Green vegetables are in high demand during the hot season to help cool the body.

(Baonghean.vn) - During hot weather, many types of cooling vegetables that are good for health are chosen by consumers at the markets. These items include:jute leaves, mixed vegetables, bitter melon, water spinach...Consumption is higher than usual.

Bitter melon, a refreshing summer treat, costs 15,000 VND/kg.

Surveys conducted at several major markets in Nghi Loc district and Quan Banh market in Vinh City show that from early morning, the stalls selling vegetables and fruits are bustling with buyers and sellers.

Vegetables like water spinach, amaranth, sweet potato leaves, jute leaves, bitter melon, fragrant gourd, cucumber, sweet potato leaves... are selling well and everyone wants to buy them. At Quan Hanh Town Market, water spinach, jute leaves, and sweet potato leaves cost from 2,500 to 5,000 VND/bundle; sweet potato leaves cost 5,000 VND/bundle, green squash 10,000 VND/kg, bitter melon, eggplant, and bell peppers 10,000 - 12,000 VND/kg…

Jute leaves are one of the best cooling vegetables for summer.

Ms. Cao Thi Hai Long from Hamlet 17, Nghi Trung Commune (Nghi Loc District) shared: "In hot weather, I often change up the menu for my family with soups like water spinach with pickled eggplant, crab soup, clam soup with jute leaves, or fresh shrimp with gourd – everyone enjoys them. However, to buy good vegetables and food, you have to go to the market early. Sometimes, if you go a little late, you won't find any fresh vegetables..."

Due to strong market demand and high prices, many households in the districts are taking advantage of the opportunity to plant and cultivate vegetables in their family gardens. Ms. Dang Thi Nhan – Block 6, Quan Hanh town, Nghi Loc district, said: “In recent days, market demand has been high; however, due to the hot weather, vegetables are more difficult to grow, so the prices of all kinds of vegetables have increased. My family mainly grows amaranth and water spinach, which used to cost only 2-3 thousand dong/kg, but now they have increased to 6 thousand dong/kg and we can't find any to sell.”

Sweet potato leaves and amaranth are the best-selling vegetables during the hot season.

Along with vegetables, the trend among many housewives during hot weather is to replace meat with items such as crab, fish, and clams.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Chau, from Hamlet 14, Nghi Thuan Commune, Nghi Loc District, a woman specializing in selling crabs, clams, and mussels to markets in Quan Hanh town, said: Currently, she sells 10 to 20 kg of each type of crab, clam, and mussel daily. Previously, the price of crab was only 50-60 thousand VND/kg, but now it has risen to 80 thousand, sometimes even 100 thousand VND/kg; clams and mussels used to cost only 5-6 thousand VND/kg, but now they have increased to 10-15 thousand VND/kg, and on some days, there are so many buyers that she runs out of stock.

Hong Vinh