South Korea's "soul food" has soared, and consumers call "can't afford it"!

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] With the coming of summer, the price of fried chicken loved by Korean people has soared, making some consumers call "can't afford it." South Korea ’s“ Central Daily ”reported on the 13th that the prices of cheap dining categories such as“ Korean soul food ”, which are known as“ Korean soul food ”, rose significantly, and the largest catering category was fried chicken.

On the 12th, the latest statistics released by the Korean National Statistics Portal (KOSIS) showed that the Korean catering price index increased by 4.2%over December last year, exceeding the overall consumer price index (3.4%). The price of nearly 40 catering categories has increased from the end of last year. Among them, fried chicken (6.6%) has the highest increase, followed by fried noodles (6.3%), spicy fried rice cakes (6.0%), etc.

Since last year, the main chain of fried chicken shops in South Korea has increased the price of fried chicken, on the grounds that the price of raw material chicken, fried powder, and edible oil has risen. At present, the price of the signature menu (original fried chicken) of the main fried chicken chain stores has reached 16,000 to 20,000 won (about 83 yuan to 104 yuan) per 16,000 to 20,000 won. (Zhang Jing)

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