Doan Hung grapefruit Phu Tho – a precious product of the ancestral homeland

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Back to the countryside of To Land, remember to enjoy a famous specialty that everyone has to rub about its sweet and juicy flavor, which is Doan Hung grapefruit – a precious product that has been selected to advance to the king. ancient times.

Back to Phu Tho, besides enjoying the majestic landscapes of mountains and hills and learn about the beauty of folk culture through the festivals, temples and pagodas; Surely the specialty here is also an advantage to welcome visitors. And one of the specialties bought as gifts throughout the northern provinces is Doan Hung grapefruit.

Coming to the  land of Doan Hung grapefruit in Phu Tho , visitors will admire the luxuriant orchard with large round, golden, mature grapefruit fruits on the gentle and romantic Lo river. This land from ancient times up to now has been dubbed the “territory” of the precious grapefruit variety – a true specialty of the ancestral land.Doan Hung Phu Tho pomelo - hometown specialtyCheck-in at the grapefruit garden

About Doan Hung grapefruit Phu Tho
 

What are the characteristics of Doan Hung grapefruit?

Doan Hung grapefruit in the past is also known as Phu Doan grapefruit . This is a perennial tree that produces flat spherical fruits and weighs less than 1 kg. When the grapefruit is ripe, it will give a bright yellow color, the shrimps are small, the skin is soft and withered, the succulent is sweet and fresh. More specifically, this is a famous specialty of the Ancestral countryside and it can be preserved for a few months to half a year. Even if this grapefruit variety is dried when added, it will still eat delicious and delicious, keeping its sweet flavor.

History of the pomelo variety Phu Doan

Referring to Doan Hung land – the land associated with the historic Lo river victory during the war against the French colonialists; Everyone must love, steal and remember the precious grapefruit variety that has been kept for hundreds of years is Phu Doan grapefruit.

The history of Phu Doan pomelo is associated with the history of the ancient king pomelo in Dai Minh village – Yen Binh – Yen Bai. Previously, Dai Minh village was discovered by people to have precious grapefruit varieties in the mountains and they brought the trees back to their home gardens. That is the line of grapefruit, long zone, large fruit, succulent to eat, sweet and fragrant. The precious grapefruit variety dating from 300 to 400 years in the land of Dai Minh.

Every year during the pomelo season, Dai Minh people choose large, beautiful and golden pomelo fruits to provide for the King. And this is the thing of our homeland’s delicious and strange things. After that, people in Doan Hung went to Dai Minh to ask for precious grapefruit seeds to grow in Chi Dam land. Unexpectedly, this Ox pomelo variety is suitable for the soil and the people’s heart has taken root to multiply and bear fruit in the land of Doan Hung.Doan Hung Phu Tho grapefruit is succulentLarge citrus grapefruit succulent

More specifically, Doan Hung Phu Tho pomelo only produces many sweet fruits, berries, and citrus fruits if grown in the land in the communes along the Lo river. If taken to another place to plant, the tree will be barren, give little fruit, not as sweet as grapefruit grown in Doan Hung.

Currently, in Doan Hung, there are still two precious pomelo varieties, Chi Dam grapefruit and Bang Luan grapefruit. About 300 years ago, Bang Luan pomelo was most grown in the two communes of Que Lam and Bang Luan in Doan Hung district. Chi Dam grapefruit likes alluvial soil, which breeds grapefruit trees from an old farmer named Suu for 200 years, so it is called Suu pomelo.

Harvesting time Doan Hung grapefruit

Doan Hung Phu Tho grapefruit is  usually harvested around the eighth lunar month at the beginning of early autumn. Around this time, grapefruit also starts to ripen and people here will harvest grapefruit from autumn until the end of the year. However, with the perennial grapefruit root, the fruit will usually be harvested in the December lunar month or longer. This grapefruit is older and left longer and more delicious and sweet than when it was first harvested.

Currently, pomelos are grown the most in Doan Hung in the communes of Bang Luan, Chi Dam, Que Lam, Phuc Lai, Kha Linh, Phuong Trung, Yen Kien. Up to now, the district has hundreds of hectares of pomelo and has been grown by people in home gardens, alluvial grounds, riverside, and hill foothills.Doan Hung Phu Tho grapefruit - harvested in autumnGrapefruit harvested in the fall

Why Doan Hung grapefruit is famous in all 4 directions?

Doan Hung grapefruit is popular in the northern provinces and many other localities because this pomelo variety has many differences compared to other precious grapefruit varieties in the country:

  • Although the grapefruit has small fruits, it is slim and round, the shell is very thin, the pod is thick, the shrimp are very succulent, so when enjoying, visitors will feel the aroma of the precious pomelo variety Doan Hung with a cool taste that makes anyone enjoy 1 times must remember forever.
  • When the main Phu Doan grapefruit is old, people will pick it down and put it on the ground to keep it for half a year. The outer skin of the grapefruit is wilting, but the inside of the grapefruit still retains its tightness and plumpness.
  • For a wilted grapefruit, the sweetness of the pomelo increases.
  • Currently, the delicious big grapefruit sells with prices ranging from 80-100k / fruit. Lowest price is 15k / fruit depending on size, pomelo garden, type of pomelo.

On the grapefruit collection season, people will choose the most beautiful, golden, and largest grapefruit fruits to dedicate themselves to the Hung Kings, to their ancestors as a tribute to their merit and respect. with ancestors.Doan Hung grapefruit is displayed in fairsGrapefruit is displayed in fairs

During the Hung Temple festivals or major fairs, Doan Hung people will set up Doan Hung pomelo specialty stalls to introduce to visitors from all over the world and to be rewarded with this rare grapefruit. This is the specialty, pride and vivid imprint of the sweet and fragrant flower area of ​​the Ancestral countryside.Why Doan Hung grapefruit is famous in all 4 directions?Highlights Doan Hung grapefruit

Doan Hung grapefruit – A meaningful gift from the ancestral country

Back to Phu Tho, traveling along Highway 2, visitors can visit Doan Hung district and admire the luxuriant grapefruit gardens in the immense green color of trees and leaves. When visiting the pomelo garden, you will learn the process of planting, nurturing, fertilizing flowers and harvesting together with the farmer.

And the people here take advantage of grapefruit flowers to process into other souvenir products to serve tourists such as grapefruit flower oil, grapefruit scented tea, fresh grapefruit flowers … the statue of victory over the Lo river and will be told about the glorious and heroic battle between our army and people against the French colonialism.Doan Hung grapefruit - a meaningful country giftPhu Doan grapefruit – a meaningful country gift

Today, Doan Hung grapefruit is not only a specialty of the people of the To countryside, but it has become a natural, safe and simple gift like the people here. For sure, this will be a meaningful gift for your family and friends if you have the opportunity to come here to visit.

And if you have the opportunity to travel to Phu Tho , you should visit Doan Hung land to visit, learn and enjoy the specialties of Doan Hung grapefruit here.

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