tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post347717018452249474..comments2024-03-18T18:06:36.159+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: India's Onion Crisis.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29325635107060692872013-11-27T21:51:48.824+00:002013-11-27T21:51:48.824+00:00I can't imagine an onion shortage! And they us...I can't imagine an onion shortage! And they use so much onion in Indian cuisine. :(Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46372777668625959682013-11-22T16:45:01.377+00:002013-11-22T16:45:01.377+00:00Watching the title of this post, I thought of poin...Watching the title of this post, I thought of pointing out about the greedy businessmen and all, but you did a far greater job than what I could have. I didn't know Ireland's potato famine was similar.<br /><br />The current sugar problem is what newspapers call "cyclicity" or something. Every few years, prices of sugarcane rise too high, and every few years they come too low.KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29409676377707885942013-11-21T23:34:30.103+00:002013-11-21T23:34:30.103+00:00I'd not heard of the onion crisis, either. I u...I'd not heard of the onion crisis, either. I use them in fits and starts, although more in winter as i make more stews and soups in colder weather, and onions are a welcome addition. I would miss them if i had to stop using them entirely, but nowhere close to the extent of those for whom this is a staple.<br />megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51076327708692752262013-11-21T22:35:12.221+00:002013-11-21T22:35:12.221+00:00There's going to be a world shortage of onion ...There's going to be a world shortage of onion bhajis!!!!<br /><br />'Kin 'Ell! Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44470669403772379082013-11-21T21:41:53.202+00:002013-11-21T21:41:53.202+00:00It seems like such a strange thing to run short of...It seems like such a strange thing to run short of... it's not as though they are hard 'nnto grow! The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86117249573689680992013-11-21T19:02:11.903+00:002013-11-21T19:02:11.903+00:00We would be in hell in this house with out onions!...We would be in hell in this house with out onions! <br /><br />When we were in Mumbai to close a call centre (you don't hear that often), we went to one of the managers homes. All vegetarian food, I had the most amazing lotus (meat)ball massalla. And to thicken the sauce and make it silky, they used slightly caramalised onions pureed with yoghurt. I can taste it now. God that food was from heaven.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61699064943739548022013-11-21T18:03:56.959+00:002013-11-21T18:03:56.959+00:00I can't imagine being without onions....how te...I can't imagine being without onions....how terrible!Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61462294707965821282013-11-21T15:08:18.704+00:002013-11-21T15:08:18.704+00:00One is reminded of Marie Antoinette and the infamo...One is reminded of Marie Antoinette and the infamous 'let them eat cake'. Surely they could adapt to lack of onions one would think and yet old habits die hard.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19838093485612480712013-11-21T14:30:23.915+00:002013-11-21T14:30:23.915+00:00as a veggie, all my meals start off with loads of ...as a veggie, all my meals start off with loads of onion (and garlic!) I would hate to be short of onions here in Somerset!Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46298985686335059452013-11-21T13:37:28.634+00:002013-11-21T13:37:28.634+00:00I was trying to think of what the equivalent disas...I was trying to think of what the equivalent disaster would be here in Canada....we are heavy grain users so maybe a wheat failure?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8618408980910499812013-11-21T09:42:20.109+00:002013-11-21T09:42:20.109+00:00The Indians make Tea by filling a cup with sugar, ...The Indians make Tea by filling a cup with sugar, then adding a couple of Tea leaves, and a splash of hot water. Those who take milk add a tin of condensed milk.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22252024123333815482013-11-21T09:31:25.874+00:002013-11-21T09:31:25.874+00:00No, I haven't heard this either - it's pro...No, I haven't heard this either - it's probably been overshadowed by the rocket to Mars launch. You cannot make good dahl without onions anyway, and if they want more sugar (India has a drastically high level of diabetes, btw), then Cuba has a spare few million tons to give them.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3771474899455762032013-11-21T08:09:05.499+00:002013-11-21T08:09:05.499+00:00A person wouldn't starve without onions, but m...A person wouldn't starve without onions, but might without rice. The Irish potato famine is one of the most shameful periods in human history, so many killed by greed.<br />One wonders what would happen to us if the arabs decided to sell all their petrol to the Chinese. Remembering the petrol crisis of only a few years ago, our the local Spa shop ran out of virtually everything edible in two days as people decided to conserve their fuel and shop locally.<br />It's a scary thought, but we still live on a knife edge, at the mercy of wealthy, greedy merchants.<br />(I was going to start my diet today, but I think I'll have an extra bowl of porridge, just in case........)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15853174316152868062013-11-21T07:33:55.729+00:002013-11-21T07:33:55.729+00:00onion crisis? I never even knew that India grew on...onion crisis? I never even knew that India grew onions let alone had a crisis - unfortunately I have a crisis of my own, mine are all suffering from rotelaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25212468916361772012013-11-21T06:22:21.743+00:002013-11-21T06:22:21.743+00:00I didn't know this ~ so thank you for bringing...I didn't know this ~ so thank you for bringing it to my attention. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.com