Mang cau Ba Den Mãng cầu Bà Đen
Custard apple from the slopes of Núi Bà Đen: a large, fragrant fruit with thick eyes, deep grooves, and chewy flesh. One account calls it deeply sweet, and another calls it lightly sweet.
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Cục Sở hữu trí tuệ protected the name on 10 August 2011 under Decision 1804/QĐ-SHTT. One certificate number is 00027, and another list gives 6-00027.
The mountain board says the fruit was rated OCOP 4 stars in 2021.
Texture
Large, with thick eyes, deep grooves, and chewy flesh.
Taste
Fragrant and sweet. The mountain board calls the flesh deeply sweet; the tourism information center calls it lightly sweet and fragrant.
How to enjoy it
Eat the fruit fresh, or carry processed mãng cầu home from the mountain.
Growers mostly bag the fruit on the tree instead of spraying it.
Where to try it
The orchards on and around Núi Bà Đen.