Canh said, the hotter the weather, the more expensive the crabs are. This is a cooling food, can cook many dishes from vermicelli, soup to hot pot. Not to mention, on this occasion, the restaurant is closed, families cook at home more. Therefore, for about a week now, the number of customers ordering crabs online has increased dramatically when Hanoi is experiencing scorching hot days. The price of copper crab is only 130,000 VND/kg, not increasing, but the amount of goods sold every day has increased sharply, she shared. At the beginning of the summer, she only sold about 50-60kg per day. Customers can buy raw crab, shredded crab or pre-ground crab. But these days, the amount of crabs sold fluctuates in the range of 1-1.5 quintals. At the peak like yesterday, 1.8 quintals of crabs were all ordered by customers. Hot weather, people race to order crabs to eat to cool off (photo: Thuy Dang) “I only sell online, but on this occasion customers flocked to order. If you buy less, 1kg, if you buy more, 2-3kg each time to eat gradually and also to save money on shipping,” she said. Most customers choose to buy ready-made crab (with the shell and bibs removed) or pre-ground crab because it’s convenient, so she has to mobilize her parents and her two children to make crabs in time for the shippers to deliver the goods. guest. “Every day I have to work from 4 am until all the crabs are sold out. Fortunately, in exchange for profits, you can earn up to several million dong/day,” she revealed. Ms. Dang Thuy – a focal point specializing in selling crabs online at lane 214 Nguyen Xien (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi), also said that before summer, she only consumed about 12-20kg of field crabs every day. But from the beginning of May until now, she has sold out 40-50kg every day, even up to 60kg of field crab every day. These days, customers often prefer to buy ready-made or pre-ground crabs for processing (photo: Thuy Dang) According to Ms. Thuy, many people are afraid to make crab because it takes a long time, so they choose to order pre-ground. Accordingly, after grinding crabs, she often divides them into small bags for customers to put in the freezer. Each meal takes 1-2 bags to cook, depending on how many or fewer people in the family. The price of raw or pre-ground crab is the same, 120,000 VND/kg. “On this occasion, when the sun is hot, people are afraid to go to the market. Due to the epidemic, they also limited going to crowded places, so the number of customers ordering online increased sharply,” she said. Ms. Hoang Thien Tam from Yen Ninh (Ba Dinh, Hanoi), shared that in the summer, field crabs are her family’s favorite cooling dish. Early in the summer, the weather was not too hot, she still worked hard to go to the market to choose each field crab and ask the seller to grind it for her. The number of crabs bought each time is only about 1kg, just enough to cook a meal. About a week ago, the heat was like fire, she switched to ordering online because she was afraid to squeeze her feet into the market. The amount of crab sold out increased 3-5 times compared to the time before summer (photo: Thuy Dang) “Today I also ordered 5kg of field crabs, thanks to them pre-ground in plastic bags. Crab bricks are also divided into small bags for easy cooking of each meal. She said and said, now that many orders, she also gets free shipping by the owner. On the market today, the price of copper crab usually ranges from 120,000-180,000 VND/kg, depending on the type. In many places, when customers require preliminary processing and ready to go, they often have to pay an additional 10,000-15,000 VND/kg. Small traders selling field crabs at traditional markets said that these days, the amount of crabs consumed has nearly doubled compared to before summer. As for online traders, it was revealed that the number of crabs sold increased 3-5 times compared to other seasons of the year. In hot weather, people are often afraid to go to the market, so they often choose to order online for convenience.

Recently, sea mushrooms are actively sold in the market or on the “internet market”, many women are curious to buy and enjoy. Selling sea mushrooms for more than two years, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang in Le Trong Tan (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) shared, she specializes in wholesaling for restaurants, pubs in Hanoi and some neighboring provinces, each days they take from 10-20kg. She only kept about ten pounds for retail sale. Calculated, she sells a few weights a day. Ms. Hang said that she collects sea mushrooms from fishermen in the fishing area of ​​Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa or some provinces in the South, … This type of seafood has a taste of the sea. Crunchy, sweet and fragrant like eating squid tail, very suitable for drinking dishes such as salad, grilled or for dipping hot pot. Sea mushrooms are specialties that forget to fishermen, but are quite new to the people of Hanoi Sea mushrooms have stripe skin on the outside is dark brown, the flesh inside is white, when imported, have been prepared clean. Before processing, just squeeze a little salt and wash it, then slice and stir fry like stir-fry beef. Stir-fried basil with sea mushrooms is considered a specialty and is popular with many people. The retail price of variable mushrooms is 220,000 VND / kg, while the wholesale price is from 5-10 kg at 165,000 VND / kg. Guests must book 1-2 days in advance to get them, because the goods depend on the number of people caught. Sometimes, Ms. Hang had to collect a few days to have enough goods for delivery. Ms. Le Thuy Duong – a wholesaler of seafood at Nga Tu So intersection (Dong Da, Hanoi) – also said that she is preparing for the summer so she sells a lot of sea mushrooms to restaurants, pubs and sidewalk bars. Some days about a few dozen pounds, wholesalers have cleaned up, no excess weight left. Last summer, she was selling sea buckthorn every day but still had to make appointments for her customers to wait for her next trip because of overload. “I sell for 120,000 VND / kg. Normally, customers buy less than 2-3kg, buy more 4-5kg to freeze to eat gradually ”, she said. Women who buy them often process dishes such as: fried sea mushrooms with basil, grilled sea mushrooms, sea mushrooms, or used to make salads as a drink for their husbands or for guests. However, sea mushrooms should only be refrigerated for 3-4 days to ensure freshness and retain nutrients. Ideally, no matter how much you eat, you can buy it, Ms. Duong said. Many people enjoy this sea mushroom dish One day, a small trader can sell weights of sea mushrooms Mr. Tran Van Binh – a clue selling sea mushrooms in Khanh Hoa – explained, the name of sea mushrooms has existed since ancient times, only one type of seafood is very familiar in the sea, not a mushroom as many people mistakenly think. Mushrooms are harvested naturally, available all year round, so the source is quite plentiful. However, when the sea is rough, stormy and stormy, the exploitation is difficult, so the goods will not be able to return. After being caught, the sea mushrooms are preliminarily processed and then frozen and transported to other provinces, thus ensuring their freshness. Anh Binh is selling this type of seafood for 185,000 VND / kg. When she first heard about sea mushrooms, Mrs. Le Thi Lan Anh from Duy Tan (Cau Giay, Hanoi) was quite curious. At first, she thought it was a common edible mushroom growing in the sea, but when she knew it was seafood, even a specialty of the sea, she immediately bought 2kg to cook. She made stir-fried sea mushrooms with basil, chili, and garlic, according to the seller, and was crunchy, fragrant and strange. Her whole family ate all but still craved. “I researched and found that sea mushrooms contain many healthy nutrients,” she said. On culinary groups, women also compete to show off grilled, fried or salad dishes, … from sea mushrooms. People also share the way to cook and cook this mushroom for the best, and warn those with seafood allergies to be careful before eating mushrooms.

Ms. Huong, a small trader selling floating cake flour, longtime vegetarian cakes in Ha Dong market, shared that she often sells spring rolls and chicken cereal every day. But on occasions such as the full moon of January, the Han Thuc New Year, her family took advantage of selling floating dough and fresh vegetarian cakes. “My house has been sold here for many years, so it has a certain number of patrons. Moreover, Ha Dong market is a central market, with a lot of people around here, so every afternoon comes a crowded market. Not to mention, on the 3rd March of the lunar calendar, most families still keep the custom of making floating cakes and vegetarian cakes to make offerings to their ancestors. Because of that, my house is always full of customers these days, ”Ms. Huong said. In the evening before the real Korean New Year, people still take advantage of buying flour to make floating cakes, vegetarian cakes. (Photo: Thao Nguyen) Many people remain loyal to the traditional white sticky rice powder. (Photo: Thao Nguyen) Thanks to that, many small businesses can sell even weights on this Tet holiday. (Photo: Thao Nguyen) This small trader said that the vegetarian cake dough is made entirely from fresh glutinous rice flour. In addition, Ms. Huong also sells other ingredients such as sugar filling, green bean paste, sesame seeds, grated coconut … Customers who buy just shape as they like, then bring the boiled dough to have a plate of cake. drifting, delicious vegetarian cake. Ms. Huong confided that a day earlier, and on the Han Thuc New Year, every day, her family sold about 2 quintals of flour to make floating cakes and vegetarian cakes. “On the 1st, my family sold 1 quintal of flour, on the second day, we sold 2 quintals. On the 3rd, my family plans to sell 2 more quintals of flour. This year, the 3rd March of the lunar calendar falls on a weekday, everyone still has to go to work. But because baking is very fast, the ingredients are simple and complete, so most families still buy flour to make incense in the early morning or evening, ”she said. In addition to selling floating cake flour and perennial vegetarian cakes at Ha Dong market, Ms. Huong’s family also sells ready-made sticky rice and chicken offerings to serve the needs of customers. So on this occasion, to serve customers quickly, she had to mobilize the whole family to sell goods so that customers did not have to wait long. Although there are no stalls to sell like Ms. Huong, but Ms. Le Thi Nghi, another small merchant, always sells floating cakes and vegetarian cakes at a corner of Ha Dong market. In addition to glutinous rice flour, housewives often buy more sugar, coconut, sesame seeds, … (Photo: Thao Nguyen) These are indispensable ingredients when making floating cakes, vegetarian cakes. (Photo: Thao Nguyen) Ms. Nghi shared that, although she does not sell regular goods at the market, every year she also sells floating cake flour and vegetarian cakes. Although nowadays, there are many eye-catching types of floating five-color floating cakes, floating cakes with funny shapes, but the floating dough and traditional white vegetarian cakes are still popular with many people. She explained, many customers are still afraid that the five-color powder available at online stores contains color products, which do not ensure food safety and hygiene and are difficult to control the origin. Therefore, customers in local markets still like to buy the traditional white vegetarian pastry pastry flour. A kilogram of white floating cake flour in Ha Dong market is currently priced at 35,000 VND. If customers want to buy more sugar cane, sesame, fresh coconut, green bean paste, vegetarian cake cooking water, depending on their needs, they will have to pay about 15,000-30,000 VND more to have enough ingredients to make floating cakes. Ms. Hoang Thi Van from Le Hong Phong (Ha Dong, Hanoi) this afternoon, coming home from work, went to Ha Dong market to buy 2kg of flour for making floating cakes, and vegetarian cakes to worship the Han Thuc Tet holiday. “I bought 2 kg of fresh white sticky rice powder for 70,000 VND and another 30,000 VND to buy some sugar cane, sesame, fresh coconut, green bean paste. I put the glutinous dough in the fridge and soon tomorrow, all I have to do is get up and squeeze it and boil it. Due to the early morning of the 3rd March of the lunar calendar, the market was very crowded, so she took the opportunity to buy it right from the evening before. This year, although the vegetarian cake flour market has many designs and colors, Ms. Van is still loyal to the traditional white dough of a longtime cake stall to ensure food safety.