Wat Samut Prathittharam, Sao Hai District, Saraburi Province, has opened a noodle shop selling 10 baht a bowl to reduce the cost burden for low-income villagers. The shop is open only on Sundays.
Wat Samut Prathittharam, Sao Hai District, Saraburi Province, has set up a noodle shop inside the temple grounds, selling both beef and pork waterfall noodles for 10 baht per bowl to reduce the cost burden for low-income villagers. It is open only on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The temple staff helped prepare, dividing up the vegetables, white rice vermicelli, pork-beef meatballs, stewed pork, stewed beef, and preparing them in bowls. As for the soup, there was both beef noodle soup and pork noodle soup.
Most of the villagers will eat one bowl and it is not enough, they have to order 2-3 bowls, some people order 4 bowls. Customers give thumbs up for the delicious taste, the taste is delicious and the price is cheap. Inside the shop, there are also free noodles. If any customer wants it, they can order it,
but the rule is that they have to eat it alone within 10 minutes. If they finish it, they do not have to pay. But if they cannot finish it, they have to pay the same price as the bowl of noodles, which is 59 baht. And the jumbo bowl costs 99 baht, which weighs about 4 kg. They can order it. The rule is that they have to eat it alone within 15 minutes. If they finish it, they can eat it for free. But if they cannot finish it, they have to pay the same price as the bowl of noodles, which is 99 baht.
Most customers ordered the jumbo bowl for 99 baht but did not time it because they were ready to pay 99 baht, which is a donation to the temple. As for the income from selling noodles, there is not much profit. After deducting investment expenses, they will prepare to buy things to sell next week. The rest will be used to support Buddhism and pay for water and electricity to the temple.
Phra Wachiramethi, abbot of Wat Samut Pradittharam, revealed that this project was initiated because food is currently expensive.
The 10-baht noodle project was created to help reduce the burden of expenses for villagers. The 10-baht noodles will be sold only on Sundays, and the money from the sales will be used as capital for the following week’s sales.
Source: Thai News Agency