Countryside traits in urban space

Despite being famous as an industrial area, Binh Duong has many orchards with garden culture. In particular, Lai Thieu orchard in Thuan An city is likened to a paradise for tourists who love to experience the delicious and attractive fruit flavors right at the places.

The fruits at the Lai Thieu fruit season festival are always attractive to visitors

On these days, views and favorites about articles and video clips about chicken mangosteen salad which is recognized as the Top 100 Vietnamese specialty dishes have been plentiful on social media platforms. Netizens have spread the secret of making the unique salad of Binh Duong as it can only be enjoyed on the occasion of mangosteen fruits thanks to the crispy, sweet and sour taste. Many tourists have also come to fruit orchards in Lai Thieu ward, Binh Nham, Hung Dinh, An Son commune of Thuan An city to fully enjoy the wonderful taste of the dish. In addition to the dish, the garden houses also serve many other typical local dishes.

According to local people, Lai Thieu in the past was the first choice of tourists every Lunar New Year (or May 5th of the lunar calendar). Around the time, the fruits in the orchards of Lai Thieu and Cau Ngang areas are also ripe and adorned with many characteristic colors and sweet scents lingering in the wind. Visitors come to enjoy the fresh air and the specialties of Binh Duong such as chicken mangosteen salad served with porridge, grilled chicken durian, pancakes and attractive fruits like durian, mangosteen, strawberry, rambutan, jackfruit, etc. Therefore, the place is considered by many tourists as the paradise of the most attractive tropical fruits in the Southern region.

In order for orchard owners to have the opportunity to learn and exchange experiences, thereby promoting the fruit brand of Lai Thieu in particular and the South in general, Binh Duong has organized the Lai Thieu ripe fruit season Festival along with the Dragon Boat Festival every year. With many attractive activities and many trade booths from orchards and traditional craft villages in the province and friends in the Southern region, the festival has attracted a large number of visitors from all over.

In this year, the festival takes place from May 22 to 28 with the theme of Cau Ngang in the appointment season with expectation to have many booths to participate in trade fairs, fruit and plant varieties, and food festivals for tourists. On the occasion, Thuan An city also organizes many interesting entertainment activities.

To enjoy the fresh air and delicious flavors of fruit dishes in the green along the Saigon River in Binh Duong as well as to experience the unique features of the Lai Thieu ripe fruit season Festival in garden eco-tours, you are invited to follow the next episode of Toi Yeu Binh Duong (Binh Duong that I love) - the program implemented by Binh Duong Newspaper to be at 6 AM on Sunday May 21 at www.baobinhduong.vn.

Reported by Thuc Van – Translated by Vi Bao