The Dean

.... er, no, actually........

This from Dow Jones Newswires:

Price Caps Threaten UAE Rice Supply Amid Surging Inflation

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Price caps intended to cool rampant inflation
in the United Arab Emirates, the Middle East's second-largest Arab economy,
are forcing rice companies to divert shipments, according to suppliers.
"A lot of Pakistani suppliers have decided to stop exporting rice to
the U.A.E. because of the price caps," an executive from Dubai-based food
distributor Sinnara Traders LLC told Zawya Dow Jones Sunday.
The company has stopped importing and distributing 20,000 metric-tons
of premium rice, a staple in the U.A.E., because of price capping in food
stores, the executive, who declined to be named said.

<<snip>>

-By Tahani Karrar, Dow
Jones Newswires, +9714 364 4965 [email protected]
Copyright (c) 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Spugsy

imagine how much rice gets eaten in this country.....the mind boggles.

Blue Cat

the rice I normally by - Basmati with wild stuff in it, can't remember the name!! sorry, has gone up to 17.50 for a small bag!!

twinkle-star

I eat loads of brown rice!
Shall panic buy some today............
Along with wholemeal spagetti and tea bags as heard these are in short supply too!

Spugsy

BLEURGH!

wholemeal pasta is horrible...

twinkle-star

But its healthy!....
All healthy things taste horrid! Ive now got hubby to drink my juiced veggies everyday. Looks a bit like snot but tastes ok! Much better for him than pie and mash!

Spugsy

cor, I could kill for some proper bangers & mash....

twinkle-star

Maybe your cooker will be fixed and you will be able to cook some today!.....Maybe?

MataHari

you sound like my kids...

island_sands

Have you tried brown rice pasta? its really yummy, you can buy it in the organic shop in Dubai.

admon

sounds scarey.. very, very scarey..

Spugsy

if I had some in the fridge that wasn't working maybe....

Spugsy

brown rice pasta? EH??

I've had brown pasta, and brown rice - but brown rice pasta??

island_sands

Noooo really! Its the closest thing to tasty pasta if you cant eat wheat products It depends who your cook is

http://www.iherb.com/productdetails....&utm_medium=f3

Spugsy

that'll be mrs 'oh shite have I left the brown rice on YET AGAIN for an hour and stuck it all to the bottom of the pan' spugsy