Stunning Chayote gardens of Sapa
VOV.VN - Visitors to Sapa in the northern province of Lao Cai are captivated by the verdant expanse of chayote (Sechium edule) gardens here.
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| From mountain peaks to valley lows, the leafy chayote trusses look like giant green carpets |
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| Local residents grow chayote on the mountain slopes. |
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| Garden owners harvest chayote and collect them in baskets before carrying them away on motorbikes |
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Residents can harvest several tons of fruit from a large truss of chayote every year but they are relatively cheap at just VND5,000 per kg. This garden also supplies chayote seeds for the northern region. |
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The shoots and tendrils of the chayote taste sweet and nutty and are a specialty of Sapa. |
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| Chayote are sold at Sapa market by the Mong and Dao ethnic people. |
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