Vegetables are an important source of protein, vitamins and other essential nutrients for the body. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, people in this country spend an average of $165 (about VND 3.7 million) to $345 (about VND 7.8 million) per month to buy vegetables and some other essential goods. .
In addition, on the market today, there are also agricultural products with extremely expensive prices because they require a lot of effort and time of growers. And for the most part, they will target buyers with extremely good financial conditions. Here are 5 of the most expensive vegetables on the global market today. Let’s explore together!
1. Pink Lettuce
Pink lettuce or pink lettuce is a new vegetable that has appeared recently. This vegetable resembles a red cabbage with extremely light weight, a bit more bitter taste. Pink lettuce has a selling price of up to 20 USD/kg (more than 450,000 VND), 10-20 times higher than normal lettuce.
2. Taiwanese mushrooms literally “cut into pieces”
This type of mushroom imported from Taiwan is billed by the piece. Specifically, it costs about 2.4 million/piece. One of the big figures who are said to be “patrons” of this mushroom is the Prime Minister of India. Mr. Narendra Modi loves to eat five types of mushrooms like these every day.
3. Hops bud
This little-known vegetable is commonly used for fermentation in the largest kitchens in the world. Hops buds have the same quality as kale and cost about 26 million VND/kg. The complicated harvesting process makes them an expensive ingredient. They are hand-picked and have a mouthwatering taste. Hops sprout only once in the spring, between March and April in some European countries. Moreover, the life time of hops shoots is not long. Only a short time after sprouting hops will quickly perish if not harvested.
4. Potatoes La Bonnotte
Grown on an island off the west coast of France called Noirmoutier, La Bonnotte potatoes cost about 16 million / kg. According to experts, only 100 tons of these potatoes are produced each year and each potato is hand-picked.
5. White truffles
This fungus cannot be cultivated, but grows naturally in some parts of Europe. Finding them is also extremely difficult. In the past, female pigs were used to find mushrooms, but now they have been replaced by dogs. Because of their rarity, they only appear on high-class banquet tables.
Hearing the price of this new mushroom is even more shocking. In December 2007, Stanley Ho – a famous casino king in Macau once spent up to 330,000 USD (equivalent to more than 7.4 billion VND) to buy 1.5kg of mushrooms. Normally, this mushroom also has a price ranging from 6,000 – 10,000 USD/more than 450g (equivalent to 120 million to 200 million VND).
Source: India Time
