Onioncalypse; An Onion Eater’s Dilemma!

The Ban 

Last December, the world’s largest onion exporter, India, imposed an export ban on the vegetable, extending until March 30. In the UAE, the price of onion per kilogram shot up from AED 3, eventually to AED 6, to AED 9, and presently at AED 6. 

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Do you use onions in your cooking frequently?

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Crying over onions!

The collapse of the prices of onions left frequent users of the vegetable without much choice. Being forced to pay the increased price, some resorted to various measures and decided to stop eating onions altogether. Others turned to substitutes such as garlic and leeks.

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What have you done (or would have done) to cope?

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The onion eaters’ dilemma 

All jokes aside, could you live without onions?

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Well, could you?

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