The cooling food market attracts customers on hot days

Hanoi is experiencing a peak heat wave, food and drink items to cool the body and ensure health are selling well such as crabs, clams, mussels, mussels, melons, zucchini, green vegetables, etc. fruit…

Illustration. (Source: VNA) In these days, Hanoi is experiencing a peak heat wave, the temperature is around 40 degrees Celsius, even outdoors up to nearly 50 degrees Celsius. Therefore, food items intended to cool the body and ensure health are sold well such as crabs, clams, mussels, mussels, melons, zucchini, green vegetables, fruits… Stroll through the market in some traditional markets , people’s markets in Hanoi such as Nguyen Cong Tru, Thanh Cong, Kim Lien, Doc De, Hom Market – Duc Vien, Phan Huy Chu, Trai Gang, March 8… see the items crab , clams, mussels, conifers, fish… the price has increased slightly, not significantly, despite the strong increase in purchasing power. For green vegetables such as nettles, jute vegetables, melons, cucurbits, water spinach, broccoli… prices remained stable, not increasing. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao, the owner of a seafood shop at Nguyen Cong Tru market, Hai Ba Trung district, said that the hot weather caused housewives’ demand to buy seafood and seafood, especially crabs, by 2-3 times. times compared to last week. Although the purchasing power increased sharply, the price increased only slightly, currently at 150,000-180,000 VND/kg. At the traditional market system in the districts of Dong Da, Ba Dinh… these days, the price of natural copper crabs has increased from 25,000-30,000 VND/kg, currently ranging from 180,000-230,000 VND/kg; the price of farmed crab is 160,000-170,000 VND/kg lower; cleaned, minced crabs from 250,000-300,000 VND/kg. Seafood products also attract many buyers. Specifically, farmed clams cost from 20,000-25,000 VND/kg, mussels from 12,000-15,000 VND/kg, freshwater fish such as tilapia, persimmon, driftwood, carp, etc. range from 60,000-130,000 VND/kg … This price remains the same as in previous days, there is no increase in price. According to the small traders though, it’s hot to buy items mua cooling food for the body to increase strongly, but the price increases little or stays stable because of the abundant supply, green vegetables such as squash, gourd, and melon are in the harvest season, so the price does not fluctuate. Uncle Pham Thi Lien, in Lo Duc Street, Hai Ba Trung District, said: “Early in the morning I often go to Nguyen Cong Tru market, fresh vegetables, fruits, all kinds of vegetables and fruits. Sea food lots and prices are mostly stable.” Along with food items, the consumption of fruits is also quite strong. Small fruit traders at Thanh Cong market, Ba Dinh district said that in hot weather, the consumption of watermelons and pears is twice as high as in normal days. Fruits such as oranges and grapefruits are selling very well. Consumption increased strongly but the selling price did not increase, currently watermelon is from 15,000-20,000 VND/kg, oranges are from 22,000-24,000 VND/kg, pomelos are from 23,000-25,000 VND/kg, litchi is from 20,000-22,000 VND/kg/kg. kg. The reason why fruit prices do not increase is because the harvest is in progress and the people of the capital are joining hands with farmers in Bac Giang and Hai Duong provinces to consume fruit, a small trader explained.