Bangkok
Monday 6th April 2020
Hi there,
It's already23 minutes past one in the afternoon when I start writing this article and while looking over the balcony, I can see the extremely bright sunlight glare back at me. It's 36 degree Celcius here at my neighbourhood where is crowded mainly with three-storey shophouses and a number of 5-9 storeys old apartments buildings that sprang up not fewer than 20 years ago and have stood high pararelly ever since. Green are dots of plants in the pots sitting or hanging at some of their samll balconies. And those precious greens now look exhausted by the strinking heat waves. Summer is here, obviously.
Despite the burning heat and fierce sunlight, summer means several kinds of local fruit are coming out into the markets besides the all-year-round ones. A couple days ago I went out to get some vegetables at the nearby market and I noticed mangoes, rambutans, oranges, papayas, and longans besides apples, dragon fruits, and grapes. I can see that soon durians and mangosteens will flood the markets later. Summer season is the best time for fruit lovers.
This year the prices of fruit like durians, mangoes and mangosteens are more likely to be lower than last year. And a large amount of fruit are seen to be more available in local markets too. This is due to the effect of the ongoing Covid-19 spreads, leading several import countries to lock down and minimize or prohibit transportations from overseas, including imported fruit.
In one hand, it is not good news for fruit exporters and fruit business, for it means a great loss for them. But, as a local consumer, I can't help loooking forward to tasting good quality fruit in affordable price, at least for a short while. Over the past years quality fruit here has mostly been exported, causing local consumers to not be able to find good fruit and if there are some, the prices are very expensive---so expensive that many cannot afford it. Durians, mangosteens and mangoes are good examples.
Today I am going to have sweet ripe mangoes with sweet sticky rice. It is a popular Thai dessert. I bought a kilo of ripe mangoes from a fruit stall at the market nearby. The mangoes are rather big and in good quality, while I paid only 40 baht a kilo, which is much cheaper than normal. This kind of mangoes is called Aok-rong and with this size I would normally have to spend at least 80 baht a kilo.
The sweet sticky rice is not a problem for I can cook it. I already have sticky rice, sugar, coconut milk and a little bit of salt in my cabinet. So, the plan is already set for my sweet dish.
Now I am looking outside through mybalcony, yet the sunlight seems not so burning as it was earlier.
This summer is not that bad as long as we stay at home, wash our hands, wear a mask and keep physical distancing from others. And we should not bring about more trouble to our society and this world.
Gigi
Monday 6th April 2020
Hi there,
It's already23 minutes past one in the afternoon when I start writing this article and while looking over the balcony, I can see the extremely bright sunlight glare back at me. It's 36 degree Celcius here at my neighbourhood where is crowded mainly with three-storey shophouses and a number of 5-9 storeys old apartments buildings that sprang up not fewer than 20 years ago and have stood high pararelly ever since. Green are dots of plants in the pots sitting or hanging at some of their samll balconies. And those precious greens now look exhausted by the strinking heat waves. Summer is here, obviously.
Despite the burning heat and fierce sunlight, summer means several kinds of local fruit are coming out into the markets besides the all-year-round ones. A couple days ago I went out to get some vegetables at the nearby market and I noticed mangoes, rambutans, oranges, papayas, and longans besides apples, dragon fruits, and grapes. I can see that soon durians and mangosteens will flood the markets later. Summer season is the best time for fruit lovers.
This year the prices of fruit like durians, mangoes and mangosteens are more likely to be lower than last year. And a large amount of fruit are seen to be more available in local markets too. This is due to the effect of the ongoing Covid-19 spreads, leading several import countries to lock down and minimize or prohibit transportations from overseas, including imported fruit.
In one hand, it is not good news for fruit exporters and fruit business, for it means a great loss for them. But, as a local consumer, I can't help loooking forward to tasting good quality fruit in affordable price, at least for a short while. Over the past years quality fruit here has mostly been exported, causing local consumers to not be able to find good fruit and if there are some, the prices are very expensive---so expensive that many cannot afford it. Durians, mangosteens and mangoes are good examples.
Today I am going to have sweet ripe mangoes with sweet sticky rice. It is a popular Thai dessert. I bought a kilo of ripe mangoes from a fruit stall at the market nearby. The mangoes are rather big and in good quality, while I paid only 40 baht a kilo, which is much cheaper than normal. This kind of mangoes is called Aok-rong and with this size I would normally have to spend at least 80 baht a kilo.The sweet sticky rice is not a problem for I can cook it. I already have sticky rice, sugar, coconut milk and a little bit of salt in my cabinet. So, the plan is already set for my sweet dish.
Now I am looking outside through mybalcony, yet the sunlight seems not so burning as it was earlier.
This summer is not that bad as long as we stay at home, wash our hands, wear a mask and keep physical distancing from others. And we should not bring about more trouble to our society and this world.
Gigi
ไม่มีความคิดเห็น:
แสดงความคิดเห็น