China restaurant sparks debate after selling simple tomato scrambled egg dish for US$75
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A restaurant in Shanghai's Hongkou district is selling a dish of stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs for 520 yuan (US$75), sparking widespread debate on Chinese social media. The dish, which typically costs a fraction of that price, is a common household meal made from basic ingredients. The high price has drawn attention and criticism, highlighting consumer reactions to perceived overpricing.
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Social media debate on the appropriateness of such pricing.
The dish contains ordinary ingredients – tomatoes and eggs.
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A Shanghai restaurant sells a dish of stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs for 520 yuan (US$75).
South China Morning Post- Social media debate on the appropriateness of such pricing.
- Tension between traditional food culture and modern commerce.
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Loaded language removedA Shanghai restaurant has captured attention on mainland Chinese social media for launching a special dish of stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs at a high price of 520 yuan (US$75), leading to discussion. The dish itself is among the most common, affordable household food items in the country, containing ordinary ingredients – tomatoes and eggs.
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A Shanghai restaurant sells a dish of stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs for 520 yuan (US$75).
South China Morning PostThe dish contains ordinary ingredients – tomatoes and eggs.
South China Morning PostThe dish is among the most common and affordable household food items in China.
South China Morning PostThe restaurant is called Jinlong Dabianlu Restaurant in Hongkou district, Shanghai.
South China Morning PostThe price of 520 yuan is dozens of times more than the typical cost of such a dish.
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