Japanese people consider mung beans as a clean vegetable, Vietnamese people are not yet aware.

Many enterprises purchase, process, and export On the hillsides in many localities of Yên Bái and Lào Cai provinces (now merged into Lào Cai province), there is a special agricultural product that is quietly embarking on an impressive "outward journey." This is Bát Độ bamboo shoots (a type of bamboo shoot with large roots, thin skin, thick flesh, and a characteristic sweet and crispy taste). Tens of thousands of tons of bamboo shoots are harvested each year, processed, and packaged to become ingredients for the most demanding markets in the world such as Japan and Taiwan. However, a paradox has existed for decades. While international diners enjoy sophisticated processed products made from Bát Độ bamboo shoots, in its homeland, this type of bamboo shoot is still mainly known through simple salted and pickled or chili-marinated dishes. The dream of deep processing factories bringing "made in Vietnam" ready-to-eat bamboo shoot products to millions of domestic consumers remains an ...