Companion Yeast Appears Following Companion...If you're sick of it, make it into a steamed bun
Jun 10, 2025
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According to local media such as Jimu News, a special return trend has recently spread among young Chinese people.
It is 'pet yeast' that can be grown only with flour and water.
Rocks, mango seeds, paper boxes, and even toothpaste, so-called 靜 pets, are becoming popular among young Chinese people.
This seems to have originated from the psychology of finding a companion without burden in a busy daily life and work life.
Among them, the most popular in recent years is 'Pet East'.
Among Chinese netizens, pet yeast called 'face worm' can be grown by adding dry yeast to a container and mixing flour, water, and some sugar.
If you wait a few hours after stirring the ingredients, they grow into sticky foam chunks, giving off a distinctive wine scent.
This simple process alone makes many young people feel satisfied as 'low responsibility pets'.
A netizen who raises Pet East said in the online community, `You don't have to take a walk, you don't get messy. It's the best because you can raise it without worrying."
Another user said, `If you don't want to grow it anymore, you can add more flour and make it into steamed bread. There is no psychological burden,' he said, explaining the reason for his popularity.
In this regard, Zhao Meng, head of the psychology department at Wuhan Wu Dong Hospital, analyzed that "the reason why young people are enthusiastic about static pets is the accumulation of academic, workplace, and economic pressures."
He added, "Traditional pets are time-consuming and expensive, but static pets like Pet East are easy to care for at a low cost"Since you don't have to take responsibilities such as walking or bathing, it fits well with the recent trend of 's lazy healing' lifestyle."
Psychotherapist Du He-min from the same hospital also "A static companion animal provides the owner with "stable attachment"I don't get sick, I don't ask for constant attention"
He added "A normal pet can be sick, it can cause problems, but Pet East doesn't. It gives people a small but definite sense of happiness.'
As it reflects the psychological needs of modern people who want low-cost and low-responsibility pets, this trend is likely to continue in the future.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
