(Baonghean.vn) - The continuous hot weather has caused the demand for cooling drinks and foods to increase sharply. Therefore, refreshment shops have become popular.
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| Along the sidewalks of Nguyen Du, Le Duan streets... (Vinh City) or in markets and residential areas, we can easily see refreshment stalls crowded with people buying to cool off. According to Ms. Nga, the owner of a drink stall in front of Vinh market, "Sugarcane juice and coconut juice sell best on hot days, there are fewer buyers during the day, and in the evening, I have to mobilize my whole family to have enough staff to serve customers. At the peak of hot days, I sell about 300 cups of various drinks, each cup costs from 10,000 to 15,000 VND". |
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| Sugarcane juice is a popular and attractive beverage during hot weather days. It is simply sugarcane juice, add a little lemon or kumquat juice for flavor; sugarcane juice currently costs 7,000 - 10,000 VND/cup. |
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| These days, sweet soup shops in markets and on the streets of Vinh city are always crowded. The peak time is from 10am to 12pm, because this is when there are many people going to the market, working people and students coming home from school. Ms. Luong, the owner of a sweet soup shop on Thai Phien street, said: "On sunny days, I have to cook more sweet soup to have enough to sell, but by noon it's sold out; after deducting expenses, I earn about 300,000 VND a day." |
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| In the list of refreshing drinks, mixed sweet soup, green bean sweet soup, grapefruit sweet soup with many blended flavors are popular; these sweet soups cost 10,000 - 15,000 VND/cup. |
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| Besides sweet soup and sugarcane juice, fruit jelly is also a popular cooling dish, attracting many young people in the current hot weather. With a variety of flavors and colors, jelly is used with yogurt, coconut water, sweet soup... |
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| Another dish that is also popular with many young people is pearl milk tea. There are two types of pearl tea, fruit-flavored tea and milk tea; currently priced from 15,000 - 35,000 VND/cup. |
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| During the hot season, fruit juice is the top choice of many families because of its many health benefits. Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhan in Hung Binh ward (Vinh city) said: "Because I don't have time to make it myself, I often buy orange and carrot juice to cool down for my family. Pure juice costs from 30,000 - 35,000 VND/cup, a bit higher than other types, but you can rest assured when using it because it does not contain flavorings or preservatives." |
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| Coconut ice cream is also one of the most popular summer dishes. The ice cream is served in a coconut with fresh shredded coconut, drizzled with caramel sauce on top, and served with a cone for decoration and to create a unique flavor, sold for 50,000 VND/cone. |
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| Patbingsu is a new dish introduced to Vinh city, this is a new dish that young people have added to their summer cooling menu. When enjoying it, you will feel the unique, cool flavors melting on the tip of your tongue, eating it once will make you "fascinated" immediately. |
Phuong Thuy
