cdn_in_bj Posted May 29, 2007 at 12:54 AM Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 at 12:54 AM The price of pork on the markets has doubled lately and I am starting to notice the effects of this when eating out at restaurants (in Beijing). Specifically, I've noticed restaurants cutting back on portions or even worse, using pork that isn't fresh (got a stinky taste). The first time it happened to me I didn't think much of it, but the second time it clicked in. Perhaps it is best to avoid pork for the next little while when eating out. If you do encounter bad pork, send the dish back immediately and tell them why. And also demand that they don't charge you for the dish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted May 29, 2007 at 02:06 AM Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 at 02:06 AM My friendly local restaurant refused to serve me pork the other day, as it was "too expensive" The rises are mainly in response to a disease which is killing millions of pigs. See here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heifeng Posted June 3, 2007 at 07:15 AM Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 at 07:15 AM Pork prices have actually gone down slightly now...but restaurant prices are going up ~~and not just on pork! Eggs and other veggies are way up, especially red bell peppers. Proof (from heifeng's 'hood) -street stall jidan guanbing 1.30 up from 1.00 -a local chengdu xiao chi one 'long' of steamed xiaolong bao or dumplings 3.50 up from 3.00 -baozi store on the street. rou baozi have slowly crept up from .5 to .7 over the past few months (when 1 place crept up to .6 people abandoned it for the .5 places) but now some places are up to .7 in May! All this extra mao or two is really making me dig for more change now....PLUS even though the places are charging more, I agree that the quality is sliding....(in fact after I read this post I realized any pork dish I was eating seemed even saltier than usual...but maybe I'm just being paranoid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdn_in_bj Posted June 7, 2007 at 03:47 AM Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 at 03:47 AM Once they go up, it'll be hard for them to go back. This is inflation in action folks. Fascinating stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heifeng Posted August 27, 2007 at 09:31 AM Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 at 09:31 AM add to inflation list: bottled 500ml drinks are creeping up from 3 yuan in those tiny liquor stores....(especially diet coke and wulong tea) and it's really becoming irritating too. I mean 3 yuan is already pushing it, but once i'ts 3.5 you might as well go to a big store to save a whole 1 yuan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenpv Posted August 27, 2007 at 10:11 AM Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 at 10:11 AM And laowais should worry less about poisonous pork if they purchase these from local supermarket, though, at a even higher price I suppose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socks Posted August 29, 2007 at 01:16 AM Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 at 01:16 AM The pork disease that is currently going around is something called blue ear, and has been killing pork for a couple of months, which is why the prices have gone up. It's not really known whether or not eating meat from animals that have died from this illness is bad or not, but I can't imagine that you're getting good meat from these animals whose organs and insides have started to bleed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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