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Because the noon temperature rises, many individuals consider a refreshing bowl of chilly noodles.
As with different eating places, the worth of naengmyeon has risen steadily, with well-known Pyongyang naengmyeon eating places promoting as much as 16,000 received for a bowl today.
Enterprise homeowners say they’ve ‘no selection’ as the worth of buckwheat has elevated.
It has change into troublesome to search out chilly noodles comfortably anymore.
Reporter Lim Hyun-joo lined the story.
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Even earlier than the center of summer time, there’s a ready line in entrance of a chilly noodle restaurant in Seoul.
Right here, the worth of Pyongyang naengmyeon was just lately elevated by 2,000 received and it began charging 15,000 received per bowl.
This isn’t a simple meal out.
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“If it prices 15,000 received, it is a bit onerous. I got here right this moment as a result of my good friend stated he lives there… ″
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“Supply charges are very costly today, and it doesn’t matter what I eat, I’ve to consider the mid-10,000 vary earned… ″
The well-known Pyongyang naengmyeon eating places in Seoul have raised their costs as much as 16,000 received this yr.
10 years in the past, inflation was stated to be so extreme that it continued to rise after the preliminary worth of 10,000 received, so the time period ‘inflation’ even appeared.
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“It prices about 15,000 to 16,000 received per individual, so if two individuals eat, it looks as if it could be properly over 30,000 to 40,000 received, so it is actually a burden.”
Operators of chilly noodle eating places say the rise is inevitable given the numerous enhance in uncooked materials and labor prices.
The truth is, worldwide grain costs have fallen by round 25% in comparison with two years in the past, however vegetable costs have been on the rise since October final yr.
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“The worth of greens, meat, buckwheat, and many others. all elevated by about 30% on common, however that 30% can’t be totally mirrored and may solely be raised barely.”
With the worth of chilly noodles hovering, the demand to take pleasure in low-cost chilly noodles as a handy meal has additionally elevated.
It prices about 8,000 received for 4 servings Lately, gross sales of chilly noodle merchandise in giant supermarkets have elevated as much as 30%.
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“I feel it is cheaper to purchase one or two servings and eat them at residence with my household, in order that’s how I eat them.”
These days, consuming out is troublesome, and it has change into troublesome for Pyongyang naengmyeon to be known as an inexpensive meals for the widespread individuals.
That is Lim Hyun-joo from MBC Information.
Video commentary: Jeon In-je / Video enhancing: Kim Min-sang
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