Affected by many factors, domestic prices in Japan have increased significantly. Will the price of ramen also increase?

Affected by many factors, domestic prices in Japan have increased significantly. Will the price of ramen also increase?

Affected by many factors, domestic prices in Japan have risen significantly. On June 24, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released the May Consumer Price Index, which showed that fresh food delivery has increased by 12.3% compared with last year for four consecutive months. Among them, the price of saury has increased by 88% compared with five years ago, and the price of onions has increased by 125%. Because of the increase in wheat prices, the prices of bread, noodles and snacks have also increased. As the people's food, ramen shops are also undergoing a new round of changes.

For example, some ramen shops have increased their product prices. "Hokkaido Shimbun" reported that Asahikawa ramen, a popular ramen sold by ordinary people, has slowly reached the 1,000 yen price point, mainly due to the increase in the price of food raw materials based on imported wheat. For example, the price of onions has reached 2.7 times, the price of light soy sauce has increased by 9, the price of miso has increased by 7, the price of eggs has increased by 14, the price of pork has increased by 1, and the price of wheat flour has increased by 12.

A ramen shop in Asahikawa city increased its prices by 50 to 100 yen across the board, with the price of its signature ramen reaching 950 yen. The store owner may lament: "Although a price increase of 100 yen is not enough, as a bowl of ramen, the price has already reached the ceiling. If the price increases further, fewer customers will come, and we will not survive." It can be said that personally, When faced with the rising prices of raw materials, the stores we operate are like a boat on the water that suddenly encounters storms.

Of course, there are also some ramen shops that do not "passively increase prices" but actively increase prices. There is a ramen shop in Japan called "Ramen Ida Shop". Its light soy ramen is priced at 1,300 yen per bowl, which is higher than the price of most ramen shops. On May 21, the store announced on its official Twitter account that the price would be raised from 1,300 yen to 1,600 yen, and the price of tsukemen noodles would also reach 2,000 yen. The reason for the price increase is not the increase in raw material prices, but the consideration of increasing costs to improve the quality of ramen products. The difference between Japanese ramen and Chinese ramen

The difference between noodles: For Chinese ramen, the noodles are all made by chefs themselves, which is what we often call handmade noodles, while Japanese ramen is not Made by manpower, it was cut with a knife. Japanese ramen noodles are generally kneaded with alkaline water. This method is to increase the elasticity of the noodles. However, this is not the case with Chinese noodles, so when you eat them, they are not as chewy as Japanese ramen noodles.

The difference between soups: The broth of noodles is very important, so Chinese ramen broths are all made after a lot of effort. China generally uses broth. The broth is made of pork, beef, and seafood. Boil it, so that the soup becomes more delicious. Japanese ramen soup is mainly made from pork bone soup, which is made delicious by adding various condiments to the pork bones. Japanese ramen mainly relies on dashi. The ramen in Japan are: Sapporo ramen, Kitakata ramen, and Hakata ramen.