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Actually the Philippines has had a massive onion shortage, and at points last year they cost as much as gold! (I exaggerate but not by much.)

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I'm not sure how you can cook without onions. It was a struggle in Moscow. Maybe they should be my Luxury on Desert Island Discs instead of a fully made-up four poster bed with drapes so I don't have to build a shelter...

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My luxury would be a 5* hotel, and they'd definitely have onions on hand!

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Might not be considered in the spirit of deprevation and resourcefulness...Although Richard Curtis did manage to get the Notting Hill Gate branch of Pizza Express, which I thought was thoroughly cheating.

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If he can have Pizza Express I'm sure I can wrangle a hotel. The staffed building precedent has been set!

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So informative- as ever. But utterly depressing!

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Except that there is hope in that because scientists are looking for a solution, they may come up with one.

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