"Hey, friends! Can you imagine what a unique experience it was to dine in a restaurant in the 70s? "Believe me to throw this question, can instantly arouse your curiosity, take you into that period full of special charm.
The seventies, it was a time of being bound by tickets. Meat, a common ingredient on today's tables, was a precious rarity at the time, and you had to have it with a ticket. And the restaurant, for ordinary families, is a rare luxury.
At that time, most of the museums were state-run or collective-run. Walking into it, there are no luxury private rooms today, only a crowded hall. Customers need to pay and show their food stamps, and then hold the receipts in duplicate and wait anxiously and expectantly for the number to be called. As for the food, you have to pick it up yourself, and don't expect a friendly waiter to serve it to you.
I remember when I was a child, my father used to take me to the state-run canteen, and the ravioli and shortbread on the first floor are still unforgettable. Wontons are worth three or two food stamps, and shortbread is five cents and five five or two food stamps, and they can only be bought in two queues.
In those days, wages were low, there were many children, and it was rare for a family to have dual jobs. The income is mainly used for daily necessities, and you have to save money for several years to buy the "three major items". Therefore, going to the restaurant is simply a luxury for most families.
However, the occasional experience of going to the restaurant can make people feel happy. Let's just say that the price of that meal is staggeringly cheap. Stir-fry two meat dishes, a bowl of rice, and a piece of money; A bowl of meat noodles, one dime and two cents; A bowl of mutton steamed buns is only two cents and five; Meat sandwich buns, you can get it for two cents. A table of banquets can be done for a few dollars, and there are all kinds of chicken, duck and fish.
In the 70s, if the family took four or two meters to the town's collective canteen, and then added three cents to get a full meal, it was called "a dime and four taels", although I never understood why it was called that. But there were greens in that meal, and a little lean meat, and most of the fatty meat, because the fat meat was delicious at that time!
The restaurant dishes of the 70s were really original, without too much MSG and complex seasonings, and the portions were large and delicious. Mapo tofu costs two cents a plate, peanuts are also two cents a plate, and Kaihe fish is slightly more expensive, four a piece. A few people get together to go to the restaurant, and each person can eat a large table of good dishes for two yuan, and the ingredients are fresh, absolutely assured.
At that time, there were a lot of people who went to the restaurant, and they often had to wait for a place in a small restaurant. But high-end restaurants are different, the dishes are expensive, and there are relatively few people who eat.
As the days progressed into the eighties, things changed. The materials are gradually enriched, and there are more and more types of meat and vegetable ingredients. In the early 80s, a ten-yuan table of banquets had chicken, duck and fish, and the taste was still so good, but the money seemed to be less valuable.
Looking back at that era, although they were not materially wealthy, people's desire and cherishment of food, and their expectation of such a special moment as the restaurant, are incomparable today. Now, we can walk into the restaurant and enjoy the food at any time, but the simple and pure happiness seems to have faded a lot.
Dear friends, do you have similar memories or feelings? Come and share it with everyone!