TikTok salad recipe causes cucumber shortage in Iceland

Published 2024년 8월 24일

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A popular TikTok recipe video by Canadian influencer Logan Moffitt, also known as "the cucumber man," has inadvertently led to a significant surge in cucumber demand in Iceland, causing supply shortages in supermarkets. The recipe, which also includes sesame oil, garlic, rice vinegar, and chili oil, has been shared widely by Icelandic influencers, resulting in double the usual cucumber purchases. The sudden demand has overwhelmed the country's producers, but experts believe the shortage is due to a combination of factors, including the recipe trend, summer vacation returns, and a typical supply gap. The situation is expected to improve in about a week.

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TikTok accused of weighing on the supply of cucumbers in Iceland? This is not a joke. It all started with the broadcast by Logan Moffitt, nicknamed "the cucumber man" in Canada with 5.5 million subscribers of a simple salad recipe based on sliced cucumbers. Precisely, this salad is based on cucumbers, sesame oil, garlic, rice vinegar and chili oil. Icelandic influencers then began to share this recipe which uses a product grown on the island. And very quickly, it was the buzz. The supermarkets of the small country then face an unprecedented demand for cucumbers, to the point it seems to generate stock shortages. The supermarket chain Hagkaup thus observes that purchases of cucumbers have more than doubled. "This is the first time we've experienced something like this" And according to the Icelandic farmers' association (Horticulturists' Sales Company) interviewed by the BBC, the country's producers are unable to meet this growing demand. "This is the first time we've experienced ...

Source: Bfmtv