China Overseas Chinese Network, June 23 (Xinhua) reported that on June 25, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese region of Los Angeles began selling dumplings. However, during the epidemic, even if the price of raw materials for dumplings increased this year, many restaurants did not dare to increase their prices.
At a restaurant in the traditional square of San Gabriel, Hakka rice dumplings, Shanghai bean paste rice dumplings, Shanghai seafood dumplings, red date white rice dumplings, red bean white rice dumplings and salted water rice dumplings are all $5. Taiwan mushroom mushroom meat dumplings are sold for $6. Taiwanese egg yolk millet dumplings and scallop mung bean dumplings are $6 each. The price of rice dumplings in this restaurant is cheaper than the average price of rice dumplings in Chinese restaurants in 2019.
The price of the "Shenwa Roasted Food Restaurant" in Monterey Park is roughly the same as the price in 2019. The price of abalone dumplings is maintained at US$9.99 apiece, salted rice dumplings at a price of US$4.59, and bean paste alkaline rice dumplings at a price of US$3.65. In order to attract customers, the restaurant started from the 19th to the Dragon Boat Festival, dumplings bought ten get one free.
The new crown pneumonia epidemic hit all walks of life. Due to skyrocketing costs, the restaurant did not choose to increase its prices despite the trend. "The cost of dumplings this year has risen by 20% compared to last year." Foge said: "In the past years, glutinous rice was only 20 dollars a pound (about 453 grams), but now it is 50 dollars a pound (about 453 grams), a 50% increase. . What raw materials have risen a lot compared to last year, because they are shipped from Asia, the United States does not produce these things. For example: Zongzi Ye rose by 20%, because it is shipped from China." In addition, placed in the abalone dumplings The price of salted egg yolks in the Hamdan rice dumplings also increased by more than 25%.
In order to open up the market, the restaurant has newly launched Taiwanese rice dumplings this year. The rice dumplings contain peanuts, five-spiced salted pork and glutinous rice, priced at $4.59 each. In order to ensure the quality, these Taiwanese rice dumplings are also specially invited to Taiwanese teacher to make them.
In recent years, some Chinese have started selling their home-made dumplings on Facebook and other social media. The price of dumplings on Facebook this year is also more affordable than last year. This year's online dumplings are priced at US$1 to US$4, slightly lower than last year's US$2 to US$4. Northern rice dumplings appeared for the first time, with a price of US$1. The rice dumplings in 2019 are mainly Guangdong bacon rice dumplings. This year's rice dumplings are much more numerous than last year, including Guangdong rice dumplings, Guangdong Taishan rice dumplings, southern rice dumplings, alkaline rice dumplings, northern rice dumplings, southern Taiwanese rice dumplings, etc. In addition, there were only about 3 merchants selling dumplings last year, and this year the number of merchants selling dumplings increased to 12.
In addition to the increase in the prices of raw materials for dumplings, the prices of melons and vegetables in supermarkets have also increased recently. An employee of Tak Shing Hong said that the biggest increases were the freezer buns, dumplings, noodles, sausage, sugar, rice and cooking oil. The ingredients for Chinese soup, such as Beiqi, Dangshen, candied dates, lotus seeds, lily, etc., have risen greatly in price. Salted fish, dried shrimps, scallops and sea cucumbers also increase the price. So I bought a few food ingredients and it was more than 10 dollars and 20 dollars. (Li Qingwei)