From the Spring Festival to the present, many people go out less. At home for a long time, more and more people begin to learn to make all kinds of pasta. The reporter found in the interview that flour and yeast have become sales "explosions."
Huang Zuping is a senior pastry chef in Shanghai. When the reporter saw him, he was catching up with a neighbor who asked him how to make dumplings. Master Huang told reporters that during this time many people began to learn to make all kinds of noodles by themselves.
Senior pastry teacher Huang Zuping: During the epidemic, there were more people who came to me to learn dim sum because they were all idle and empty. They especially like to learn Shanghai's local dim sum, vegetarian dishes, meat buns, and noodle dim sum like Hanamaki, and they like to make dumplings. There is nothing to do at home, just for the children to eat for three meals, they are very happy. Learning to make pasta requires repeated attempts. The more flour you make, the greater the consumption of flour.
Senior pastry chef Huang Zuping: Some students have told me that they have already made a dozen pounds of flour. I can't do it at ordinary times, I am about ten pounds more than usual here.
In Shanghai's large supermarkets, flour of various brands and different packaging fills the shelves. The sales staff told reporters that since February, the sales of flour have increased significantly, and the flour that has been shipped in late March is now on the shelves.
Shanghainese: We make more buns, several times more than usual. Basically, we make them every two to three days, such as buns, dumplings and pancakes.
Shanghai citizens: I bought a 5 jin bag before the Spring Festival, and I finished it. After the New Year, if I couldn't buy a 5 jin bag, I bought a 10 jin bag.
Zuo Xiaopeng, Marketing Manager of Yihai Kerry Food Marketing Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch: Throughout the epidemic, from the data we currently know, in the entire hypermarket, the sales volume of home flour has increased by more than 40% year-on-year.
The reporter learned in the interview that many young people prefer to learn to make western-style snacks such as bread and cakes through the Internet or mobile phone apps, and also flourish online sales of flour and yeast.
Li Yongquan, person in charge of seasoning and dry goods sales of Jingdong Retail Consumer Products Division: The sales of flour from major brands are very tight. Since February, the sales of flour have been four times that of last year. Sales of baking-related products such as cake mix and whipped cream have increased by more than 300% compared with last year. Yeast, which must be used for baking, reached 10 times its sales in early February.