Hat bang Hạt bàng
The kernel of the bàng fruit, roasted with salt or candied and sold by the bag at the daily market. Prisoners once gathered the leaves and fruit when they were kept without greens.
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Prisoners gathered the leaves and the fruit when they were kept without greens. They also used the leaves as insulation, as paper, and to mark the year. Today the island roasts the kernels with salt or candies them.
Why it matters
It is the souvenir visitors take home, packed by traders at chợ Côn Đảo. In peak season some kernels are bought in from the eastern and western provinces, so not every bag is island fruit. The tree fruits in July and August.
How to enjoy it
Buy a bag of roasted or candied kernels as a gift. It is a snack to carry home, not a sit-down dish.
Where to try it
Chợ Côn Đảo, the daily market in town.