As the sun sets, Le Son Hai carefully opens the petals of a fresh blooming lotus flower and stuffs dried green tea leaves inside. Then he covers the petals with a lotus leaf and ties it tightly shut.
As an owner of a 60 hectare pond of lotus, La Quang Khanh estimates he will have millions of lotus flowers this summer. He plans to add the fragrant lotus to tea for sale. Vietnamese people have long ...