Tuesday, November 18, 2008

India: Dutch couple pay 10,000 rupees for four samosas!!!

A Dutch couple visiting India's Bihar state, were charged an astronomical 10,000 rupees ($204; £134) for four samosas, the potato-stuffed snack. 

They paid the sum to a hawker at the famous cattle fair in Sonepur after a "heated argument". 

The price worked out at $51 (£33.50) per samosa. They usually cost about two rupees 50 paise or five US cents (3p).

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Organisers say this year, bottled camel urine and milk are much in demand for "their medicinal properties". 

A camel owner Rukasat Rathor said a bottle of camel urine was being sold for 100 rupees ($2; £1.34) per litre while camel milk was selling at 200 rupees ($4; £2.68) a litre. More...

See also:

  1. India: Jealous husband cuts off wife's lover's penis!!!
  2. OMG! A bishop in India adopts a 26-year-old woman!!! 
  3. India: ferris wheel powered by ... humans!!!
  4. The Broken People, Indian apartheid’s Harijans, Dalits, Untouchables...

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