Movement of paste peppers in the markets

In Erzincan, with the arrival of September, markets established on specific days of the week saw citizens beginning their shopping for homemade winter preserves and pastes. Erzincan citizens, preferring to make their own rather than buying ready-made products, are heading to the market to buy peppers for paste and preserves. The peppers purchased at the market are sorted by women at home and transformed into paste and preserves. Citizens eager to prepare for winter have recently been busy making pickles. Citizens going to the markets to meet their needs for preserving jars, cans, and paste containers are shopping according to their needs. Long-time market trader Recep Onur noted an increase in the production of preserving and paste products with the arrival of autumn, stating, "With the arrival of autumn, the making of preserves begins. Our citizens want to consume natural products, so they prepare their own needs in advance and consume them throughout the winter months. Our ...