Onion vs Chicken: Momo Sellers in Dilemma!

Onion vs Chicken: Momo Sellers in Dilemma!

Momo – a food that is as cute as the name sounds! We're talking dumplings, stuffed with delicious meat like chicken, pork, and onion filling.

But, the unusual surge in the price of onions has hit momolovers hard, not just momo eaters but also momo sellers across the country, buta few states in particular which have it worse than others. Assam is one ofthose states where the price of onions has crossed the century mark in severalareas.

Now, the momo sellers are in dilemma, what to put inside themomo wrap as broiler chicken (Cutting) are selling @200 to 210 per KG.

"Now, I am in a state of dilemma as what to put inside momowrap as both chicken and onion charge same price. People don't like if we don'tput onion, but we don't have any other option than to fill the stuffing withchicken rather than onion", said a local momo seller.

In Assam, while some shopkeepers are selling onions at Rs 130per kg, others are selling them at Rs 110 to Rs 120 per kg. The rising onionprices have not only affected the family budget but have also made it worse forthe restaurants, with some in Assam even removing the popular onion items fromtheir Menus.

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