Why do take-aways charge more for fried rice ?

freshpopcorn · 01-08-2013 01:29PM

You need to boil it first and then fry it with egg. Thats why it's more expensive!

donutheadhomer · 01-08-2013 01:35PM

Strituck wrote: »

My local Chinese ( and every other one I know) charges 40c extra for fried rice instead of boiled rice. Does anybody know why ?

Not that Im giving out, Im not that stingy, but it has always puzzled me.

they often give chips instead of boiled rice. They usually charge a small supplement for fried rice but charge full price if you want noodles instead of rice or chips. So very unfair. Also if you do go for the noodles option they also give boiled rice too. tis a crazy place that China and I'm glad I only experience it for 10 minutes per week when I'm plastered drunk and not knowing where I am at all.

BeerWolf · 01-08-2013 01:37PM

Strituck wrote: »

But boiling water uses more energy, and the amount of oil used must be minimal ?

Do they charge more because its more popular and they can just get some extra money for each portion ?

/facepalm

rolliepoley wrote: »

It saves time and money to buy it ready boiled when buying in bulk.

Er, who says?

Uncooked rice is lighter [lack of water] and takes less room [not expanded]...

mr lee · 01-08-2013 01:57PM

i'l give u a chan ce ,if u give me sum lee way,just dont call me yellow or i'l b climbing up a wall

kylith · 01-08-2013 02:09PM

BeerWolf wrote: »

/facepalm

Er, who says?

Uncooked rice is lighter [lack of water] and takes less room [not expanded]...

not to mention that if it's not stored properly cooked rice can grow some pretty nasty bugs.

rubadub · 01-08-2013 02:25PM

EurasianBadger wrote: »

They usually charge a small supplement for fried rice but charge full price if you want noodles instead of rice or chips. So very unfair. Also if you do go for the noodles option they also give boiled rice too. tis a crazy place that China and I'm glad I only experience it for 10 minutes per week when I'm plastered drunk and not knowing where I am at all.

So really you are saying there is no "noodle option".

That's like me saying I went to mcdonalds and got the big mac meal, but the bastards charged me full price for the milk shake option, and they also give me regular drink too.

There can be a language barrier and it can be important how you order things in a Chinese to get them at the lowest price. e.g. in my local if I order
"kung po chicken with noodles, and chips" this costs 80cent less than saying "kung po chicken with chips, and noodles", but I get the exact same portion sizes. Same can go with unadvertised "chicken ball deals".

And you might have to word it differently to get a noodles instead of rice rather than along with rice.

Many Chinese places will have a unoffical unadvertised noodle option, mine does. Simple way to ask is "how much extra is it to get noodles instead of the rice"

donutheadhomer · 01-08-2013 02:34PM

rubadub wrote: »

So really you are saying there is no "noodle option".

That's like me saying I went to mcdonalds and got the big mac meal, but the bastards charged me full price for the milk shake option, and they also give me regular drink too.

There can be a language barrier and it can be important how you order things in a Chinese to get them at the lowest price. e.g. in my local if I order
"kung po chicken with noodles, and chips" this costs 80cent less than saying "kung po chicken with chips, and noodles", but I get the exact same portion sizes. Same can go with unadvertised "chicken ball deals".

And you might have to word it differently to get a noodles instead of rice rather than along with rice.

Many Chinese places will have a unoffical unadvertised noodle option, mine does. Simple way to ask is "how much extra is it to get noodles instead of the rice"

I tried this previously and there was something of a language barrier - mine and theirs at the time but it did seem that no such option existed. I find this the biggest rip off of all.
In my local mcdonalds one can order tea as part of a meal but not coffee. if one orders coffee then one gets charged full whack and also gets asked which drink they require as part of their meal.

Oranage2 · 01-08-2013 03:33PM

What I don't get about Chineses is the prices in some, boiled rice will be 20 cent cheaper than chips on the menu but the meal will be the same price with either option, also fried rice would be 2.10 and boiled rice 1.80 but it'll say 40cent extra with a meal :mad: