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[People's Livelihood Investigation Bureau] What is the prospect of the "home-cooking" that has become popular on the Internet with 4 dishes and 1 soup for 66 yuan?
China News Service, November 15th (Zhongxin Finance reporter Song Yusheng) "Do you want to eat a delicious meal when you get home from get off work? Do you hate the bargaining of food? Are you tired of taking out food and want to eat from professional chefs? The level? Now, the chef's agent cooking has been launched..." This is an advertisement from a businessman on an online platform.
Recently, the term "home-cooking" has become popular.
"Women come to cook for young people for 4 dishes and 1 soup for 66 yuan" and "post-95 guys come to cook for young people and earn 1,000 yuan for a week" have been trending on Weibo.
In this regard, some netizens are going to ask a chef to come to the door, and some are going to "open a side business".
Can "home-cooking" really allow young people who don't like to cook to eat a big meal cooked at their own home?
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How to eat 4 dishes and 1 soup for 66 yuan?
The reporter searched for "home-cooking" through a certain platform, and found that such occupations do exist on the Internet, but the level of different chefs varies.
Some merchants stated that they were "master chefs" in the content posted on the platform, and also posted photos of dishes to prove that they were "cooking online".
There are also merchants who honestly said that they "learned from Weibo" and "can only cook at home".
Others directly told the buyer that they were acting as a substitute chef because they "liked to cook", and at the same time they would only cook "everyday meals" and "don't do treats", and they would have to pay extra for washing dishes after meals.
Screenshots of the related platform "Cooking"
As for the price, on the platform, there are from tens of yuan to several hundred yuan.
The price of a substitute chef is generally linked to how many dishes to cook, whether to wash dishes, etc.
For example, if there is a "substitute chef", it is marked that the price of cooking 1-4 dishes is 68 yuan, and it is also stated that "only one dish that takes a long time and is difficult to cook at a time"; and if cooking 4-6 dishes Dishes will cost 88 yuan; 6-8 dishes will cost 138 yuan.
In addition, basically all "substitute chefs" indicate when releasing information that the cost of ingredients is not included in the cost of substitute chefs.
However, some "substitute chefs" are willing to help them buy food.
As long as consumers place an order after communicating with the merchant on the relevant platform, they can enjoy the kitchen service.
How is the "Cooking" business?
The reporter learned in the interview that most of the people who currently publish information on the platform to provide cooking services are individuals.
A "substitute chef" Xiaohong (pseudonym) revealed to reporters that she started doing this job only because her friends thought her cooking was delicious, so she tried this new job at the suggestion of her friends.
Another "substitute chef" Xiaoxu (pseudonym) said that he was originally a micro-businessman, and now he is only a part-time "substitute chef".
Because of this, Xiaoxu often stays up late, so she hopes that the "substitute cook" job should be done at dinner time as much as possible.
Compared with individual "cooks", there are not many teams that can provide cooking services at present.
Zhang Yaohong in Sichuan has now brought out a "cooking" team with hundreds of people.
Similar to the personal "substitute chef", even in this team, the number of part-time "substitute chefs" occupies the majority.
Zhang Yaohong told reporters that at first, she started doing this job because she liked to cook, and then she pulled her friends to do it together, and it grew bigger and bigger, and gradually formed the team it is today. At present, the team can receive orders a day to a dozen orders.
Screenshots of the related platform "Cooking"
What is the outlook for the industry?
Although the specific job is to cook, many people in the catering industry told reporters that at present, "home cooking" does not belong to the category of the catering industry.
"Generally speaking, home cooks are not only at the price of 'cooking', but they all have relevant qualifications." A person in the catering industry bluntly said that the so-called "home cooking" is essentially a housekeeping category. .
In addition, with regard to the food safety of the "substitute chef" and whether the cooking level is up to standard, the reporter found in the interview that individual "substitute chefs" often do not take the initiative to provide relevant certificates, while the aforementioned substitute chef teams will require applicants when recruiting. Those who provide health certificates, but "will not ask for a chef's license."
In this regard, some people in the housekeeping industry said that the "cooking" service can provide convenience for those who can't cook or who are unwilling to cook, and meet the needs of young people for the diversity and flexibility of housekeeping services.
At the same time, industry insiders believe that the relevant service information released by the chefs should be true, transparent and detailed; in the process of purchasing ingredients and post-cooking, food safety standards and requirements should also be strictly implemented.
Some practitioners also told reporters that if the kitchen service is to go a long way, it needs to be regulated accordingly.
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