Whether it is "special forces travel" or "stamp travel", young people always want to do their best in the limited time to experience the most local charm of the city.

But considering the energy and physical strength required for a trip, for busy migrant workers, the cheapest way to experience the flavor of a foreign country is to exchange specialty products.

 If you don’t have time to travel, just exchange specialties!

Although transportation is so developed today, taking time to travel in the busy work and life is still a luxury for most people.

Yuanwei, a nurse from Huizhou, Guangdong, is HE Tuber a travel enthusiast. As long as she has time, she will always arrange a trip for herself. But patients don't get sick only on working days, and medical workers basically don't have any holidays.

In August this year, on a day off after working a night shift, Yuanweiliang stumbled upon a post about “specialty exchange” while browsing social media. She loves opening blind boxes and has no resistance to this kind of blind box game.

"For a foodie like me, traveling is all about eating delicious food. Since I can't go there in person, I must taste the local taste with my tongue."

ience of swapping specialties, you must first be able to choose the swap partner. Experienced players generally have their own set of screening criteria. They first "review" the region, occupation and social account homepage one by one , and then judge whether the other party is trustworthy through a few simple chats.

A blogger summarized the precautions for exchanging specialties. (Picture/@Lucky-Yaoyao)

After determining the exchange object, the value of the exchange items is something that players have to consider. Some people like to completely "open the blind box", while others hope to exchange them at equal prices. No matter which one you choose, the final product value will most likely fall in the price range of 200-300 yuan.

"With a price of two to three hundred yuan, no one has a financial burden, but you can buy a lot of specialties, which is enough for the other party to enjoy the visual pleasure of filling the table."

In the purchasing process, in addition to carefully selecting the delicious food that you have tasted, the attentive exchange person will also match the most suitable specialties based on the other person's diet and living habits .

My sister from Liaoning rarely cooks, so I chose some Guangdong specialties that don’t need to be processed. (Photo/Photo provided by interviewee)

" The purchasing process has even become a new way for locals to understand their own city ." Yuanwei said, "Every time I go shopping, I find a few specialties that I have never tasted myself, so I buy a double portion and try it myself. One taste.”

Until the special products from both parties arrive, the happiness brought by the exchange has just begun. Whether it’s listening to each other’s childhood memories of special products, or introducing local food characteristics to distant friends, all communications are so cordial and novel.

In less than a month, the original ingredients have been successfully exchanged with netizens from Liaoning, Jilin, Hebei, and Shandong for specialties. The refrigerator and snack cabinet at home are filled with spicy hotpot, red sausage, handmade mackerel dumpling fillings, and specialty dim sum gift boxes. …

Sisters from Jilin sent various spicy hot pot ingredients packages. (Photo/Photo provided by interviewee)

She likes most of the specialties she receives with their original flavors, but occasionally there are foods that don't suit her Southern taste. "What does this have to do with it? Trying unfamiliar flavors is also an important part of the journey." said Yuanwei.

2. Spending 1,000 yuan to exchange specialty products is worth it

In the circle of swapping specialties, the specialties of some provinces will be "out of the circle" because of their large quantity and solidity, while the specialties of other provinces have become more popular among swap players due to their own "mysterious" filter. .

Wang Xin felt deeply about this. As a native of Inner Mongolia, her invitation post for swapping specialties received a lot of responses. Netizens have had more or less contact with the specialties of other provinces and cities, but most people know little about the specialties of Inner Mongolia. The reasons for wanting to exchange are "never eaten" and "curiosity" .

Many of Inner Mongolia’s specialties are things I’ve never seen before. (Picture/@ It’s okay, it’s okay)

After preliminary screening, Wang Xin chatted with 50 people via private messages, and finally chose only one girl from Zibo, Shandong who had a carefree personality.

Unexpectedly, before the special products were delivered, the two of them had already become friends who greeted each other every day and talked about everything. The topics they chat about are not only family affairs and trivial matters, but they also share some secrets that they cannot tell their friends in daily life.

After becoming more and more familiar with it, the girl from Zibo told Wang Xin that she had been deceived by a netizen who advertised the exchange of Inner Mongolia specialties. "After hearing this, I felt distressed and guilty. I felt that I had lost the face of the people of Inner Mongolia."

In fact, the exchange of specialties is not an isolated case. Even the original ingredients have been deceived: "I sent it to the other party at that time, but she kept finding reasons not to send it to me, and she didn't reply to subsequent messages."

It’s not that there are no ways to prevent fraud, but for this purpose, there is no difference between specialty exchange and purchasing. (Picture/@sy)

As great a sense of happiness as a successful exchange of specialty products can bring, the sense of loss will be greater if the exchange party fails to keep its promise.

Although swindlers use all kinds of tricks, people with sincerity will still maintain the greatest trust and goodwill when interacting with others, even if they have been deceived .

After chatting with the Zibo sisters, Wang Xin was determined to refresh her impression of Inner Mongolians: "On the one hand, I want to thank her for still trusting me. On the other hand, I hope to let her know that we Inner Mongolians are generous and generous."

Wang Xin bought two kilograms of beef jerky, a roasted lamb leg, several large packages of milk bars, milk clams, toffee, goat milk powder, Naipizi mooncakes, and local yellow persimmons from well-known local brand stores and suppliers. and fruit and vegetable juices. After packing a lot of "hard goods", Wang Xin spent nearly 1,000 yuan.

Some of the specialties prepared by Wang Xin. (Photo/Photo provided by interviewee)

In addition, although Inner Mongolia is a remote area, the two parties have never discussed the issue of postage, but have tacitly agreed to pay for it out of their own pockets.

As for the value of the special products he received, Wang Xin didn't care too much. "We are good friends, and it is voluntary for me to send her any amount of specialties. As for whether the specialties I receive are large or small, expensive or cheap, they are all carefully prepared by my sisters for me, and I will always be grateful. "

3. Exchange specialties with sincerity.

Similar to the girls in Zibo, despite being cheated, Yuanwei is still willing to continue her exchange journey.

"Because the anticipation and happiness brought by the exchange of specialties starts from the moment you add friends and will not end until the specialties are eaten."

The original ingredients will also prepare small surprises in the specialties, which means there will be more than enough every year and the pig cage will be filled with water. (Photo/Photo provided by interviewee)

The experience of 4 successful exchanges left a deep impression on the original flavor. Among the newly acquainted Internet sisters, some kindly invited Yuanwei Liang to visit their city, and some made an appointment with her for the second exchange of mails in winter.

But what makes Yuanwei the most happy is the exchange experience with the sisters from Tai'an, Shandong. The two have the same profession and similar experiences, so they had a very interesting conversation. Tai'an's sisters not only supervise the weight loss of the original ingredients, but also sent her wedding candy for her engagement.

The first batch of specialties sent by the sisters from Tai'an, Shandong, and the second batch of much larger specialties are also on their way. (Photo/Photo provided by interviewee)

Before the exchange, the two agreed to prepare a small ornament for each other. Because specialties will always be eaten one day, but small ornaments can always awaken the memories of both parties, representing the special friendship between two friends who have never met.

Yuanwei spent a long time preparing a set of hand-knitted flowers for the Tai'an sisters, and the Tai'an sisters also took time off to go to Taishan's grandma to ask for a peace charm for Yuanwei.

"She told me that if you ask for something else, the person asking for it and the person interceding need to fulfill your wish if it is effective, but asking for health is different. There is a saying in Tai'an: Money is something external to the body, only health and peace will accompany you . Asking for health It’s something you seek for yourself, so you don’t have to repay your wish.”

Peace charms and handmade flowers. (Photo/Photo provided by interviewee)

Facing a stranger thousands of miles away, the other person could thoughtfully think of "how to fulfill her wish in the future" for her. An Internet friend even cares about himself more than many ordinary friends in life. Just a few sentences are enough to make people's eyes moist.

"If we hadn't exchanged specialties, we might have just passed each other on the road and never met again. But now, because of the exchange of specialties, we have established unconditional trust and a sincere friendship , which may be something we cherish for the rest of our lives." Precious fate.”

After the exchange of specialty products became popular, many people expressed their doubts: What is the difference between the exchange of specialty products and online shopping for local food, or looking for local purchasing agents?

For young people who are really interested in exchanging specialties, what they care about is not just what specialties they receive, but also the process of obtaining them .