The real situation may disappoint some people. According to the data of WHO in 218, China's annual per capita pork consumption is about 4 kg, South Korea's is 38.74 kg, China's annual per capita beef and mutton consumption is about 4.2 kg, while South Korea's annual per capita beef consumption exceeds 13.7 kg. In other words, the consumption level of pork in Korea is almost the same as ours, and the average consumption of beef is three times that in China. The so-called "Koreans can't afford meat" is really nonsense.

In many film and television works, it seems that Koreans really can't afford to eat meat, but it must be clear that what Koreans really can't afford is their domestic meat, and they really can't afford it, because the prices of pork and beef made in Korea are quite high, but it is not their domestic meat that usually occupies the main body of Korean table consumption, but more imported meat. South Korea's natural conditions are doomed to the preciousness of Korean native meat

Most of the peninsula are plateau mountains. Although the conditions in the south are slightly better than those in the north, they are only half as bad. Three quarters of the whole South Korea belongs to mountainous areas, with rugged terrain and barren land, and dense population, which makes the cultivated land in South Korea even more precious.

most of the few precious cultivated land resources need to be used to grow food and other necessary food crops and vegetables, and the land that can be used to develop animal husbandry is very small and almost negligible. Although South Korea's economy is developed, its agriculture scale is very small, especially in animal husbandry. Small South Korea has long been the largest agricultural importer in Asia after Japan, and its annual agricultural import scale even exceeds that of China.

According to the output, the annual output of pigs in South Korea is less than one-fifth of that in Henan Province, and the output of cattle is only one-third of that in Henan Province, which shows the small scale of its agriculture. Such a small meat output naturally makes the meat price in South Korea not cheap. The meat produced in Korea is really expensive

As a developed country, coupled with the limited output of agricultural products, the prices of various agricultural products in Korea have remained high for a long time, especially the price of meat.

Many people may have a big misunderstanding about the pork price in South Korea, and think that the meat in South Korea is very expensive. However, in fact, even after the sudden increase of pork price in South Korea due to the epidemic this year, the pork price in Seoul is only 5,115 won per kilogram, which is equivalent to less than RMB in 3 yuan. This price is even lower than the same period in China, which makes people feel quite incredible.

Contrary to the price of pork, it is the price of Korean beef. South Korean native beef is also called Han Niu. Generally speaking, in South Korea, the average price of Han Niu beef is about 1, won per kilogram, about 58 RMB, and even the cheapest part is about 12RMB per kilogram. Under normal circumstances, Han Niu beef is often given away as a gift by Koreans, and few Koreans buy Han Niu to eat. Local meat is very expensive, but imported meat is very cheap

Although the price of local meat in Korea is really outrageous, the output is limited, as long as a few people can afford it, it is enough, and there is no need to worry about sales in Korea. That idea output can't meet the daily needs of Koreans at all, so most of the meat that Koreans consume every day is actually not produced locally, but imported.

With the globalization of trade, South Korea is currently one of the largest meat importers in the world, and the meat that South Korea imports every year mainly comes from the United States, Australia and Canada, and the vast majority of daily consumption meat in the Korean market is imported. Although it is imported, the price of these meats in Korea is not expensive.

In South Korea, the average price of beef imported from the United States is about 5RMB per kilogram after conversion, while beef from Australia is cheaper, which is almost the same as that of pork belly. It is obvious what level this price is compared with that in China, and the average income of Koreans is much higher than that in China. Why do Koreans always feel that they can't afford to eat meat

Usually, the impression that Koreans can't afford to eat meat mainly comes from two aspects, one is the exaggerated way that Koreans eat meat in Korean dramas, and the other is that Korean tourists who come to China eat meat as if they had never eaten it.

It should be understood here that the meat promoted in Korean dramas is always made in South Korea. Koreans have long believed in "being native" and advocated using domestic products and eating domestic food. However, local meat such as Han Niu is really expensive, which is normal for ordinary people to afford. As for the exaggerated state of Koreans eating in Korean dramas, it is not limited to eating meat, even eating kimchi and cold noodles, and the interpretation in Korean dramas is also general.

In fact, it's almost the same for Koreans to eat meat after going abroad. The local diet in Korea is less oily, more salty and more spicy, which is totally different from Chinese food. Although many Koreans say that Chinese food is not good, they can eat more than anyone else. Moreover, most of the consumption in China is indeed cheaper than that in South Korea. Some Koreans eat meat in China, just like some domestic tourists eat durian and seafood in Southeast Asia.

At present, the average monthly income in South Korea is above 12, RMB, and the annual income is above 12, RMB according to the minimum income. Even if converted according to the real purchasing power, the average income in South Korea is 1.7 times that of Beishangguang. At this income level, it is impossible to afford meat.

The average height of Koreans ranks first in East Asia, while their average life expectancy ranks 11th in the world and 4th in Asia. Obviously, this kind of physical quality can't be achieved just by eating kimchi.

In South Korea, whether in Seoul or other places, although the consumption price of meat food seems to be higher than that in China, even according to our income level, most of them are within the acceptable range. There are barbecue shops where two people can eat more than 2 yuan and four people can eat more than 3 yuan. Therefore, it is good to laugh at the absurd saying that "Koreans can't afford meat".