Russians use "Shawima" to measure purchasing power

[Global Times Reporter Li Linjia in Russia] Recently, Russian media said that Moscow achieved "Shawima Freedom" and became the highest population city with the "Shawima Index" in 2022. The "Shawima Index" refers to the number of Shawima, which can be purchased by the average monthly salary of a city resident, to some extent reflects the purchasing power and living standards of urban residents. After McDonald's withdrawn from the Russian market, the Russians replaced the Big Mac Index with the Shawima Index. According to Russian media reports, the average 298 rubles in Moscow's Shawima (about 9 rubles 1 yuan), according to the average salary of Moscow residents, you can purchase 406 Shawima each month.

Shawima is a pakes wrapped in barbecue, vegetables and sauce (pictured). In recent decades, it has become the most common street snack in Russia. This kind of food from the Middle East has almost covered the entire Russian continent, not only not only At the end of the streets, you can see the window of Shawima, and even many cafes and high -end restaurants include it in the menu.

The types of street foods in Russia are not rich. The author's friendly University of Russia's Friendship University is more than a dozen student dormitory buildings. The people usually have a large traffic. There is a row of fast food on the street near the dormitory building. The store, every family is selling Shawima. Although there will be snacks such as burgers, fries, hot dogs, and lamb pie on the menu, "Shawima" is still the main feature.

At 9 am, the aroma of the barbecue drifted from the window of the shop. In the glass windows, the marinated chicken breasts were stacked into a huge inverted cone -shaped meat skewers. The upright barbecue rack slowly rotated by the stove. Wait until the outermost chicken was baked to start dribbled out of oil, and it showed a slightly brown. The clerk uses a large knife to sliced ​​the meat, and then a piece of cake skin on the desktop stall, a layer of tomato sauce on the cake skin, and the cut cabbage, cucumber, tomato, color peppers, onions, etc., and then again, and then again, then again The hot barbecue that just sliced ​​on the code, drizzled with egg yolk sauce or garlic sauce, rolled into a cylinder shape, and finally placed on the iron plate to heat on both sides. In less than ten minutes, the clerk will deliver a portion of Shawima into your hands and say "I wish you a good appetite."

It costs about 200 rubles to eat at a high price of Moscow. No wonder Shawima is known as civilian cuisine. Both students and white -collar workers are willing to line up for it. Russian college students named Alena told the author, "Shawima is not expensive, has a strong sense of fullness, fast production speed, variety of taste choices, and rich nutrition." If you don't like chicken, you can also replace it with beef, lamb or pork.

Shawima originated in the Middle East and first appeared in Damascus, but the promotion was in Germany. In the 1970s, a Turkish immigrants named Cardir Nurman set up a small stall near the railway station in Berlin, Germany. The demand for food for the general public was quickly promoted. By the end of the 20th century, Shawima not only conquered Berlin, but also conquered European countries such as France, Belgium, and Switzerland.

In fact, Shawima's promotion in Russia is more tortuous, and the original reputation is not very good. In the 1990s, Russia's sales pavilion sold in Shawima has sprung up like a bamboo mushroom, and most often appears near the subway station and the market with large traffic. Shawima was very popular at a low price. It is said that at that time, the money made by a Shawima stall was even more money than the restaurant. However, at first, due to the lack of hygiene supervision, some hawkers would use expired inferior meat, and even continued to make food after touching the money. Many people eat bad stomachs. So rumors about Shawima made of stray dogs, cats, and mice were spread, and many "horrible" words were also derived. You are not hungry. "

With the rectification of the local government, many illegal Shawima selling pavilions have been demolished. Today, Shawima is only sold in a regular restaurant, and it is no longer a representative of civilian food. Sign signs Shawima, the price is not low. In some cities, there is also a "Shawima patrol team" composed of Shawima enthusiasts, which aims to evaluate and find the most delicious Shawima.

Russian writer Igor Minakov said, "Those people who have purchased cheap Shawima have improved their living standards and earned more, but they are used to retain them. Therefore, this dish is no longer a sign of low -income levels On the contrary, it has become a food for middle -class habits. "

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