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Phu Quoc pepper

Strolling through a green pepper garden in Phu Quoc, you will see tall tree pillars, sunny drying yards, and realize that the harvesting work takes place at different times. Ask the farmer what they are doing today, this will help you feel the vitality of the garden more authentically than clichés.

Vườn tiêu trên đảo Phú Quốc
Vườn tiêu trên đảo Phú Quốc, ảnh chụp tháng 2/2015. · Wikimedia Commons - Tonbi ko
Hạt tiêu vừa thu hoạch tại vườn Phú Quốc năm 2015
Hạt tiêu mới hái ở một nông hộ Phú Quốc, tư liệu 2015. · Tonbi ko · Wikimedia Commons
Trụ tiêu ở một vườn tiêu Phú Quốc năm 2015
Một góc vườn tiêu trên đảo Phú Quốc, ảnh tháng 5/2015. · Alex-st16 · Wikimedia Commons

Shop and learn

When visiting a pepper garden, instead of rushing to ask which type to buy is spicy and tearing your tongue, linger to ask if the garden owner is cultivating, collecting or exposing it. Black pepper, skull pepper or sugar sweet pepper all go through their own way of choosing fruits. When buying as a gift, remember to pay attention to the packaging date and origin, because a jar of fragrant pepper when opened at the garden may not have kept its full performance when it comes home.

What to know when ordering

Although it is open to visitors, not all pepper gardens have the same production scale. There are places that are purely cultivated, and there are places that promote tourism services. The season, price and output of pepper are always fluctuating, so the numbers on old reviews may no longer match the reality of the day you arrive.

Before eating or buying

  • Always ask the gardener for permission before you want to touch the leaves, pick the fruit, or take a picture of the person at work.
  • Ask what is currently happening and what drying techniques are being used.
  • Buy a sufficient amount to use and ask for storage secrets to always smell good.
  • If the garden has its own rules, don't consider this just a free photo studio.