The rise in energy costs all through last year have noticeably caused costs to increase almost everywhere. A quick glance at most isles in your local grocery store will confirm that prices have been steadily growing all year.
Internet users are sharing the items they have started to cut from their shopping lists due to inflation. Items like meat and seafood were predictable, but some have even started cutting fresh produce. And eggs, can’t forget eggs! With prices increasing by a third, people are considering ways to limit eggs in their diets.
So, dear Panda’s, feel free to share how you have adapted your cooking to these new food prices and upvote the examples that you’ve encountered.
#22

Lemons. I used to keep them on hand but now just buy what I need.
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56points
#23

Watermelon. Large seedless watermelon was “on sale” for $12.99 USD in the store this weekend
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53points
#24

Corn syrup. I use it for my small candy business. At the restaurant store, it used to be $7.99/gal and now it’s $21.50
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51points
#25

Sunflower oil went from €0.90/L to €4.50/L due to the war so I'm using other oils as much as possible now.
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50points
#26

Enoki Mushrooms. They used to be $1 for 2 packs at my local supermarket, now its about $6 for 1 pack. I'm not sure if this is due to inflation but the price increase is insane.
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47points
#27

Eggs. I don't like egg-centered dishes that much to begin with such as omelets, eggs benedict, fried or scrambled eggs, etc. They're now more than double the price where I live so I mainly just use them for when I need them in baking.
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46points
#28

$3.50 for 3 shallots? I can get a kilogram of chicken thighs for that. Shallots would be off my menu if they cost 30 cents each! I buy them when they are 35 cents for a pack as no one seems to buy them from my local place so they are always discounted.
I've definitely eaten less ribs and pork belly though.
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41points
#29

Calamari, it used to be so so cheap. I could pick up tubes for $1 a piece, now it is $20 a kg.
35points
#30

Buying whole ducks and roasting them has replaced a lot of beef for me.
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32points



