onions at 180?

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i don't know if i saw correctly, 1/4 kilo of onions are at 45 pesos - that's almost a dollar! hmmmm... ever since i discovered the taste of caramelized onions, each dish with it tastes different. i like to think that at a certain point i forgot my loyalty to toasted garlic. ah, yes, aromatics. i like them in food and one should never scrimp on onions, garlic and ginger in cooking.

why bother with onions? well, high prices of onions can cause riots in india.

update: as of march 8, prices are dropping.