Couple days ago, after hearing about the $1,000 pizza, I heard about the $10 dinner. That's 10 Hong Kong dollars folks, not USD (HKD10 roughly equals USD1.25).A guy who lost his job was telling his story on the radio, and he was asking no one in particular how he could cook a dinner with ten Hong Kong dollars. As is the case with many jobless Hong Kong people, work opportunities are running out, and they are too proud to get on welfare.
Back to the ten dollar dinner... no one could give him an immediate answer. Sure, you can probably get something off McDonald's cheapie menu, but that's about it, and its hardly a meal. Later in the day, one of the DJs asked a cleaning lady the "ten dollar question", and she was able to give him an answer quite easily.
Beef Soup
Ingredients:
Beef - $5
Tomatoes - $2
Potatoes - $3
Recipe: Boil all the ingredients in water. Take out the potatoes and deep fry them.
"Tastes really really good", she said.
The moral of this story: while some of us burn away money in extravagance, others are struggling to survive. The middle class is getting smaller and smaller. While some can't imagine preparing a meal with ten dollars, there are many who must find ways to make it happen; and they do.
Meanwhile, someone in NYC is chowing down on a $1,000 pizza.
3 comments:
it's amazing to watch the japanese tv show "living off 10000 yen for a month". most of the meals actually look AND taste good! it's all about creativity... and saving, of course.
More amazing is how they can do it in Japan...!
$10 dinner in Hong Kong is definitely doable....I have so many HK$10 recipes I can provide..=)
US$1000 pizza is nuts.....I have to say though - great marketing. They'll never sell it (unless some stupid banker decides to splurge after receiving his bonus) but it's definitely great PR - everyone's going there to check it out (and pick up a slice of regular pizza in the process).
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