In case you haven’t been paying attention, it appears the world is on the brink of a big food supply crisis.
Drought and inflation (caused by oil prices) have started wreaking havoc in some places, and it is spreading. There were protests against the rising price of pasta in Italy! Pasta in Italy could become unaffordable. Is nothing sacred?
The price of wheat is skyrocketing. Thanks in part to the Australian drought of the past few years.
There have been many food riots in countries all over the world. So, countries that normally export a lot have reigned in their supplies in order to feed their own citizens.
And yesterday I read that India has stopped exporting all non-basmati rice. Note this is non-basmati. I breathe a nervous sigh of relief. If India were to halt my supply of basmati rice, then it REALLY would be a crisis of biblical proportions. I might even have to write a sternly-worded letter to the Indian Ambassador.
4 comments:
..but for all we know, this non-Basmati rice might be even tastier than Basmati...now, we'll never know...I mean, do you really think non-Basmati equals long-grain Uncle Ben's white???
...but more importantly, will Pringles still be available???...and it being April, should I be writing a poem about these concerns???
Oh, cylinder of potato delight
How you bring pleasure with every bite!
JAW fan
Wow, you are totally on a poetic roll. Does this happen every April?
I have a poetry dilemma...
It being the Stanley Cup and all, I want to compose a special ode to hockey and chip-eating...could I get away with rhyming "Habs on ice" with "Crab Spice"???
JAW fan
Who's gonna stop you? The Poetry Police?
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