cold soups and gazpachos recommended for good hydration

From fresh vegetables to juicy fruits. To withstand the heat, on a market, the people of Bordeaux (Gironde) have already adopted their summer recipes. “Grilled fish and salads“, says a customer. The early heat took some producers by surprise. Some, like the market gardener Xavier Ducos, will have to wait until the end of June for the tomato harvest. Cooling off on the terrace is also very much appreciated.

There have been twice as many customers since the heat wave, and their habits have changed. “It’s more like perriers, anything sparkling with lots of ice, sodas“, says Frantz Ringuet, bartender for Le P’tit bar in Bordeaux. With high temperatures, the main thing is to stay hydrated, and 20 to 30% of our water intake comes from food. For a nutritionist , you can have fun with fruits and vegetables, making cold soups, “red gazpachos, green gazpachos“, advises dietitian-nutritionist Nathalie Deckert.