Cassava leaves, potato leaves ... Fluttering abroad

Tapioca, lemon leaves, sticky leaves ... even sweet potato tops vegetables, foods considered by many to be "thick" the countryside of Vietnam being the market "exchange" favorite.
The early days of 2012, the Company Limited Tan Dong-TM (80 / 1A, Ngo Chi Quoc Binh Chieu Ward, Thu Duc District) continued to receive new orders from foreign partners. Especially as the items are in high demand mainly characterized Vietnamese foods.

Tran Thanh Phu, director of the company said: Since the beginning of this year, due to steady orders should workers are employed. Looking ahead, on 28/2, the company will manufacture 1 ton of corn contener includes 2 lines, 2 tons of purple corn, 1 ton of lemon trees, 500kg minced lemongrass, citronella 5,000 kg and 1 ton cell is old banana lemon and 1 container.

In late February, the procurement area horticulture, food sector Bac Vinh, Vinh Thanh and Cho Lach, Ben Tre, many people are not surprised when dozens of farmers carrying bags, boxes, large and small lemon leaf for sale . Over 400kg tons Tan Dong leaves the company purchased goods to prepare for the UK market.

Ms. Nguyen Minh Trang, a clue to purchase fruit, lemon leaf of this region, said: Around this area there are many citrus growers to sell tobacco plants. Normally, when a client connection eat, shop newcomers from farmers. Typically, each of picking her children sold from 10 to 20 kg with the average price 15000-16000 / kg.

Export cassava puree. (Photo: Hai Duong)

Talking about the special "lemon leaf exports," Ms. Ngoc Ha (TAN East) one of the companies exported this commodity abroad said: Speaking of lime leaves, everyone is thinking of spices of boiled chicken, but after years of economic development, to integrate into the world market, the lime leaves are also widely used in many dishes. Products Company's lime leaves Tan Dong primarily serve the European market and domestic.

Lemon leaf exports to European markets have 2 forms, spices are packaged together with the roots galangal, chilli and lemongrass plant cover, creating a complete taste of Thai hot pot. Compared to Thailand, Thai hotpot seasoning of fragrant and tasty Vietnam more. As usual, the only form of packing small lime leaves into bags and were completely frozen.

In the local market, Tan Dong provides powder products spice mill lime leaves for company LD Ltd Vietnam KFC, KFC Vietnam using lime leaves sprinkled powder on their fried chicken products. During the period from mid-2011 until the end of 2012, the Company has purchased in the New East as the West, especially the Ben Tre over 5 tons lime leaves.

Currently, Tan Dong is breeding and growing investment 1 specialist leaves lemon varieties to cater to the needs of consumers Vietnam and needs of customers in Europe, which is like lemon Thailand (known Kaffir lime is the same). This lemon leaf type figure eight, very strong vitality, almost grown only to eat leaves, so little left to dry. However, the economic value of the leaves bring very high.

According to the company specialized in exporting goods, products of vegetable sweet potato tops are often selected, purchased in the market as Tay Ninh, Long An. Purchase price depending on the season and each time, averaging about 4,000 VND / kg. In 2011, Tan Dong has purchased about 10 tons of potatoes from farmers tops. This year, the company is preparing to purchase this item at the next April.

Previously, when vegetables yam not emigrate, they know this is a dish of vegetables rustic countryside. Many families grow vegetables around the main hallway cut shoots boiled dots swipe warehouse. My vegetables are chopped sweet leverage for livestock and poultry feed, or exposing composting composting plant. However, a period of 2 years, the company has research and Tan Dong frozen products, exports to the European market. Sweet potatoes are picked leaves, washed and exported by two ways: one is to Leaf, the two are pureed, packaging. All are frozen, boxed, frozen at a temperature of -18 degrees C.

Not only with our international friends, even people who do not know the Vietnamese also come as pineapple (also called leaf folds) played long blade leaf, shiny, are both chefs China, Malaysia favored for processing delicious food, also known as the pandan because it is every Vietnam people still called home 100%.

However in recent times, Pandan also popular and are exported to Australia, Europe. With the average price of 6,000 VND / kg, mainly by purchasing at market Tien Giang. Pandan after purchasing about, stripped every leaf carefully washed and cut into 20cm, then packed and frozen. Tan Dong purchasing Pandan from early 2011 to early 2012 more than 10 tons. This is one of the specialties Vietnam that the overseas Vietnamese in exile, the very popular Western customers.

Manager of Tan Dong, Phu Thanh Tran had taken many specialties Vietnam's agricultural products abroad shared predestined work and meet with a number of overseas Vietnamese customers are foreigners, they have tastefully reviews wants to put the Vietnam agricultural products to cater to some Vietnamese people in their country was the first idea for his company diverted from small establishments processing aquatic products dry, dry product was rolled squid branded Xincheng to agricultural exports.