Today (21st) the winter solstice is the same day, the weather is cold and rainy, but there is no hindrance to the public to buy food and vegetables in the market to prepare for the festival at night. The cold weather makes many people choose to use the side stove as a family. There is a beef shop in the market in Kowloon City early in the morning. There were long queues and dozens of citizens lined up to buy fresh beef on the side stove. It is estimated that it would take about an hour to wait. Fresh chickens are also very popular. Some citizens bought four chickens for nearly 1,200 yuan for the festival.
The reporter went to the Kowloon City market in the morning to inspect the market. The flow of people seemed to be lower than in the previous holiday mornings. Some shop managers believed that it was not convenient to travel in and out of the market with peace of mind. Some food stall owners believed that the epidemic situation was stable this winter solstice, and the public was relieved to eat out. , So they tend to eat out to celebrate the winter solstice, resulting in less crowds in the market.
Beef stalls line up for an hour, Mr. Xie: The atmosphere at the side stove is good
The weather is particularly freezing, and many people want to make winter side kilns. There are long queues at the beef stalls in the market in Kowloon City. Nearly 40 to 50 people continue to rule out buying beef side kilns.
Mr. Xie, who was at the head of the line, waited for about an hour in order to buy the ox-neck spine side kiln. Although there will be dinner in the evening market this winter solstice, he thinks that a group of people lay the side kiln "the atmosphere is good", so he made an appointment for ten. Many relatives and friends played the side stove together.
He said that the winter solstice is a festive day, and he will not deliberately calculate how much money he will spend to buy food, and he plans to buy seafood and other ingredients to add food.
Some citizens spend 1200 mosquitoes to buy four chickens
In addition to beef, fresh chicken is also a must-have for the festival. Chow Wah Kee’s stall owner Ling Jie said today that there will be 10% more live chickens. Although the Quakers are more expensive in big festivals, many citizens have come to help. Some citizens even spent nearly 1,200 yuan on buying four fresh chickens.
This year, you need to use peace of mind to travel in and out of the market. She pointed out that it will have a small impact on the flow of people. It is hoped that more people will buy food for winter.
Prices of lobster and flower shrimp fall instead of rising during winter solstice
Xin Rong Seafood’s Ms. Xian also pointed out that there was less crowds this morning, but thought it was too early, "It is freezing and raining now, Yan Shao-shao should have more people", originally in order to cope with the increase of customers in the winter solstice, the intention to buy more than 20%.
This year, some seafood has not been increased due to the winter solstice, and it is even cheaper. For example, lobsters are 20 yuan cheaper than usual, and the price of prawns has dropped from more than 600 yuan per catty to 480 yuan per catty; while sea prawns are due to incoming goods. The price has risen and is more than a hundred yuan more expensive than usual.
Mrs. Cen and her grandson went to the Tai Shing Street Market in Wong Tai Sin to buy chicken first, and then to the Kowloon City Market to buy beef, in preparation for the winter tonight.
(Photo by Lu Yiming)
Kwun Tong residents buy food in different districts: it’s pretty good
Mrs. Shum, who lives in Kwun Tong, and his grandson went to the Tai Shing Street Market in Wong Tai Sin to buy chicken and then to the Kowloon City Market to buy beef in preparation for the winter tonight. They were asked why they bought food in the two districts: "It's pretty good."
She pointed out that this year's food prices have not risen due to the winter solstice. "There are few people in the middle, but the old years are sharp." She pointed out that neither the Tai Shing Street Market nor the Kowloon City Market had a particularly large crowd.
As for the price, she said that "there are no racks, I like to buy a microphone." She spent hundreds of yuan to prepare the ingredients for the side stove for 7 people.
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