Coming to Dak Lak these days, visitors from near and far are even more excited when they easily encounter the colorful, flavorful scene created by the ripe fruit season entering the harvest season.
Growing up in Dak Lak, I myself cannot help but be amazed at the richness of my hometown's products. If I were to list them clearly, early summer is the season of ripening fruits. From the season of ripe mangoes to the welcoming bunches of bright red lychees, the season of juicy rambutans, oranges, and longans, to the season of avocados, the season of durians with their characteristic strong aroma, delighting people's hearts and "provoking" the footsteps of tourists from near and far... Dak Lak is known as the capital of coffee, and now it is also the capital of fruits!
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| Farmers in Ea Kar district harvest lychee. |
Previously, this land mainly grew long-term industrial crops such as coffee, rubber, pepper, etc. Fruit trees were only grown in home gardens or intercropped in fields, mainly serving the needs of each family. Dak Lak people, if they wanted to eat delicious fruit, had to transport it from the West or from the Northern provinces.
The “generosity” of nature in terms of soil and climate has, over time, allowed many types of fruit trees to take root and “give birth”, creating a fertile land with diverse crops as it is today. Fruits from all regions are almost fully gathered on this red basalt land. Currently, the fruit growing area of Dak Lak is about 68,000 hectares and has been increasing continuously over the years. In particular, this is a land with many types of key fruit trees and specialties such as durian, avocado, lychee, etc. Fruit tree production is gradually becoming a strong industry of the locality.
Thanks to the advancement of science and technology, some types of fruit in Dak Lak are available almost all year round in the market, both in season and out of season. But the most special is when the fruit is in season, starting from around the end of April, beginning of May of the solar calendar, with a variety of varieties.
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| A warehouse for purchasing and exporting durian in Krong Pac district. |
Along Highway 26, Krong Pac district has become famous for durian, a fruit that is helping many farmers become billionaires. Initially, farmers only intercropped it in coffee gardens, mainly supplying traders or selling at markets, serving the provincial market. Over time, this fruit tree, which is suitable for the soil and climate, has become the "king", invested in growing in specialized areas, combined with new cultivation techniques, giving outstanding productivity and quality. Durian has reached the international market, bringing in large revenues for farmers.
During the fruit ripening season, this countryside is bustling, the roads are busy, container trucks go back and forth day and night carrying export shipments, people's hearts are also filled with joy awaiting the golden harvest after a series of hard working days. Not stopping there, realizing the potential for development from this crop, the local government has promoted and organized the Krong Pac Durian Festival with the aspiration to build Krong Pac district into a true durian capital of the country. The festival attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to learn, experience, immerse themselves in nature and enjoy the sweetness and aroma of ripe fruit right in the garden.
If in the past, avocado and durian were two typical fruits of Dak Lak, now the locality is also known for other fruits, bringing economic value to growers and contributing to creating a brand for the land, such as: Ea Kar lychee, Ea Sup mango, Buon Don orange...
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| Coconut in the border area of Ea Sup. |
Dak Lak fruit ripening season is not only the harvest season, bringing income to farmers but also an opportunity for people and tourists to come, enjoy the pristine taste and enjoy the vibrant natural beauty of the fertile highland, experience the taste of the homeland through each specialty with a full range of fresh and delicious fruits. Therefore, the fruit ripening season in Dak Lak is also the season of reunion. Friends near and far also know more about Dak Lak.
As scheduled, children studying far away, relatives living far away, all take advantage of the summer vacation, visit relatives and choose the right season of ripe fruit to enjoy the taste, the specialties of Dak Lak. Many relatives and tourists "wait" for the right season to go to Dak Lak, to the plantations, or to the rural markets, to choose by themselves, smell the aroma and enjoy on the spot. This is the pleasure of home-grown specialties, in season.
Source: https://baodaklak.vn/tin-noi-bat/202506/mua-trai-chinngot-lanh-60c0422/
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