1. Wasabi

It looks like an ordinary root vegetable, how expensive can it be?

Wasabi is well-known as "mustard". Its taste is volatile and can only be eaten freshly ground. As a popular condiment for Japanese sashimi, wasabi not only tastes good, is rich in nutrients, but also has immunomodulatory effects and various pharmacological effects such as antibacterial, anticancer, and antioxidant.

Due to the special growing conditions of wasabi and the limited places suitable for its growth and cultivation, wasabi products are now extremely scarce in the international market, so the price of wasabi is also rising. Vacuum-packed wasabi is about 170-200 yuan/jin.

2. Bud bulb chicory

Looks ordinary, but life experience is not ordinary! Chicory is a European royal and aristocratic vegetable. It is originally produced in the Netherlands and is known as the "Prince of Vegetables". It has been selling well in European and American markets. Many people think it looks like a magnolia flower, and they also call it magnolia.

The planting method of sprout bulb chicory is very cumbersome. The roots must be planted in the field first, and then the roots must be dug out four months later for soft cultivation.

In this process, the less light is seen, the more valuable it is. When exposed to the light, a pound can only be sold for 8 yuan, while a pound grown in the dark can be sold for 40 yuan, or even higher, and the value jumps to 5 yuan. Times!

Three or five-color leeks

Perhaps you have seen leeks like this? Five-color leek, as the name suggests, a "five-color leek" has five colors: white, yellow, green, red, and purple. Compared with ordinary leeks, five-color leeks have fine fibers, a fragrant taste, moist and slightly spicy taste.

In terms of cultivation technology, five-color leeks have extremely strict temperature requirements. They can only be cultivated after the weather gets cold in winter, and the subsequent processing is labor-intensive and complex.

Winter cultivation means that five-color leeks are available on the market more than two months earlier than ordinary leeks. It coincides with the Chinese New Year and has a unique appearance, so the price is also more expensive. During the Spring Festival in 2006, this five-color leek sold for 40 yuan/kg as soon as it came on the market.

4. Gorgon fruit

Gorgon fruit is known as the first of the eight water immortals in the south of the Yangtze River! Because its fruit is spherical and has raised patterns on the top, it looks like a chicken head, so it is also called "chicken head rice". Chicken head rice is called water ginseng. It is rich in protein, carotene, crude fiber and various trace elements, and has high nutritional value.

The reason why it is so expensive is not only because of its own efficacy, but also because it is hard to come by. The fruit of chicken head rice is covered with hard thorns, and they are all hidden under the huge leaves. Sometimes it can only be harvested manually one by one with a sickle, which is very rare and the processing technology is also very cumbersome. The price of fresh hand-peeled chicken head rice ranges from 30-60 yuan/jin.

5. Mountain carrot

Mountain carrot is a high-quality wild vegetable. Its scientific name is "Mihuayanfeng" and it is also known as Adenophora japonicus. As a rare species of carrot, the roots, stems and leaves of mountain carrot can be used and are rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, carotene, 17 kinds of essential amino acids, and are also rich in flavonoids and apigenin.

Due to the limitations of the growing environment, it is currently not possible to cultivate mountain carrots artificially on a large scale, so the prices of mountain carrots "native and raised" in rural mountains are also relatively expensive. The current market price of mountain carrots is about 20-30 yuan/jin.