Post from Tim:
Dalat's cool highland climate is perfect for crops like strawberries, persimmons, cabbage, broccoli, and tea. The vegetables produced here are shipped all over the south of Vietnam and are made locally into many derivative products like dried fruits and jams.
After spending a day touring around the area, Michelle and I took a walk through the market in the center of town - which turned out to be the best way to sample Dalat's specialties. As we walked through the rows of stalls, women offered free samples from all sides.
"Come here, try some Vietnamese tea..."
Once we were lured in to try one free sample, several samples followed, as did an inevitable purchase by us. We tried chewy banana sweets, sugared strawberry candies, dried persimmons, corn candies (not candy corn, but candy that tastes like corn), artichoke tea, shots of strawberry extract syrup, and much more.
Needless to say, we left with a large bag full of goodies.
After spending a day touring around the area, Michelle and I took a walk through the market in the center of town - which turned out to be the best way to sample Dalat's specialties. As we walked through the rows of stalls, women offered free samples from all sides. "Come here, try some Vietnamese tea..."
Once we were lured in to try one free sample, several samples followed, as did an inevitable purchase by us. We tried chewy banana sweets, sugared strawberry candies, dried persimmons, corn candies (not candy corn, but candy that tastes like corn), artichoke tea, shots of strawberry extract syrup, and much more.
Needless to say, we left with a large bag full of goodies.
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Vietnamese Market
Vendors preach their low prices and good deals in the town of Dalat in Vietnam's central highlands.