On December 11, the long-awaited heavy snow in Jinan came in the early hours of the morning. Hot pot on a snowy day has become the "standard" of many families on the day. A hot pot not only warms the stomach, but also welcomes the heavy snow. The reporter visited a number of markets and stores and found that whether it is offline hot pot stores or online hot pot ingredient sales, the market is showing a hot scene.
Beef and mutton sales are booming, with sales 30%-50% higher than usual
Towards noon, there was no snow on the main road, and many citizens went out to buy lunch ingredients. The reporter saw in the public square of Nanxinzhuang West Road, Shizhong District, many citizens with their children are buying hot pot ingredients, Mr. Wu, a citizen, said: "I didn't prepare today's lunch yesterday, and I received a notice of online teaching for children this morning, and I plan to make hot pot at noon, which is simple, convenient and warm, and children also love to eat." ”
The reporter saw at the door of a fresh food store that the citizens who bought beef and mutton had surrounded the counter, and there were a variety of hot pot ingredients such as beef rolls, mutton rolls, and meatballs, which attracted many citizens to come to choose. During the interview, many merchants told reporters that because many citizens came to buy hot pot ingredients, the sales of vegetables, meat, soy products, seasonings, etc. were higher than those on previous working days. "We sell beef and mutton in the winter business, usually Monday stocking is not as much as the weekend, but I didn't expect to sell nearly 2,000 yuan more than the previous working day this morning, today's sales should be 30%-50% higher than in the past." The couple who do beef and mutton business in the market told reporters that there are usually more elderly customers in this market, and they are worried that the goods will not be sold out when the snow is slippery today, but they did not expect the business to be so good, and they are afraid that they will not sell enough.
In addition, Aunt Li, who sells vegetables, also said, "I see that many customers come to buy vegetables with slices of meat in their hands, and the hot pot categories such as mushrooms, rape, and spinach are selling well in the morning. ”
There are many customers on snowy days, and the hot pot restaurant has prepared enough goods in advance
We usually operate at night, and there will be some takeaways during the day, and today at noon** there are a lot of orders, selling more than 30 copies. Mr. Jiang, the owner of a hot pot restaurant with a history of more than 10 years, told reporters, "The weather is cold and hot, and winter is the peak season for hot pot, and the lower the temperature, the better our business." In the coldest part of winter, you can sell four or five sheep a day. ”
According to Mr. Jiang, in addition to entertaining customers in the store, a tent will also be set up at the door as a "hot pot food stall". "We mainly use the traditional charcoal old copper pot as the mainstay, the small square table and the mazazi and then set up the charcoal pot shabu shabu, very warm, many customers like this atmosphere, today the snow has not melted, very suitable for the occasion, there should be a lot of customers. ”
Because of the snow, the staff has been cleaning the open air area in preparation for business tonight. Mr. Jiang told reporters that he noticed that this week's temperature dropped last week and had prepared the goods in advance. "Usually weekends are the busiest time, today may be because of the snow children do not go to school, coupled with the low temperature, many elderly people do not go out, many residents around the noon to order meals. Judging from the rhythm of noon, there will be a lot of traffic today. ”
Orders have increased, and hot pot ingredients stores have temporarily cut meat slices**
In snowy days, the roads are slippery and the traffic is inconvenient, so many young citizens prefer to choose to order hot pot ingredients online.
The reporter visited a hot pot ingredient shop on Baimashan South Road and found that the staff was cutting meat slices, and Mr. Zhao, the person in charge, told reporters that there were many customers in the morning, and the meat slices in the freezer were no longer enough.
Online order about twenty or thirty a day, most customers are into the store to buy, when the weather is cold orders are indeed more than usual, young people get off work late, no time to go to the market, generally choose to place an order online, and when they get home from work, the ingredients are just delivered to the door. And the ingredients on our side are all processed, and they can be eaten right out of the bag, which is very convenient. In addition, Mr. Zhao said that compared with going to a hot pot restaurant to consume, shabu shabu at home has more advantages, and the products of offline hot pot food stores are basically benchmark stores, and customers can buy them all here in one stop in the form of takeaway. ”
Reporter: Qu Jiayi Proofreader: Faye Wong Editor: Liu Meimei