Speciality foods from various regions of the country are available at Co.opmart supermarkets. — Photo Mai Trang
Saigon Co.op’s supermarkets have stockpiled nearly 20 tonnes of six kinds of specialties for the Lunar New Year: Canh orange, Dien pomelo, Yen The chicken, Ca Mau dried shrimp with whole shell, red pomelo, and Ngoc Linh ginseng.
They are currently available at more than 100 Co.opmart and Co.opXtra supermarkets across the country.
The products, specialties from various regions and localities, are distributed throughout the supermarket systems to enable consumers everywhere to easily buy specialties from other regions.
They are also offering discounts on them.
Customers shop for banh chung, banh tet, dua mon and other products for Tet at a Co.opmart store in HCM City. — Photo Mai Trang
From January 28 to February 4, at Co.opmart stores in HCM City, south-eastern and south-western regions, the price of Yen The chicken is discounted from VND189,000 a kilogramme to VND160,900, Canh orange is sold at VND69,000 a kilogramme, Dien pomelo at VND50,000 a kilogramme, and Ca Mau dried shrimp from VND80,000 to VND600,000 a bottle depending on size.
Ngoc Linh ginseng, which Co.opmart stores in the northern region recently started selling, is also sold in HCM City and the south-eastern and south-western regions.
In addition to these six specialties, Co.opmart and Co.opXtra are also selling traditional dishes for Tết such as banh chung (square-shaped glutinous rice cake filled with green bean paste and pork), banh Tet (cylindrical glutinous rice cake filled with green bean paste and pork), banh day (round sticky rice cake), steamed chicken, steamed sticky rice, braised pork and eggs in caramel sauce, thit dong (braised frozen pork), cu kieu (pickled scallion heads), and dua mon (pickled vegetables in fish sauce).
Saigon Co.op has stocked nearly 20 tonnes of specialities for Tet. — Photo Mai Trang
The dishes’ hygiene and food safety standards are guaranteed and they are sold at low prices.
This year for Tet Saigon Co.op has adopted a number of modern technologies to offer more convenience to shoppers.
Instead of going to the supermarket, consumers can order online at https://coopmart.vn or via its mobile application.
This is especially suitable for housewives who are busy with work and do not have much time to cook but still want to celebrate the Lunar New Year in a traditional manner. — VNS