Greece: Sunflower oil prices threaten fried squid in taverns and french fries in souvlaki

Sunflower oil prices threaten to extinguish mouth-watering delicacies like fried squid and zucchini on the menus of Greece’s taverns and restaurants and French fries in the national food, the wrapped souvlaki and the top favorite among Greeks “Pita-Gyros.”Owners of taverns, restaurants and souvlaki grills are seriously considering to remove these products from their menus under the financial pressure, media report.As they say, the cost of frying these products is dissuasive.Fried zucchini and squid are a must at a tavern by the sea to accompany ouzo or a cold beer…If gastronomy owners continue to include such food in the menus, they will be forced to increase the prices, which will result into a decrease of their customers.“Today we’ve ended up to buy sunflower oil at €32.50 for the 10 liter bottle that used to be bought for €14.50,” the owner of a restaurant in Halkidiki told state broadcaster ERT on Thursday.“Most of my colleagues want to remove anything that has to do with ...