In the US it was toilet paper, in Mexico it's beer and in France, predictably, flour. The goods missing from stores reveal how the world is coping with coronavirus lockdowns.
In the US it was toilet paper, in Mexico it's beer and in France, predictably, flour. The goods missing from stores reveal how the world is coping with coronavirus lockdowns.
When the country went into its lockdown, the two national beer giants Heineken and Grupo Modelo –- which makes the country's beloved and now unfortunately-named Corona brand –- announced they would stop producing. The do-it-yourself distilling has caused a run on sugar, a key ingredient in producing the local moonshine known as kasippu.
The herb, also known as harmala, is traditionally burned in households to ward off illness and protect prosperity. Romanians joke about "yeast dealers" making a fortune selling the now-rare leavening agent on the black market.And with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan starting, households are stocking up on ingredients for the large sunset meals that will break their daily fasts.
In Argentina, it's eggs: 30 of them once cost just 160 pesos, or $2.35, but now run at 240 pesos or $3.52.
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