The onion price hike has quite literally left Indians in tears!
According to reports, the now 'precious' kitchen staple has?shot up to Rs 80 per kg in Delhi as against Rs 55 on October 31.?It's being sold in the range of Rs 50-80 per kg in other cities, as per official data from consumer affairs ministry.??
In light of this crisis, several restaurants in Bengaluru have been forced to remove the extremely popular Onion Dosa from their menus.
V Kamat, Treasurer of Bangalore Hotels Association told ANI, "We have reduced onion usage due to the price hike. Fine-dines can raise rates of food items, but those who eat at middle-class eateries feel the pinch if prices rise."
The crisis is so bad that many restaurants are going out of their way to reduce the usage of onions so as to keep the prices of the dishes moderate.
Bengaluru is not alone in this,?restaurant owners across the country are saying that the skyrocketing prices of?onions?have made things difficult for them to run the business
Their only option to survive in the competitive market is to transfer the burden on customers and spike the costs of onion-based dishes or just a plate of raw onions.?
"Many customers demand raw onion slices with the main dish. But we have put up a board at our hotel to inform the customers that a plate of raw onion would cost Rs 15 extra. We have taken this decision as we cannot afford to serve it free of cost," Prakash Shetty, who runs Bharat Lunch Home in Sion- Koliwada, Mumbai, told PTI.
"The prices of a number of dishes, which cannot be prepared without onions, have gone up. Earlier, we used to procure?onions?from the wholesale market at Rs 15-20 per kg. But over the last two months, we have been facing problems due to the exorbitant rates of the bulb," he said.
Onion prices have been on the rise for the last one month due to supply disruption from flood-affected producing states like Maharashtra. Prices have risen sharply in the last few days due to heavy rains in the key growing states, reports PTI.?