Surging food prices in India are forcing families to cut back on meat and vegetables. In Indonesia, they prompted the president to urge people to grow their own chili peppers. And in China, restaurant owners are feeling the squeeze.Full story
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Indian workers prepare red chillies at Sertha village, some 25 km from Ahmedabad on February 2, 2011. Sertha village is wellknown for the trade in red chillies where a customer can select from a variety of red dried chillies and chilli powder.
Visitors buy products made of chili pepper at a stand in the Hungary section of the International Green Week Food and Agriculture Fair in Berlin January 23, 2011. Some 1.200 exhibitors are taking part in this year's edition with countries such as Afghanistan and Rwanda making their fair debut. The
