Japanese prices have risen, and schools use jelly instead of expensive fresh fruits

Jimu Journalist Hu Xiuwen

Intern Peng Xinyi

According to Reuters reported on July 6, in recent months, Japanese food prices have soared, which has caused trouble to the Kitchen of Tokyo School. A school was forced to change the fresh fruits in the recipe for jelly or other foods.

A student in Tokyo is eating lunch (Tuyuan Reuters)

In recent months, Sato and Mei, a nutritionist in a middle school in Tokyo, received a notice on rising raw materials. Considering the economic difficulties faced by many students' families, local authorities are unwilling to pass the school lunch burden to them. For Sato, this means that the lunch recipe should be continuously adjusted so that the school's kitchen expenditure can be maintained within the budget range.

Sato said: "I tried to add time to twice a month, but it was difficult to make it often." She replaced expensive fresh fruits with jelly or a small piece of handmade cake. As a cheap alternative in the recipe, if food prices continue to rise, she has no idea.

In Zuli District, Tokyo, the lunch cost of public middle schools is 334 yen (RMB 16.5), of which 303 yen (RMB 15) is paid by the family. The government applies strict nutritional requirements for public schools. Therefore, before the school was forced to raise the family's fees, the nutritionists could do so much. Sato said, "I don't want the children to be disappointed."

According to Kyodo News, the trend of inflation in Japan is still continuing, the yen depreciates, and prices have risen. Inflation is becoming an increasingly political issue in Japan. The price rose sharply, and many families felt the pressure. Due to the rise in crude oil and food prices, the consumer price index rose 2.1%year -on -year in April and May in April and May. This is a sharp rise in about 7 years. Without enough salary increase, the family's economic burden is heavier.

Sato said that the 18 -liter edible oil is now 1750 yen (about 87 yuan) higher than a year ago, and the price of onions has doubled.

Authorities do not want to pass the burden on students' lunch to their families, because more poor families saves nutritional meals at home. Education workers and government officials said that some children were obviously thin when they returned to school at the end of the summer vacation. As part of the relief measure, the Japanese central government said in April that it will provide funds to help schools bear some rising food costs.

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