Voice of America: Indonesians Struggle with Rising Meat Prices

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Indonesians Struggle with Rising Meat Prices Feb 5th 2013, 14:55 Rising prices and corruption continue to plague Indonesia's national goal to become self-sufficient in regards to producing staple foods. The controversy over beef prices reached a new level in recent weeks when it was discovered that Bakso sellers, who serve a popular meatball soup, were mixing pork into the supposedly pure beef dish. The news sparked a media scandal in the Muslim-majority country where pork is haram, or forbidden, for many. Bakso sellers, usually street vendors with ... Media files: 4457C9EA-FDFF-406E-A11D-7530DBCBD08B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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