Why near-expired food is sought after by young people in Taiwan

[@LawrenceWank001]

Buying near-expired food at discounted price is a legitimate economic activity. People should be questioning why is this not done more often instead.

[@عليريسؤينا]

Do not do it in eggs

[@piracypinto8676]

20 years ago I lived in Japan and used to go to supermarket near closing hours to buy what was cheap and sometimes I had good surprises. I am from Brazil.

[@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863]

In america we go skip diving for free foods.

[@jimliu2560]

Because then people will only buy those discounted products and nobody will buy regular price….

[@DictionaryMath5903]

​@@piracypinto8676 for real. those bento hacks saved a lot of us lol

[@Qoonutz]

There is no wrong to buy near expiry food. It is perfectly fine!

[@d1tto232]

Of course the real thing here is that is you change only 1 thing like taiwan to china then this is big news like Chinese youth is starving to death

[@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863]

In america we go skip diving for free foods.

[@eylam9690]

As a foreigner living and working in Taipei, I can say there's something seriously wrong with local salaries' purchasing power. Rents for a basic one bed flat can be ridiculously high (hence all young people live with parents or have to rent bedrooms) and groceries are often more expensive than in the UK, and not just imported goods ofc, but even basic vegetables such as greens, garlic, onions, condiments etc. At some point, I was lucky enough to be in a job that was paying more than twice as much as a basic Taipei salary and still thought prices were steep. The govt really ought to fix this. Cooking fresh food is actually far more expensive than buying microwavable ready meals packed with E numbers and trans fats or getting take away, so very few people cook at home. Overtime it will lead to increasing epidemics of CVD, diabetes, cancer etc, which even the excellent Taiwanese healthcare system won't be able to put up with. Seems to me it would be better to invest in prevention too rather than just in the healthcare system. One way or another, that money is gonna come out of somewhere.

[@HKim0072]

People around the world have been doing this for decades. People never heard of day old bread / baked goods. And, stores have been discounting goods for ages that are close to the sell by date.

[@nicholasbolas]

I swear some of our supermarkets are wasting stuff, and refusing to sell them at heavy discounts. Usually they take them off the shelves to maintain reputation. What happens to these items, we will never know. Especially the hot/cooked foods. I see too many unsold ones. It's suspicious to me.

[@kujuakusg]

cold storage recently avoided selling those foods which expired soon , what they do is avoid ordering foods which easily expire like sausage

[@huhwhatjason]

Welcome to capitalism. They'd rather destroy food to maintain prices rather than give it away to the needy. In Malaysia, Cameron Highland farmers dumped thousands of tons of vegetable just last year. US farmers were also dumping millions of tons of potatoes and gallons of milk. It's not that the planet can't grow enough food to feed us all, it's the capitalist need to protect profits that's keeping so many people malnourished.

[@KS-zd4ew]

Nothing wrong w it . Reduce food wastage and helps everyone who wants to save a bit .

[@kujuakusg]

Singapore also have , cold storage they will give those expiring item discount price , fairprice some meat like pork, chicken expiring soon discount price , it do help those who wanted to buy but cant afford.

[@viewwwwer]

This is happening all around the world not just in Thaiwan!

[@tea98988]

Taiwan. Not Thaiwan.

[@viewwwwer]

@@tea98988 all around the world !

[@huhwhatjason]

Yup, but in Singapore, the media gives it a rosy picture: "We're freegans, we've transcended our material needs! We're not dumpster diving, we're saving the environment!"

[@pavkRN]

Who doesn't want on sale food? It's still edible.

[@celestialstar124]

I am a proud Singaporean and i do love such near expiry food at huge discounted price. They are really delicious and still fresh if it i eat it right after purchase.

[@ctrl-shift-run8681]

This is done pretty much everywhere and you can score good deals. Almost feels foolish to pay regular price.

[@CoolAsianBrit0358]

It is fairly common in the UK! Why not

[@brunoccj]

The point of this Singapore report is to stress the fact that TW is not equally rich as the US-led western world promotes it to be. Most ppl are in hell except those in semi-con industry, but real estates of the areas where semi-con employees live were raised to sky-high to the extent those ppl are also in pain. All this money go into the DPP campaign fund contributors in the home builder industry. TW's citizens mostly feed on minimum wages of 6.5 USD an hour, and most does not make the GDP per Capita calculated by this gov't.

[@Dropthatboombox]

are you suggesting people forming unions to negotiate better prices for their labor?

[@ThriftyCHNR]

100% true Taiwan wages are garbage. And wealth inequality is huge.

[@highlander12072002]

親中又反台的新加坡政府！哈哈哈哈哈！

[@陳先聲-w8m]

The microwave foods' prices have been raised significantly, so the reduced prices seem like the normal prices. So lots of ppl give up this food source, either.

[@Bw5ek]

In the UK these foods are sold daily. They are sold cheaper. FairPrice should lead the way since it can it is own by the NTUC.

[@BigJoe-g3o]

cheaper and fresher if he just cooks at home like MOST people

[@Dines27120]

Work 16 hours a day no time for cooking. That is my life.

[@celestialstar124]

Funny that there will always be people who comment home cook food more cheap and fresh. Can't they understand that not all rental place allow cooking and cooking for 1 person meal can be more expensive due to sauce and tools use. You need fridge to store the food to not let it go bad. Not everyone are born a cook chef. Some people bazi show they burn the house down if they try to cook.

[@amies2370]

buy a small cheap rice cooker $30, buy a small butane gas burner $40, buy camping cook wares $20. buy a small office refrigerator $80. learn how to cook like a camper, not difficult, it is a good survival skill need to master

[@celestialstar124]

@@amies2370 you really don't understand terms and conditions if it comes under rental law. Maybe you need to lose your own house and live the life of renting a room to finally understand? Or become homeless to have the ability to understand?

[@celestialstar124]

@@amies2370 people like you only know how to break the law for your own convenience is it? Sign a contract cannot cook but every day plan how to abuse the terms and conditions ah?

[@bangkok1817]

Please also do an expose on Grocery Outlet and Dollar General in the US. It is called just getting by.

[@jt6231]

Maybe Taiwan should focuses more on economic development rather than political fighting among their society.

[@freemanol]

the thing is, it's always easier to divert attention to foreign enemies, rather than fix real problems

[@kianono3209]

Taiwan has the one of the best economies in recent years.

[@eycYang]

ask Taiwan’s current president Lie why’d he doesn’t want to face the serious economic issues

[@kianono3209]

@@eycYang What's the issues?

[@whuang23888]

maybe don't believe in reports based on "social media" ... unless youre also a couch fucker who thinks haitians eat pets .....

[@jnsa9454]

In the US, there's an app to buy food (on discount) that would be tossed out by bakeries, pizzerias, cafes, some restaurants. It's called to good to go. You don't know what you'll get when you buy one of these mystery bag of surplus food.

[@陳先聲-w8m]

Too Good Too Go ap. Also in Europe.

[@stargazeronesixseven]

😮🙏 More & more people are resorting to buying discounted foods , eating alternative more cheaper foods , eating edible insects , all signs that foods are getting lesser & more expensive for many in these post Covid-19 era ... 🙏🕯🌎✌🕊

[@piepie1466]

I purchase my food fresh but able to eat them at home after expiration date. Still taste great.

[@user-kd3tb6wf9i]

Nothing bad about this as long as the food is safe to eat. Also the stores can offer sales faster while it's still fresh if you're going to have to go on sale anyways. Win win situation.

[@helpanimals-]

Food saving apps are a must! there's too much food waste worldwide

[@reginasebastian7657]

I also do that. It's more practical. It's edible and still tastes good so it's a good deal.

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

Class segregation have already been form worldwide by now already. The general trend is money grow money.The rich become richer while the poor become poorer. The rich also reproduce lesser than the struggling class so that mean even more money to stretch and live comfortably while ghe poor have lesser to spend due to family raising responsibility concept and inflation etc. Lastly everyone love steep discounts. Chain all these up together you will have a complete picture and answer to this video's question. Basically it is just common sense and simple observations and explaining.

[@عليريسؤينا]

Do not marry down. I mean if you are a woman from a rich family do not marry a man from a middle class family. That is what happened to my grandmother. My middle class mother married my middle class father and now we are poor 😂

[@huhwhatjason]

The rich reproduce less? Nah. Look at how many kids Elon Musk has. Plenty of rich people have many offspring, you just don't know about them as they're kept away from the public eye. Many of them also have illegitimate children whose existence they don't acknowledge.

[@irememberla6460]

Gotta love the discounts

[@phuckenehh]

i always check for these items when it close to closing time for the store. less food waste and i get a deal. win win

[@kianono3209]

Why not a supermarket if you want to lower daily dining costs, those convenience stores are always the expensive choice.

[@changchia-huan2177]

Supermarkets in Taiwan generally don't sell ready food and most rented apartments don't have kitchens.

[@Geekandsneaks]

$3900USD in Singapore,hk and Korea? I should be looking to move there from Australia

[@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863]

In america we go skip diving for free foods.

[@kampoengbatoe2699]

Tsai planned to import 100,000 low-cost Indian workers into the country. Is Lai gonna proceed with the plan?

[@lexluong8155]

He hasn't tried dumpster diving or bin eating yet. That is true Frugal. This is normal.

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

The expiration date is often not that valid.

[@FredShin-m7x]

$125 on food a month taiwan must be very cheap

[@iamtg1]

Even 2-3 days after the expiration date you still can eat. 😎

[@ong7609]

Not only TW, many SG also doing it 😅

[@eycYang]

it’s not just in taiwan!japan and korean are doing the same ! western countries are doing the same thing too!have you ever truly living in western countries?!

[@huhwhatjason]

In Singapore too. Of course, when Singaporeans do it, CNA portrays it as an environmentally conscious choice or as some kooky alternative lifestyle with a funny name (freegans). Anything to avoid mentioning that Singapore can't avoid the same problems faced by other countries that practice capitalism.

[@laketuna]

I’d just learn how to cook at that point.

[@陳先聲-w8m]

Most young voters do not want to fight for DPP, for DPP’s previous presient Tsai has already made TW living hell with housing price/salary ratio doubling to 20, only second to Hong Kong.

[@GeminiJamW]

Didn’t DPP win the election early this year?

[@highlander12072002]

大部份的台灣人都認為戰時親中份子死法會和烏克蘭東部人一樣！（笑

[@miatamini]

“Lower interest rate to attract lenders”…..Did I hear it wrong? I think she meant to attract borrower

[@mrtienphysics666]

Why do uncles eat left over food in food places in Singapore?

[@QuizmasterLaw]

This is nothing other than war! The war between the Chinese legendary thriftiness against the Chinese legendary love of good food! GOOD FOOD AT GREAT PRICES IS WORTH WAITING TILL ITS ALMOST GONE BAD!

[@lyricsking754]

Cause its cheap. Everyone does it

[@yifeihu8447]

Hong Kong does NOT average $4,000 a month thats total BS

[@oceanbreeze89]

CNA: Make sure you do another piece of story about what PRC’s youth are eating during this troubling economic situation in their own country to balance your report.

[@johntwohy8337]

US sends 'unserviceable' arms to Taiwan.🍭

[@highlander12072002]

​@@johntwohy8337海馬斯跟M1A2T嗎？（笑

[@johnsonbra2004]

Beggar hour has come folks

[@hipposamadesu]

Singapore have Dollar Value shop 😌

[@jasonlai5657]

Is it a commercial adv of 7-11😂?

[@SoBiased]

That's called ABC shops 😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrew3316100]

In Taiwan we call them “beggar supermen”

[@marktan8074]

Theres a difference between being frugal and being cheap. These young Taiwanese are just being frugal. Theres nothing wrong with dat at all.

[@Dropthatboombox]

does the wage level leave much to be desired, absolutely. does Taiwan need to diversify its economy? Sure. So what’s the point of interviewing a frugal dude who chose this career in a society with low birth rate. You’re just asking to live life in hard mode down the line.

[@alikasaranghae]

Why not grow your own food an families live together sharing expense

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

You need to know how much a person consume daily and how much food can be grown in a place inhabit by an average or struggling city dweller. Your suggestion is not practical nor is it cost and time saving effective.

[@joetran8798]

​@@anglo-saxonconnor817 All you need is a little balcony or somewhere with decent sunlight. You're not trying to replace your food cost. But supplement it. Buying rice to cook yourself is cheap and easy. Supplementing it with low effort vegetables you grow yourself can save lots of money. A bit of research and you can save lots of money. Once in a while, you treat yourself but with some discipline, you can save more.

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

​@@joetran8798That little balcony is not enough to grow a week worth of food for my own personal consumption at all. You just need to try what you suggests to have a sense of real reality and you will come to your senses in no time already. And there is no guarantee your food and crops will grow well without problems all the time and the yields will always be ideal either.

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

Don't need so much trouble and nonsense to live until like that. A bentonmeal meal box without discount is just around ten bucks in their country and with discount it's less than 4 dollars and people can have lots of meats,seafood and veggies without fuss at all. Zzzz

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

In today culture where people would rather use that free five minutes to daze at cracks on the ceiling and their smartphones than to use it to monitor and farm their food sources good luck trying to get the mass trying to live the life you desire. I have always been a realist my entire life. I know and see through human nature too well.

[@m1029]

The Taiwanese commenter…stutters a lot… is the teleprompting very slow…

[@onlineshoppingjakarta7338]

Cheap

[@medicopedia9052]

learn to cook?

[@xinzhang6729]

何不食肉糜

[@anziar3038]

S'poreans including those from the opposition parties and their followers are very well taken care of by the first-world PAP govt.❤❤

[@whuang23888]

what a trash story ... youre "more" is based on social media stories? .... i hear from a friend of a friend on FB that his singaporean neighbor eats pets and loves to cuddle with his love seat ... name is JD something .... i forget .....

[@badgerbun]

便利商店賣比較貴好嗎🙄

[@Axe_Killer_187]

Why not just buy normal groceries and made the food yourself. It is way cheaper than buying pre-made food item.

[@celestialstar124]

@@Axe_Killer_187 most of these people cannot even afford their own home thus they rent a room. Most landlord set no cooking rules.

[@user-dhdwjzm]

Taiwanese have a monthly salary of 50,000 yuan and save 40,000 yuan a month for investment. We must save money and achieve financial freedom in ten years.