(Fighting new crown pneumonia) Wuhan war epidemic: the taste of the city resurrected on the tongue
China News Agency, Wuhan, April 3rd: The epidemic of Wuhan war: the taste of the city on the tongue
China News Agency reporter Zhang Qin
A bowl of hot dry noodles and a glass of eggnog are standard for Wuhan young man Yang Zihang's premature daily (Wuhan dialect, meaning breakfast). After a lapse of more than two months, once again holding up the hot hot noodles, Yang Zihang didn't speak for a long time. After returning to God, he sighed, "Familiar taste is finally back!"
Wuhan's recovery begins at the tip of the tongue. In the past week, Wuhan ’s takeaway orders have surged. Statistics from a takeaway platform show that crayfish, hot noodles, barbecue, hot pot, and milk tea occupy the top five.
Wuhaners love hot dry noodles and strong alkaline noodles too early, with strong sesame sauce, crispy radish, and chives. Stir evenly while hot. The aroma overflows and the belly is full.
At 4 am on the 3rd, Zhou Qiuxiang, the manager of Jilin Street Store, a long-established Cai Linji hot noodle in Wuhan, has led 4 shop assistants to make preparations before business. Resuming business from March 24th, the store has received more orders every day, nearly 600 pounds of noodles, all sold out before noon.
After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia outbreak, Zhou Qiuxiang, whose hometown was in Xishui, Hubei, and several colleagues spent a long "holiday" in a Wuhan dormitory. "Wuhan people can't do without hot noodles. Everyday someone calls me and asks when the store is open. It says 'I miss miss hot noodles too much.'" When receiving the notice of resumption of work, Zhou Qiuxiang was relieved. I never thought I would be remembered by so many people. "
In an interview, Zhou Qiuxiang didn't stop working for a moment. There were a lot of take-out orders on the bar. More than 10 delivery riders outside the store were already waiting.
After resuming business, Cai Linji only connected and went to the store to pick up customer orders. Even so, Zhou Qiuxiang and the store staff are still doing daily cleaning and disinfection in the store. Zhou Qiuxiang said, "I hope that the epidemic is over, everyone can return to the store and eat a bowl of noodles that have just come out of the pot. Even if they are noisy, they are especially missed now when they remember it."
Yonghua Shaomei, located on Shanglong Road, Wuchang District, is an old shop that has been in business for more than 40 years. After moving from Hankou to Wuchang, diners switched from one another to another, but the old Wuhan heavy oil roasted plums had a strong and rich black pepper flavor and soft waxy oily taste.
A week ago, the boss Chen Yonghua and his wife Huang Taoxi decided to reopen their businesses. "All the neighbourhood businesses are done. Everyone thinks about this every day. We can't sit still at home." After completing the health certificate, the couple and son returned to the store and opened again.
No one asked for more than two months. Most of the ingredients in the store were moldy and rotten. Chen Yonghua pointed to the steamer at the door and said, "All the tools and ingredients have been thrown away and all have been replaced with new ones." The three began to prepare every day from dawn. The fillings, noodles, rolls, and freezes can be sold out by 10 o'clock in the morning.
During the interview, customers came to buy frozen frozen plums from time to time. "Boil water and steam on the pot. Sprinkle with water after 5 minutes and continue to steam for 4 minutes." Chen Yonghua ordered one by one. "A lot of old customers who have been in the old age made a special trip from Hankou and Hanyang to take a car to eat." Chen Yonghua said, "I don't know how they are now. I look forward to these old customers to come to the store in peace and eat their own food." Burn plum.
In the eyes of takeaway rider Yu Wenqiang, Wuhan's catering industry is gradually recovering. "When the city was closed, there were few people in the street at noon," he said. During this time, many restaurants in Wuhan began to resume work. Sometimes, they could send more than 10 hot and dry noodles in the early morning, and the barbecue order in the evening was exceptional. many.
A reporter from China News Agency visited and found that several well-known crayfish brand stores in Wuhan have recently resumed operations through takeaway. Many netizens left a message saying: "My happiness is given by shrimp!"
"In the context of the city's resumption of work and production, more food delivery needs will be generated." Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Wuhan Catering Association, said that at present Wuhan's daily take-out orders exceed 100,000 copies. Accelerator key, incentivize catering merchants to resume work. (Finish)