Due to the difficulty of the export market of dragon fruits due to the effects of the Covid-19 epidemic, a number of bread-making establishments in Binh Thuan participated in rescuing this fruit by producing loaves of bread. Contains ingredients from dragon fruit.
Nearly a week ago, Thanh Thuy fresh bread establishment (Tran Hung Dao street, Phan Thiet city) suddenly became unusually crowded. The influx of people seeking to buy makes both sellers and bakers inside unable to return.
Mr. Truong Luong, the owner of the establishment, said that since the date when the dragon fruit bread product hit the shelves, the number of buyers has tripled. "Since the Covid-19 epidemic appeared, Binh Thuan farmers' dragon fruit fruits were in abundance, so I thought of a small contribution to support gardeners in consuming dragon fruits. I have experienced the production of dried dragon fruit before, so when I realized that the situation of consuming this fruit was difficult, I cooperated with my younger brother to put dragon fruit into making bread "- owner this tells.
Mr. Luong shared that all red dragon fruits from water, seeds, and intestines are used in bread processing.
Up to now, Mr. Luong's bread establishment has marketed up to 10 different products, from fresh bread, sweet bread to burgers. The price of dragon fruit bread is also varied, from 4,000 VND to more than 10,000 / loaf, each type is only higher than ordinary bread of 2,000 VND / loaf. "I feel the cake has a strange taste but quite delicious thanks to the aroma of red dragon fruit, so it is less boring" - said Nguyen Thuy Linh, a student said.
Bread products made from dragon fruits are very eye-catching.
Ms. Huynh Thi Mai, a Phan Thiet resident, said: "I saw the news in the press, then the social network they brought back to participate in rescuing dragon fruits. Luong's dragon fruits are very good, so I came to try them out. I want to not only buy dragon fruit bread but more and more products made from dragon fruits later to help farmers less strenuous. " .
Currently, in addition to Thanh Thuy bread base, in Binh Thuan, there is also another bread processing base from dragon fruit located at Nguyen Huu Canh street (Cho Lau town, Bac Binh district). A number of other bread facilities in the province are also studying dragon fruit bread recipes and ready to put this fruit into production.
In addition to dragon fruit bread, Binh Thuan province has previously launched many products made from this specialty, such as juice, wine, jam, dried dragon fruit, plasticized ... Despite the output of pepper dragon fruit Products obtained from processed products are still low compared to fresh fruits, but they have also opened up a positive direction for farmers in the dragon fruit capital, limiting their dependence on one main market.