Binh district (102 hectares), Ham Thuan Bac district (450 hectares), Ham Thuan Nam district (70 hectares) and La Gi town (70 hectares), bringing the total area of dragon fruit in the province to 20,041 hectares.

After 6 months of implementing the program of clean dragon fruit production, there have been 427 hectares of dragon fruit granted certificate of VietGAP, achieving 53 percent of the year plan. Remarkably, Ham Thuan Bac is leading by 230 hectares certified as VietGAP standards. So far, the total number of households receiving VietGAP certificates in the province is 8,106 with the area of 6,860 hectares, attaining 98 percent over the assigned plan of 2013.

Author: My Thien

Source: Binh Thuan Newspaper

http://www.binhthuandragon.com

New dragon fruit variety with reddish purple flesh to be planted broadly in Binh Thuan

BTO- Currently, only white fleshed and red fleshed dragon fruit varieties are being planted extensively in Binh Thuan province. Somewhat, they have not met the demand for diversified products of domestic and overseas markets. For this reason, scientists of Southern Fruit Research Institute (SOFRI) have successfully made sexual hybridization between red-fleshed and white-fleshed dragon fruit varieties to generate reddish-purple fleshed dragon fruit.

New dragon fruit variety with reddish purple flesh to be planted broadly in Binh Thuan

It is remarkable that the newly-hybridized dragon fruit variety is able to flower and fruit all year round, with plump cacti and tasty fruits. Its fruit has egg or oblong egg shape with nice skin, green “leaves” and reddish purple flesh. Particularly, this new dragon fruit variety is nearly free from pests, bringing a significant advantage to farming.

To prove the strong point of reddish purple fleshed dragon fruit tree, SOFRI’s researchers have conducted experiments on its distinctions, homogeneousness and value by taking pilot cultivation in many localities (Tien Giang, Long An and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces) and attained satisfactory results. In detail: after 16-month-cultivation, the productivity of reddish-purple fleshed dragon fruit trees reached 14.54kg/tree (main crop) in Tien Giang province, 11.61kg/tree in Long An province, and 4.89 kg/tree in Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Chairman of Binh Thuan provincial People’s Committee, who took notice of the economic value of reddish purple fleshed dragon fruit variety, has recently given a nod to Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on implementing the section of farming the reddish purple fleshed dragon fruit variety developed by SOFRI on dragon fruit development areas from 2013 onwards. This section belongs to the project “Quality and safety enhancement of agricultural products and biogas development program in Binh Thuan” (QSEAP).

Hopefully, the new dragon fruit variety with reddish purple flesh will open up a promising export product with high economic value for Binh Thuan.

Author: Phuong Lan

Source: Binh Thuan newspaper

http://www.binhthuandragon.com

Co Thach seven-color stone bank

VietNamNet Bridge – Visiting Bình Thuan province, you should visit Co Thach tourist area, which is famous for the Hang temple, wild nature and the seven-color stone bank.

Co Thach Beach is located in a quiet place in Binh Thanh Commune, Tuy Phong District, Binh Thuan Province, about 90km from Phan Thiet City.
Like other beaches of Bình Thuận, Co Thach sea is blue, limpid with quite strong waves. The most special thing of this beach is a bank of seven-color stones. The characteristics of this stone ground is due to the impact of tide, sea currents, sea water ... stones of different sizes and different colors are push from the sea to the shore.

Co Thach seven-color stone bank

This rocky bank had been formed for hundreds of years, with a length of about 0.9 km and a width of 200-300m and a stone reserve of 243,900m3. The original shapes and colors of stone here attract the eyes of visitors. Under the waves and sunlight, the stone bank shines and stones look like jewels.
Co Thach is also attractive to visitors by its huge rocks, which are attached to many legends. The rock bank is surrounded by a wild yellow sand bank named Bai Tien. According to legend, this place was the “resort” of fairies. Near the beach is the Hang (Cave) Pagoda.

P. Linh

Source: VietnamNet English

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Vegetable, fruit exports to US to hit US$1 bln in 2013

Vietnam expects to earn US$1 billion from exporting fruit and vegetables to the US market by the end of this year.

According to the Southern Fruit Research Institute (SOFRI), there is an increasing demand for imported fruit in foreign markets, including the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan.
Dr. Nguyen Huu Dat from the Department for Plant Protection said Vietnamese dragon fruit has great opportunities to enter the US market. Since Vietnam was allowed to market this fruit in the US, the export volume has increased sharply from 100 tonnes in 2008 to 1,200 tonnes last year.

Vegetable, fruit exports to US to hit US$1 bln in 2013

  This year, dragon fruit exports to the US are likely to reach 2,000 tonnes as the export volume has doubled in the first half of this year. Other markets like Japan and the Republic of Korea also saw a 25% increase over the previous year, Dat said.
Vietnamese rambutans are also favoured in the US, although the price of the Vietnamese fruit is triple that of Mexico (about US$15/kg). In 2012, about 350 tonnes of Vietnamese rambutans were shipped from Vietnam to the US, earning US$3 million.
Over the past few years, Vietnam’s vegetable and fruit export turnover has increased considerably, from US$235 million in 2005 to US$826 million in 2012.
Vietnam plans to boost exports of mangos to Japan, Taiwan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand. It is also completing procedures to ship other types of fruit, such as litchis and longans, to these promising markets.

Source: VOV online

http://www.binhthuandragon.com

Ta Cu tourist area in an effort to “lure” and retain sightseers

BTO – Ta Cu Mountain Pagoda has its over 140 years of existence with much antique architecture amid the natural and pristine mountain landscape. Before 2007, there was no telpher line, so pilgrims had to walk along a nearly 2.000 meter-zigzag and steep path. Until 2007, a modern technological telpher line including 25 cabins were invested by Ta Cu pagoda Tourism JSC.

Accordingly, it takes only 10 minutes for visitors to approach the pagoda while experiencing an exciting feeling of flying and watching the primeval forest and vast dragon fruit orchard on cable. In the meantime, the infrastructure, recreational area, souvenir house, food and drink stalls were gradually emerged”, Mr. Nguyen Phi Long – director of Ta Cu Mountain Tourism JSC said.

Frequently, the company has built three more restaurants in order to meet customers’ needs. In addition to food-serving Huong Duong and Thuy Ta  restaurants located at the foot of the mountain, Thien Thai restaurant is situated on the high mountain to serve the staying-visitors. As for Mrs. Tran Thi Thu Thuy (visitor from Tay Ninh province), going to pagoda at the beginning of the year is essential, significant and brings lots of good luck to the family. Therefore, she immediately set off for Binh Thuan when she first heard about this famous Ta Cu pagoda. When setting foot at Ta Cu Mountain, she was so surprised at the architectures bearing spiritual cultural values.  

The number of sightseers has been increased from 15 to 30% for 10 years of operation. According to incomplete statistics, Ta Cu Mountain received nearly 35 thousand tourists (excluding the number of tourists remaining at the foot of the mountain and climbing up the mountain on foot), an increase of 10% compared to the previous Tet festive season. Besides renovating the necessary work items, the business establishments have made provisions for a civilized lifestyle. As a result, the material and technical infrastructures are upgraded to facilitate sightseeing and pilgrimage, etc. Accordingly, the annual revenue of the tourist area has surged by 15 – 20 per cent.

In the coming time, Ta Cu Mountain Tourism JSC plans to organize eco-tourism model and attract investors to exploit more natural characteristics of this location. At the same time, it also tries to seek local unique tourist products that can lure and retain visitors, Mr. Long added.

Hopefully, with the business ideas above, Ta Cu Mountain Pagoda is expected to be an ideal space for eco-tourism and traditional tourism of Binh Thuan in particular and Viet Nam in general.

Source: My Thien (source; Binh Thuan Newspaper)
 http://www.binhthuandragon.com

“Cha lui” – a specialty of La Gi town

BTO - If Phan Thiet people take pride of Quang style noodle, a Vietnamese noodle dish that originated from Quang Nam province in central Vietnam, La Gi people also own an extraordinary recipe that makes diners never forget its flavor – That is “cha lui’’ dish.

“Cha lui” – a specialty of La Gi town

At first, “cha lui” was created by Mrs. Can, a resident of quarter 3, Phuoc Loc ward. Its material mainly consists of fresh shrimp and bacon. After marinated the two ingredients with spices, then we use a blender and a big mortar to puree and pound the mixture two times or more so that the shrimp and bacon can be intertwined and fine. It is so delicious to put the mixture in the middle of each sliced rice paper and roll it in the shape of a pipe. Finally, we use a sharp stick penetrating through the roll, then put it on a gridiron above fired furnace for baking.  As soon as the inside ingredients is cooked and the outside rice paper gains the right crispy level, pull it out of the oven. Remember not to leave the coal so over-fired that the roll can be burnt, therefore its natural greasy sweetness can be maintained. In order to make the “cha lui” dish more delicious, it is necessary to serve with salad and sauce, two minor dishes but extremely important to “cha lui”. Salad here refers to fresh vegetable, sliced unripe mango, star fruit and cucumber. Regarding to sauce, it must contain enough all ingredients such as: chilly, tamarind, crushed peanut. In general, the qualified sauce has to obtain the hot, sour, sweet and tasty flavor. The dish offers a cheap price at around VND 10,000 – VND 30,000 per portion.

“Cha lui” is originated from La Gi town and gradually appears in many provinces/cities across the country with the brand name “Cha lui La Gi”. For instance, gourmets can visit the following addresses to enjoy ‘cha lui La Gi” at 385 Quang Trung street, ward 10, Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh city or Huynh Van Nghe street, Buu Long area, Bien Hoa city. Moreover, “Cha Lui’ is also available for sell at other municipal provinces including Hue, Phan Thiet, Vung Tau, etc.

Right at La Gi town, there are a lot of restaurants serving “cha lui” in every afternoon and evening. Especially, the youth are likely to get together at the restaurant located diagonally at the corner of Vocational Training Center in Tan An ward. Currently, this dish comes into fashion among the youth, particularly; some of them posted the image of this strange and tasty dish on Facebook, Zing News, Yume, diendannaunuong, foody, youtube...  to disseminate it all over the country and the world.

My Thien (Source: Binfh Thuan Newspaper)
http://www.binhthuandragon.com/en/news/Historical-Cultural/Cha-lui-a-specialty-of-La-Gi-town-144/