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The price of rice is skyrocketing, and it's pushing millions more people towards starvation (www.abc.net.au)

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The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a "doom loop" for the world's poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

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[–] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Why can't South Asian diaspora just buy Thai jasmine rice instead?

[–] yoz@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I think its the quality and people only want to consume high quality rice.. I tried Thai jasmine and Indian basmati. Can confirm Indian Basmati is really good when compared to jasmine rice.

[–] FiskFisk33@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

hmm, I generally prefer thai jasmine over basmati

they are very different styles, saying one is higher quality than the other is just plain wrong.

[–] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

At the end of the day, it is about preferenxe. I am Chinese diaspora and have been eating Jasmine more than Basmati since it is not my preference.

Heck even local rice is better.

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