Two vegetables for one: Onions too pricy, Goa restaurants take desperate measures

surge in onion prices in Goa has made it challenging for city restaurants to include onion in ir menu. To Keep up with onion prices and locals’ choices, restaurants in Goa have replaced onions with Cabb and Carrots. Many restauranteurs have completely removed vegetable from dishes being served at ir outlets. 

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At same time as a part of salad, many have changed onion with cabb and carrot as prices of onion shoot up sky. 

“Onion price in Goa has crossed Rs 160 mark. Earlier, prices used to surge for 7-8 days and dive down but w every day prices go up by at least Rs 20. Keeping that in mind, we have removed onions from our menu and replaced m with cabb and carrot,” Ganesh, a restaurateur, mentioned.

soaring price of onions is making restaurant owners cry ir eyes out. Dealing with high price, many restaurants have cut down on purchase of onion as a measure. 

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He added, “We get into an argument with customers daily. But what can we do? We igre m, re is or solution.”

Echoing similar sentiments, a vacationer from Maharashtra’s Kohlapur asserted that he prefers onions with spicy meals however he’s t getting it in Goa.

Several restaurant house owners within area mentioned that y’ve reduced amount of onion y serve to ir customers.

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Goa Rural Growth Minister Michael Lobo mentioned that tourism woes are arising resulting from rising onion costs. “When tourists ask for onions while eating lunch, y are given cabb instead,” he said.

value of onions has been on rise in several parts of nation, which has sparked protests among people, demanding government a solution. 

Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant on vember 6 stated that Goa's Susegado (laid-back) attitude has led landowners to give up on farming, causing prices of onions to skyrocket. 

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