Premium seafood costs more as big day nears

A must-have dish: Chng holding the Chinese pomfret at his stall at Cecil Street Market in George Town, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Prepare to “pay the price” if you have not stocked up for your home-cooked Chinese New Year feast.

A check on local markets found that in the classic economic rule of demand and supply, the price of premium food like jumbo prawns has soared.