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Hallabong tangerine, the fruit is considered the national treasure of Korea

Korea has many famous delicious fruits that have been exported to many people around the world, such as pears, milk grapes or strawberries. But if you need to vote for an iconic fruit, a Korean-style fruit, many people will not hesitate to mention Hallabong tangerines.

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Hallabong tangerines are considered the national treasure of Korea.

Hallabong tangerine, also known as yellow tangerine, is not only a specialty fruit but also considered a national treasure of Koreans because of its special delicious taste. Hallabong tangerines are associated with Jeju Island, because only the soil of this potato-shaped island can crystallize the most delicious, fragrant, and pure tangerines.

In Jeju Island, Hallabong quits are grown a lot, but most are near the Hallasan mountain area. Hallabong tangerine is golden shiny, has a jar shape, when eaten, although sweet but not harsh, it still leaves a very pleasant mild sourness. More specifically, this type of tangerine is very succulent and very fragrant, when eaten, the fragrance of tangerines remains for a long time in the throat.

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Hallabong tangerines are jar-shaped, dark yellow.

Hallabong tangerines are winter fruits and the main harvest season is November and December every year, this is the time when tangerines are the most succulent and most delicious. However, in recent years, Jeju farmers have applied technology to have more off-season Hallabong tangerines. In Jeju, Hallabong tangerines are sold very popularly in popular tourist spots as well as markets. Tangerines are usually packed in small bags sold by kg or canned 3 to 5 kg, very clean, easy to buy and take away.

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Hallabong tangerines are divided into several types, depending on the size.

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Large, regular, and beautiful tangerines will have a higher price.

Because it is a precious fruit, the value of Hallabong tangerine is very high. Premium Hallabong tangerines size 7-8 fruits/box of 3kg costs 30,000 – 50,000 won (570,000 VND – 1 million VND). But don’t worry too much, Hallabong tangerines are divided into many types, there are also small fruits that cost only 13,000 won for a 5kg box, which is just over 50,000 VND/kg.

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In addition to fresh tangerines, Jeju people also produce many other dishes from Hallabong such as tangerine juice, Hallabong tangerine ice cream or Halabong tangerine chocolate. Some cosmetic companies even extract the precious essence of this tangerine to make cosmetics, very convenient to buy as gifts for friends and relatives if traveling to Jeju.

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