Curious Cook: How is Covid-19 affecting our food?


Survey results show that people are eating less outside, shopping more to make home-cooked meals and are now more sensitive to the cost of food. — Reuters

According to several surveys, the current pandemic appears to be fundamentally changing the ways people perceive food.

It is not just fears about contamination by the coronavirus, such as the official concerns about contaminated frozen meat and fish imported into China. Nor are the concerns to do with disruptions of the supply chain and the potential for food shortages.

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