As a Chongqing native, I can swornly tell my out-of-town friends that Chongqing’s hotpot is definitely the best in the country. Not only does it taste the most authentic, it’s also the cheapest.

Today, I can confidently say the first two sentences, but in the end, regarding the level of "price", it seems a little different now.

From the perspective of hot pot merchants, the cost of refining old oil is actually higher than that of new oil. It needs to be re-refined, and the old oil needs to be submitted to relevant departments for review. Therefore, in terms of cost and profit, old oil is not only

Cumbersome and less profitable.

As for new oil, although it lacks the smell of old oil, when it is implemented to consumers, a pot fee will inevitably be charged, so the overall price will naturally go up.

Especially after the "old oil" was rectified, almost every hot pot restaurant in Chongqing began to charge a pot fee. This is the first reason why hot pot has become more expensive.

If you want to dig deeper, the cost of ingredients for old oil is low, but the labor cost for refining old oil is extremely high (many stores do not refining old oil). Taken together, the cost of old oil is actually higher than that of new oil.

From the perspective of merchants, new oil has lower costs and higher profits, so they will naturally choose new oil. After it is implemented to consumers, every hot pot table will be charged a pot fee, and the price of hot pot will naturally become higher.

Of course, the increase in hot pot prices is also inseparable from the increase in various hot pot ingredients, labor costs, rent, water and electricity.

All in all, a hot pot meal in Chongqing now costs 80 yuan per person, which can only be considered average. If you encounter an affordable fly restaurant, the average price per person is 50 yuan, even if you pick it up and get away with it.

The per capita consumption of 80 yuan is not too low in Chongqing. With this expenditure, you can eat a hot pot, a barbecue, or a fried chicken. The difference between them is very small, and it is probably somewhere between "I can live by myself at home"

between” and “I can’t make it at home.”

As for hot pot, most Chongqing people can easily make a decent meal at home, so why go out and spend "wasted money".

Therefore, those delicacies that "I can't make at home" have become the choice of more Chongqing people.

If you let me choose, as a barbecue lover, the answer is obvious.

I am obsessed with barbecue to such an extent that I ate barbecue three times in five days, whether it was Japanese or Korean.

The reason why eating hot pot is much more expensive now than before has a lot to do with the market industry and the current average consumption level of people.

Prices have increased significantly, and diners' wages have also increased. Therefore, the current operating costs of hot pot restaurants will only increase. If the original consumption level is maintained, it is actually difficult for hot pot restaurants to support their operations, so there is no price increase.

If so, it would be difficult to maintain a balance of payments.

This aroused public indignation among my friends. When I asked them out for barbecue for the fourth time, I received rejection from all of them. In the end, I could only go out alone to find food.

Eating barbecue alone is a challenge for Youpin, who has to endure the loneliness and the gaze of others; it is also a test for a barbecue restaurant. If one person cannot order a few dishes, he may not be able to satisfy the customers.

need.

I picked up my phone and found a Japanese restaurant that had a barbecue set meal for one person for only 68 yuan. It was tailor-made for me.

I excitedly walked to the door of the store and found that the decoration was pretty good. The kitchen of the barbecue restaurant was open, giving it a Japanese izakaya feel.

The row of seats in front are prepared for guests who come to eat barbecue alone, just like a sushi restaurant, so that they will not be embarrassed by sitting alone at a large table.

The walls are covered with some Japanese-style illustrations and posters, as well as some menus, shop slogans, and colorful wind chimes, which remind Yupin of "Natsume's Book of Friends", which is very healing.

The store has also prepared a kimono experience, where diners can wear traditional Japanese clothes and enjoy Japanese barbecue to be more immersed.

I randomly found a seat and sat down, and a little brother immediately came to pour water, and also served a side dish, which contained three different ingredients, including seaweed, kimchi, and clams.

The clams are sweet and spicy, which is very appetizing, the seaweed is sweeter, and the kimchi is sour, taking into account the tastes of different people.

Because I ordered a single meal, there were very few ingredients that were served to the naked eye. Each portion was only two or three pieces. Fortunately, there were many types of ingredients, and this meal was very rich.

Especially this barbecue platter, it’s really delicious!

Overall, this 68 yuan set meal is quite worth it. If you want to have a good meal once in a while, barbecue would be a good choice.

Moreover, barbecue restaurants like this can be said to be a benefit for young people living alone in Chongqing. Even if you are alone, you can come here to eat without any embarrassment.

Closer to home, if I had to choose between barbecue and hot pot, I don’t think I can give an answer. Both are my favorites.

Depending on your mood every day, what you like to eat is also different. You may even like hot pot today and barbecue tomorrow.