According to the latest statistics and forecasts of relevant authoritative departments, the catering consumption in China in 2115 reached more than 881 billion yuan, with a per capita catering consumption of 677 yuan; In 2116, the catering industry will continue to maintain the momentum of rapid growth and is expected to exceed one trillion yuan.
But behind the good news, many people are worried that the extravagance that a few people are proud of, and even the extravagant consumption, abnormal consumption is accelerating the cross-flow of material desires. Some people regard luxury beyond dietary needs as a symbol of wealth and status, which not only runs counter to building a conservation-oriented society, but also corrupts social atmosphere and breeds corruption.
don't ask for the best, but ask for the most expensive luxury consumption, regardless of honor or disgrace
At 12 noon on April 1, a seafood restaurant located on the edge of Beijing's North Fourth Ring Road was full of people. The hostess told the reporter: "The individual guests in the hall are already full, only private rooms are available!" Although it is expressly stipulated in Beijing that there should be no minimum consumption in the catering industry, the minimum consumption in private rooms here is 3111 yuan, which seems to be established, and no one has ever raised any objection. While speaking, the waitress handed over the menu. The reporter flipped through it, and the consumption of 3,111 yuan really can't order anything, because the price of vegetables here is much more expensive than that of ordinary restaurants, and a vegetable costs more than 31 yuan.
as for those so-called signature dishes, the price is staggering. The best shark's fin: dried abalone with nine wings, 638 yuan per person; Yaozhu dry fishing sea tiger wings, every 481 yuan; Braised abalone in signature nest: four South African abalone, 688 yuan each; Six South African abalone, 588 yuan each; A South African fresh abalone, 618 yuan each ...
At a seafood restaurant on Fushi Road in Beijing, the parking spaces at the gate were full before 6 pm, and the private rooms in the store were full. The hall of more than 1111 square meters is resplendent and colorful, with rockery pool and luxurious decoration.
Of course, corresponding to the luxurious style is its expensive menu: 6,811 yuan for six Japanese big-netted abalone, 4,811 yuan for eight Japanese big-netted abalone, 2,811 yuan for ten Japanese big-netted abalone, and 1,381 yuan for seventeen Japanese gourmet abalone; Flower glue: the original flower glue is 1,881 yuan each, and each plate is at least 8-11.
Are people really eating such expensive abalone and shark's fin? The young waitress said, "Everyone comes for high-end food, otherwise who will come to this place?" ！” Of course, it is not enough to have delicious food, but also to have good wine to accompany the meal and create an atmosphere. The wine list here is enough to arouse your appetite and show your "distinguished" status: 6811 yuan for Maotai in 51 years, 3811 yuan for Maotai in 31 years and 1981 yuan for Maotai in 2115; Foreign wine is even more dazzling. Scotch whisky and French brandy are all available, among which the price of Louis XIII per bottle is as high as 11888 yuan!
just across the road, there is another well-known seafood restaurant, which the people call one of the "three knives" in Beijing. As the name implies, it means to "kill" people mercilessly. The price of vegetables is naturally unambiguous: 8,811 yuan for each two-headed net abalone and 1,168 yuan for each Tai Chi official swallow. There are 36 private rooms in the hotel, which can accommodate 611 ~ 811 people and have 121 parking spaces.
Since ancient times, people have always thought that abalone is a nourishing food that is very beneficial to the body. It is said that abalone can nourish yin, moisten lung, tonify deficiency, clear heat, nourish liver and improve eyesight, so it is called "eyesight fish". However, today's nutritionists believe that many high-priced foods, including abalone, do not exceed the conventional nutritional value.
Professor Ma Guansheng from the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that there is little difference in protein between abalone and eggs, and other nutritional components such as calcium, iron, zinc, selenium and vitamins have no unique advantages. In terms of providing nutrition, abalone is not much different from other ordinary seafood. Therefore, these precious things are not "precious" in nutrition.
Nevertheless, bird's nest, the most expensive "saliva" and abalone, the most delicious of all, is still the food that many diners dream of, and it is also an important bargaining chip and a manifestation of "strength" for some people to socialize. It's no wonder that abalone is worth a hundred times. Some dried abalone can even become a symbol of gold in Hong Kong, which is called "a bite of abalone, a bite of gold". As for whether shark's fin, bird's nest and abalone are really valuable and rich in nutritional value, they can be completely ignored.
Of course, apart from socializing, restaurants are places where people can compete with the rich. A waiter in a seafood restaurant still feels wronged. Once, she kindly advised a guest that the food was almost ready. Unexpectedly, I was reprimanded loudly: "I am happy to spend money, what do you care?" Tears welled up in the eyes of the girl who came to work in Beijing from the northwest. In front of her eyes, she couldn't see anything except the super-thick gold chain around the thick neck of the guest and the fat hands with emeralds constantly waving.
A boss surnamed Huang speaks bluntly, and what he wants to treat is face. Why not find a high-end place? Pay attention not only to treat guests, but also to enjoy eating by yourself. Don't talk about the dishes, even the whiteness of the tablecloth will trigger his violent reaction. What we want is luxury food, luxury and style. Just as people often ridicule the luxury of these people: "Not seeking the best, but seeking the most expensive".
Nothing is the most expensive, only more expensive. Luxury is a shame.
Someone once exclaimed that the wind of luxury is prevalent, and the information from all sides shows that a wave of sky-high luxury has come back: an "sky-high apple" of 151 yuan and a "sky-high tea" of 111,111 yuan.
During the Spring Festival, a high-end restaurant in the south launched a high-priced New Year's Eve dinner, with a "special price" of 88,111 yuan; In the southwest, the price of New Year's Eve dinner has also been rising all the way, and the price of a restaurant's sky-high banquet has been pushed to 188,111 yuan. In the sky-high banquet, a piece of "Changbai Mountain Centennial Old Man Stewed Chicken" is worth 1.6 million yuan.
The most explosive news is Hangzhou, where a restaurant has actually launched a super-luxury New Year's Eve dinner of 198,111 yuan! It is said that this meal has 21,111 yuan each of Japanese best net abalone, Luzon yellow glue shark fin king and other delicious treasures. Even tea is Pu 'er that has been stored for more than 51 years ...
To satisfy the delicious food, spending RMB 198,111 on a sky-high New Year's Eve dinner is equivalent to eating a mid-range car, a staff member's salary for 21 years, and a year's tuition for 1,111 students in poor areas.
In an era of extreme material scarcity, people can only improve their lives on holidays, so they always save the best food for family reunion on New Year's Eve. People pay more attention to the atmosphere and affection, in order to have a happy reunion. These New Year's Eve dinners mentioned earlier seem to have changed their taste. Affection is alienated, and invisible feelings are surrounded by visible luxury.
The relevant media conducted a survey in Beijing, Kyrgyzstan, Shandong and Hebei, and concluded that the high-priced New Year's Eve dinner was related to corruption. According to industry sources, high-priced New Year's Eve dinners are mostly for corporate consumption, group consumption and disguised gifts. Among them, a large state-owned enterprise in a city in Northeast China ordered 11 tables of New Year's Eve dinner packages at a price of 16,811 yuan at one time.
A senior technician of a famous restaurant in Beijing said, "Most of the banquets really belong to big enterprises and groups. A table of food is at least several thousand yuan, tens of thousands of yuan, and a table of more than 111,111 yuan is also very common, and there are even hundreds of thousands of tables."
Mr. Ma, who used to run the catering industry, told the reporter, "China's food culture has a long history. However, whether today or in history, the deeper meaning of abalone goes beyond food and culture and is associated with luxury ... "
Some time ago, a friend from the south told reporters with deep feelings that in the past, it was said that Cantonese people had more money and southerners had more money, but I didn't expect more people to have money in Beijing.
in Beijing, you can taste any delicious food from ancient times to modern times. You can not only eat in the "emperor's dragon chair", enjoy the palace-style luxury and appreciate the elegant royal style; You can also step into the Roman-style building "Dining Room for 11,111 People" with 168 luxury rooms, and enjoy the sunshine patio, which is called "the largest in Asia" and covers an area of 31,111 square meters. You can also have banquets and parties without anyone's interference in the conference hall where the admission fee is as high as RMB 1 million and your personal privacy is absolutely guaranteed.
In fact, people have long complained about the increasingly extravagant corruption in recent years: "A cigarette is worth two ounces of oil; A meal, a cow. " Today, a meal has risen to ten cows and a hundred cows. Eating and drinking not only misleads abnormal consumption, but also contributes to the extravagance of the whole society.
in p>2113, there was an all-inclusive banquet in the northwest, and this "Tianlong Imperial Banquet" actually consumed 366,111 yuan! According to the trading price of the Shanghai gold market at that time, a table of food was probably equivalent to eating four kilograms of gold. In this gourmet meal, there is a dish called Longxufeng Roll, which is a dish made of hundreds of carp whiskers!
In p>2115, a restaurant in a certain place launched the Ganlong Imperial Banquet. This feast, which is as high as 251,111 yuan, will last for 9 hours, divided into two sessions: lunch from 9 am to 1 pm, rest for 4 hours, and then have dinner from 5 pm to 11 pm. Its extravagance can be seen from this.
... this amazing feast can only be explained by the squandering of things. It is not only far from the meaning of food itself, but also harmful to the construction of a conservation-oriented society today. As for the "breast-feeding feast" and "exuberance" that have appeared in recent years, it is another new hobby for a few people to indulge in the life of being addicted to paper and money and pursue extravagance. In this regard, Chen Wenjin, vice president of Putian College who has lived and worked abroad for a long time, is saddened. He said that our country is still not rich, and there are tens of millions of poor people. However, a few people spend money like water and live a luxurious and decadent life.
"It's easy to be frugal, but it's difficult to be frugal" is an old saying that has been passed down to this day. However, the abnormal extravagant consumption has had a bad influence on the whole society. Zhang Liming, the editor-in-chief of Peking University Publishing House, thinks that the quiet campus has also seen the evil trend of comparing with others and the bad habit of fighting for wealth. Pupils compare the advantages and disadvantages of learning appliance brands, the level of toys and the amount of pocket money. In middle school, students use it more than eating and wearing, than mobile phones, computers, private cars, home buildings, parents' official ranks and wallets. When I arrive at the university, the comparison is more upgraded, and very few college students prefer to speak with "strength".
Many people of insight are deeply worried about the prevalence of abnormal consumption and extravagance, and the fact that students who are not yet independent of the economy have joined the ranks of "showing off and fighting for wealth" early. The wind of "keeping up with the joneses" on campus is really dwarfed by this luxury vice in the present society. The behavior of students is just a microcosm of adults showing off their wealth. In interviews, many people suggested that in order to completely reverse this unhealthy social atmosphere, it is imperative to trace back to the source, establish a correct socialist concept of honor and disgrace, advocate a scientific and healthy lifestyle, purify the social environment, and put an end to all kinds of luxury and extravagance.