A tic-tac-toe trend that has gone viral in the European country of Iceland has created a shortage of cucumbers. After the video came out, the demand for kheers has increased tremendously and supermarkets are facing difficulties in supplying kheers.
The demand for cucumbers increased when social media influencers started sharing a salad recipe based on cucumber, sesame oil, garlic, rice vinegar and chili oil.
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This salad recipe became so popular that the country’s farmers are unable to meet the growing demand for cucumbers.
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However, experts are reluctant to link the shortage of puddings in the country to the viral trend.
Some cucumber growers, he says, replace their plants at this time of the year when they stop producing as much.