WARSAW : Poles formed long queues to buy doughnuts on their 'Fat Thursday', piling in for the sugary treats even though double-digit inflation has taken a bite out of their income.On the last Thursday before Lent, the period when Christians traditionally fast before Easter, Poles stuff their faces with do
WARSAW : Poles formed long queues to buy doughnuts on their"Fat Thursday", piling in for the sugary treats even though double-digit inflation has taken a bite out of their income.
But with the cost of ingredients 20-30 per cent higher than a year ago according to bank BNP Paribas, hungry shoppers in Warsaw had to fork out more for their favourite deep-fried delicacies.
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