Apparently the Chinese government is encouraging hoarding food--in preparation for what, one wonders.
China is urging families to stock up on food as supply challenges multiply
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Apparently the Chinese government is encouraging hoarding food--in preparation for what, one wonders.
China is urging families to stock up on food as supply challenges multiply
Sounds like an ordinary warning turns into panic. https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/econo...hnk/index.html
It doesn't seem to take much for people to go into a panic anymore. I am still using my Covid tp stock-up!
Sure it's probably panic. On the other hand if there was a need for U.S. citizens to stockpile food, would the U.S. government issue a warning much less help them out, or let people starve. I'm going to go with let people starve for $1000. Remember China actually tried to deal with covid, many other countries including the U.S. were pretty much: let people die.
And you can't just laugh at a country that can do this (but you can laugh at one that struggles to pass a basic - not even electric busses or anything forward thinking like, it's like 1950 now right? - infrastructure bill)
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/...ry-five-weeks/
I can't blame people for panicking, at this point.
I should stock up on firearms to protect my ramen supply...:laff:
Actually, I recent got just a few packages of Indian Ramen and it's definitely worth protecting! Just trying to keep dh away from it is a challenge. :~)Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Maggi?
You might like Beryl Shereshewki's videos wherein she makes viewers' favorite foods. Indomie and Maggi are some of those.
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...instant+noodle
This is a real feel-good series--contributors from all over the world plus Beryl, a professional videographer with a delightful personality.
Thanks for the suggestion--I love Asian noodles, whether Ramen or Sobi, or buckwheat.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Or sweet potato, or rice, or mung, or pho, or...Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
Mom is gathering a stock of crackers. They're hit-or-miss in the store. Never seem to have more than three boxes of her type.
Last week, the grocery store had very low cheese inventory and no cheddar. Why? Unknown.
I've accidentally gathered myself an inventory of pasta. BOGO deals and big box store coupons kill me, I can't resist the great deals!
I can definitely see higher prices on my last few grocery trips. Cat food went up again and our Natural Grocers store has been out of oatmeal now for a month. However, Costco today was stocked to the gills with huge stacks of toilet paper all the way down the center aisle. So weird...
Went grocery shopping yesterday and it was over the top expensive! Granted, I did buy a package of tp, cat litter, and more beverages than usual, but still. Definitely time for me to stop procrastinating and start making menus and using what is on hand.
I had grass-fed beef in my Amazon Fresh cart when it jumped in price from $6 to nearly $10. :0! I've seen that happen before, though. I put that back in a hurry. All in all, though, I'm not seeing big increases in the prices of stuff I buy.
It’s interesting how some stuff is going through the roof and other stuff no change. Dairy stuff hasn’t changed. Bread, tortillas, veggies, no noticeable change except that avocados are never on sale anymore. Chicken, way more expensive. Butcher counter boneless chicken thighs were $4.50/lb the other day. Ground turkey $7/lb compared to $3.50 and $5 just a couple months ago.
I don't know if potatoes have a season, but the ones I see in stores are sad looking. Some stores don't even have any!
I window shopped red meats after noticing grass fed fancy fillets were $30 a pound. Not something I have a good baseline for, but the red meat prices seemd very high. There were several markdown packages that looked close to expiration date and I wondered if people were getting priced out of the red meat market. I bought a bag of Bob's Red Mill organic pastry flour for holiday baking on sale at $7.99 which seemed high. Nothing else seemd much out of line, however I've noticed that craft beer at the local liquor stores is up a solid dollar a six pack. That's something I have a solid baseline for.
LOL. Now that you mention it, kegs for my kegerator have been steadily going up these past few months. High end microbrews that used to be in the $90's for a five gallon keg are now going for anywhere from $104 to $119. Bud Light in a 7.75 gallon keg is still only $95 (not sure what it was before, I've never been inclined to buy it) but this is one area, like most stuff that goes in one's mouth, where quality is worth the extra money if there isn't a major substitution that works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogar
Went to Walmart this week. They did not have cornmeal either. They were out of zinc but I found a zinc/calcium/magnesium combination I got.
There were long lines of unmasked people waiting for vaccines and maybe a half dozen unmasked people sitting for the 15 minutes you have to wait after your shot. So it is absolutely possible to care about the virus but not drink the mask Koolaid.
Well, had my first grocery shopping trip of the new year and I'm not happy. Prices have really jumped in my normal grocery store! For example, my regular package of sliced swiss cheese went up $1!!! I didn't get any.
I am going to have to step up my frugality and pull out my old resources of recipes, etc. Sigh...
I was taught to be food frugal and am enjoying making soups right now. Just used an allrecipe internet recipe for Easy Red Lentil Soup. Yummy. Husband asked for more and wants me to defrost some potato soup. We shop for pretty much the same products each week and, yes, we have noticed the significant increases. We carefully monitor sales and by a lot of reduced product at Kroger. Luckily, they reduce many of the items we like although it is by chance. Yoghurt, bread, chopped salad, dressing, etc. are often reduced by 50% and we also belong to any perk programs we can and get a lot of coupons. Noticed Kroger and another store tailor the coupons sent to us to our buying.
Made a big batch of chicken noodle soup in the Instant Pot over the weekend. Got a big serving I ate right when it was done and then five other smaller servings I put in fridge/freezer. Two large chicken thighs, pound of carrots, entire package of celery, one large yellow onion, entire bunch of parsley. Added half package of egg noodles I already had. Need to figure out how much it came to for ingredients.
Prices have went up and I shop at the cheapest store which is Winco. I eat 93% lean hamburger and it’s up to 5.88/lb. I wanted filet mignon and it was 20/lb. But it was 2 meals for me and one for my son with sides. The 2 of us spend between 350-400/month. He is leaving for 3 months so I figured it will cost me about 150/month because he eats more than me. When younger I had to watch the food budget but now I am going to eat what I want. I used to eat filet mignon out once a year but now it’s 50 and I won’t pay that.
Since covid is the rage, I can’t spend money on travel or other crowd related activities. So, I am not going to be frugal about the cost of food and eat what I want.
The cat food shortage seems to be getting worse. For some months now, we've had to go to 4 different stores (plus Chewy) to source what we need. Now even Chewy is out of a lot of items. Last week, I found one of the flavors most preferred by our furry little overlords at Stop & Shop. I bought several cans, but didn't clean them out because I know others must be in the same boat. I'm worried that media attention to this shortage will create somewhat of a buying frenzy, so I am trying to stock up to some degree, while still being considerate of others. You just can't explain to a cat that he needs to eat it and like it, lol.
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Cute and funny. RR. So far my dog food supplier who also delivers to my door has been consistent and reliable for which I am very grateful.
I've heard cat food is in short supply, though your adorable overlords seems blissfully unaware.
I am so glad my mother taught me about substitutions when I was growing up. When cooking I am using these more and more.
Love those pictures! I had a bit of a problem, a few weeks ago, but last shopping trip, the shelves had what I normally buy. I'll see how things are on this week's trip.
Your bosses are super cute!!
Just got back from shopping and, yes, the canned - and even some of the bagged - cat food was limited or gone. I picked up another bag of dry for my cats, but what was left of the canned was waaayyyyy expensive.
Yes, we humans can learn to be flexible but cats??? No way!!! :laff:Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
Likewise and likewise, and creating what we call in our house "medleys of leftovers."Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
Dogs are more flexible than cats:)).
Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
This is just kind of a comment on local first world problems, grocery store edition. In my area, a new Amazon Fresh store will be opening soon, and there is talk of another major grocery store soon to arrive in the area. On local social media, there are so many comments to the effect that we really need a Market Basket. Now almost off the top of my head (although I did check distances online), we have 2 MBs within 5 miles and then another 5 within 10 miles. We have 3 Stop and Shops within 5 miles. In my actual zip code, there is one full-service grocery store and another four stores that carry a good amount of groceries. I wasn't up to expending the amount of time it would take to do a full inventory, but I'll bet there are more than 50 grocery stores within a half-hour drive of my home. What an embarrassment of riches! How spoiled can we be that there there is a perceived "need" for a Market Basket? I guess some people can never be happy.
It is a 'problem' in my world as well. So many grocery stores, butchers, bakers and local farmers and several weekly indoor markets as well.
Talk about pharmacies - within my small town of under 20,000, there are about 10 pharmacies some of which offer some groceries and many personal care products as well. Within a 1/2 hour drive, there are another 10 at least. How do they all survive? This has puzzled me for a long time.
Funny, until this thread made me reflect, I really had not examined the wealth of services on hand. Thanks RR. People have commented how small communities are usually so limited in services but for much of the essentials of daily life, my community is pretty well equipped. We take things for granted so often, don't we?
So true! While not groceries, I was thinking about this as I made my coffee this morning. I could hear the furnace working and realized I was decently warm and comfortable (we do keep our heat lower than most people). Then I saw that it was actually 10 degrees! I am so grateful and appreciative for the comfort I have, even though I usually take it for granted.Quote:
Originally Posted by razz
We have no grocery stores in our zip code, the closest for us is 15 minutes away, next is 25 minutes away. If we go 30-40 minutes we have lots of choices. We were so happy when the 15 minute away one opened! Plus in that little town we can go to the library, bank, get a hair cut, liquor store, Dollar store, butcher, 2 drug stores,2 gas stations so we go there often.
I just ordered some heirloom bean seeds from Seed Savers and their web site said to expect a couple of weeks delay due to high volume sales. I wonder if people are stocking up for shortages or high prices by garden planning? Could be they are recovering from the holidays.
In 2020, people were clearing packets of seeds out of stores much earlier than usual and attempting to grow their own when they saw the empty shelves in March and April.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogar
Seed suppliers increased the seeds available in early 2021.
The reality of the effort that is required to grow one's own modified people's behaviour in 2021 and they focused more on started plants but had a very limited choice in variety. It will be interesting to see how the community approaches gardening in 2022.
I do think that people did discover the joy of growing even if limited to small spaces or pots. Heritage seeds have a special group of supporters working to support and protect the varieties available. I did this for a number of years but now am limiting my efforts to heritage tomatoes and green beans.
Which seeds caught your attention, Roger?