Lemon water instead of tea, fast food instead of hot meals: India faces cooking gas shortage

In kitchens across India, hot food and drinks – even tea – are disappearing from the menu in place of ​fast food and lemon water as the Middle East conflict creates a nationwide ‌shortage of cooking gas, Reuters writes.

Cooks are switching to simpler meals that use less fuel to make their liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stocks last longer.

The gas supply problems have emerged following the halt of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in the Middle East.

India, the world’s second biggest LPG importer, has used emergency powers ​to order refiners to lift output, yet canteens and hostels say supply remains tight, ​forcing rapid menu changes.