Tiny Chinese persimmon flood Vietnamese markets, stores sell tons a day

With eye-catching colors and advertised as being sweet like honey, crunchy like jelly, seedless, and bright red like pearls, this type of persimmon is making waves in online markets. In late autumn and early winter, when domestic persimmons are starting to come to an end, a strange type of persimmon called pearl jelly persimmon suddenly appeared on the market, making many people curious. Tiny persimmons, the size of a chicken egg with a beautiful bright red color, are packaged in trays or boxes, selling for 50-90 thousand VND/kg. Cheap, strange and delicious, many women are eager to order them to try. Ms. Bui Anh, residing in Gia Lam (Hanoi) said that yesterday, at the apartment market where she sells this type of persimmon, seeing how beautiful and strange it is, she immediately ordered 1kg to try at 50 thousand VND/kg. “I saw this fruit on tiktok and social media a few days ago, so I bought it to try. I didn’t expect it to be so delicious. One kilo is about 15 fruits, each ...