Although many people think of beef Lamian Noodles now, they will think of Japanese Lamian Noodles thick sauce, strong noodles, barbecued pork slices and two pieces of seaweed for decoration. But we can't forget that China also has a great beef Lamian Noodles, which is a little older than Japanese Lamian Noodles and tastes acceptable to China people, that is, Lanzhou beef Lamian Noodles.
People in Lanzhou always tease Lanzhou that there is no beef in Lamian Noodles, only beef in Lamian Noodles. In fact, Lanzhou beef Lamian Noodles is the origin of Japanese beef Lamian Noodles, but it is extremely popular in Lanzhou, forming a faction of beef Lamian Noodles, which has a long history and excellent taste.
What is even more puzzling is that comparing Lanzhou beef Lamian Noodles with Japanese Lamian Noodles, we will find that the prices of the two kinds of fresh noodles are too different. In Lamian Noodles, a large and small beef shop in Lanzhou, a bowl of beef noodles costs only seven or eight yuan, the meat is mostly oil and pepper, and the soup is clear and white. And a bowl of Japanese beef Lamian Noodles needs to sell for 50 to 60 yuan, the color of tea soup is white, and beef Lamian Noodles will continue to rot if it is soaked for a long time. Why is the price difference between the two kinds of fresh noodles so far?
The first reason is that the price level in Japan is relatively high. Japan has a large area, so the area suitable for growing vegetables will become smaller. A bowl of Japanese beef Lamian Noodles needs raw pork, laver, dried bamboo shoots, shallots, fresh noodles and other hot pot side dishes, which are already expensive. Even if only barbecued pork is a meat dish in a bowl of Japanese beef Lamian Noodles, the rest are vegetarian dishes, which will inevitably lead to a high price of several tens of dollars.
The second reason is the high labor cost in Japan. If a Lamian Noodles store is run by a big family and the salespeople are all our own, then a Lamian Noodles store can save a lot of labor costs. If a clerk is hired in Lamian Noodles, the salary of the clerk will account for a large part of the cost. The price of a bowl of Lamian Noodles in Lamian Noodles chain stores also needs to be sold at 800 yen, equivalent to about RMB 50 yuan.
However, for most Japanese, Japanese beef Lamian Noodles is a low-priced food. Many students' parties, migrant workers and moonlight clan really have no money, so they will go to Lamian Noodles's shop for lunch or dinner, and sometimes they will choose to eat Lamian Noodles after midnight snack. As mentioned earlier, although the price of Japanese beef in Lamian Noodles is high, the income level, wages and consumption of Japanese people are relatively high. Therefore, for them, the price of beef in Lamian Noodles can only be considered as low price.
Lamian Noodles, a Lanzhou beef, brought beef and mutton, soup, hot pot side dishes and fresh noodles, only to 7 yuan, where beef and mutton are the most expensive. Lanzhou produces its own beef and mutton, which reduces the logistics cost and the labor cost is not so expensive. However, Lanzhou has long regarded beef Lamian Noodles as a popular food, but the price is not much higher.
At the same time, in Lanzhou, the survival pressure of beef noodles is very great, and a slight price increase will lose some tourists. Therefore, Lamian Noodles can test the taste and food of two kinds of beef, but they are not as good as those on the market. The surrounding environment is different, the price level is different, the average income of the public is different, and there is no comparability.