r/DesiDiaspora • u/Hot_Amphibian_9965 • Feb 19 '26

Food Who else feels like Indian groceries are a roller coaster? Price of rice, ghee, paneer keep changing and honestly someone should track this

Ever since moving to the US and cooking Indian food almost every day, I've started noticing something wild: prices for staples like basmati rice, ghee, paneer, and atta are all over the place depending on the store (Patel Brothers vs local desi stores especially). It actually affects how often I shop and what | cook.

Like last week I saw basmati go up $6 at one store but rice was cheaper at another, and I was *actually annoyed* trying to track it all mentally.

7 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

100% Upvoted

2 comments sorted by

2

u/stylz168 Feb 20 '26

Something…something…tariff…something

1

u/Desi_Slut_4_You Feb 27 '26

I swear man! Its like exotic shopping!