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Dragon Boat Festival | Long queues in neighbourhoods to buy glutinous rice cakes in Tsuen Wan's time-honored brand: poor wholesale business insists on not increasing

2021-06-15T05:00:13.494Z


Monday (14th) is the Dragon Boat Festival. Outside the door of the long-established "Minfeng Noodle Shop" in Tsuen Wan, the crowds waiting to buy rice dumplings for the festival almost "submerged" half of the street. The person in charge revealed that the sales of rice dumplings this year are ideal.


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Written by: Chen Shuxia

2021-06-13 19:32

Last update date: 2021-06-13 19:32

Monday (14th) is the Dragon Boat Festival. Outside the door of the long-established "Minfeng Noodle Shop" in Tsuen Wan, the crowds waiting to buy rice dumplings for the festival almost "submerged" half of the street.

The person in charge revealed that the sales of rice dumplings this year are ideal, and "bags are not available." It is estimated that more than 10,000 pieces have been sold in the past few days, and they will also speed up production to avoid disappointed customers.

The person in charge also pointed out that many Shanghai noodle shops and tea restaurants have closed down one after another, the wholesale business has been affected, and the cost of ingredients has risen, but they have refused to increase prices, hoping that under the epidemic, they will benefit the neighborhood and tide over the difficulties.

Some neighbours praised Minfeng’s glutinous rice dumplings for the authentic materials and taste of their hometown. They have visited for the third time this month. There are also citizens who love the lye-sweet bean paste rice cakes in the store. .

The Man Fung Noodle Shop in Tsuen Wan is full of people waiting to buy the famous homemade steamed rice dumplings.

(Photo by Wang Haitu)

There is a long-established brand with a big red sign just outside the Tsuen Wan Market Minibus Station. There are crowds and long queues outside the door.

People passing by were curious and inquired, "Is it a tight sell?" Mung bean egg yolk dumplings, Shanghai five-spice pork dumplings, scallop dumplings, etc., filled with blue plastic boxes, both salty and sweet. The price ranges from 20 yuan to 37 yuan. The most expensive is the scallop dumplings, each Shenghui 85 yuan, rich and frugal.

The staff outside the door skillfully put the dumplings picked by the customer into the plastic bag, and the person in charge of Minfeng, Jiang Tai, was busy at the cashier.

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The epidemic is unstoppable. The store accepts pre-orders from customers. Some companies have ordered hundreds of scallops, and some people don’t forget the street sleepers and the elderly in the hospital.

"I ordered it half a month earlier, but when I found the package was not cut, I told the customer to buy it in stock."

The second sister Jiang Tai, who focuses on making glutinous rice cakes in the kitchen and goes out in person, pointed out that in order to prevent the guests from being empty, the all-girls class rushed to work, "From Chaotou back at 7 o'clock in the morning, I have been busy until the night. "She pointed out that there are many processes in making zongzi. Excluding the glutinous rice dumpling process, it takes at least 4 to 6 hours to cook. I believe it is the real material of homemade zongzi, which has attracted many repeat customers. ."

The second sister Jiang (purple mask) and the third sister (white mask) were expertly concentrating on wrapping rice balls in the kitchen, and successfully completed the bandaging process with three or two gestures.

(Photo by Wang Haitu)

The second sister Jiang also revealed that although the cost of imported rice leaves and pork has increased this year, the prices have not been adjusted. "This year is the same as in previous years. I hope that the same class will ride through the difficult times. When the holidays are out of date, I want everyone to live happily. ."

During the epidemic, many restaurants closed and wholesale business was affected

The epidemic has continued for more than a year. Jiang Tai pointed out that in addition to rice dumplings, the store also sells homemade dumplings, wonton tea fruit and noodles. Retail sales have not been affected. When you go out to eat in the street, go back to your house and cook, you only have dumplings and wontons.” However, Minfeng is not completely unscathed. Many Shanghai noodle shops and tea restaurants have closed down, and the wholesale business in the store has also been affected. , The store operation is under certain pressure.

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Miss Lu, who lives in Tsing Yi, helped buy rice dumplings for more than ten years. She said that she had visited for the third time this month and bought more than ten Shanghai rice dumplings for a family of four to taste. Taste." Mr. Ke is also a regular customer. Since moving to Tsuen Wan, for more than ten years, he always lined up for the Dragon Boat Festival before and after storms. One is in the next festival, and the whole family gets me a meal, but I return to help every year."

The Observatory expects the Dragon Boat Festival to be cloudy and rainy, and the high-altitude anti-cyclone intensifies the summer solstice, there are a few rain patches up to 32 degrees

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