Leeds locals reflect on food inflation

Are there any items you used to buy every week that have now turned into an occasional treat because of the cost?

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00:00The particular item that is seen as a treat now that I used to eat quite a lot is steak.

00:04I do enjoy a good steak, but obviously the price of steak and even chicken now has just

00:08changed dramatically compared to a few years ago.

00:14I used to nip by the local corner shop, you know, get a little meal deal, £3.50.

00:19Go down to Blooming Tesco now and £5.00, £6.00, Sainsbury's, £5.00, £6.00.

00:24Not a chance of paying for that. I'd much rather buy the ingredients and make it myself.

00:26I'd probably say chocolate because, you know, like it used to be really cheap going to get stuff

00:33and then obviously walking into the shops now and it's about £3.00 for a bar of chocolate.

00:38So it's definitely something I don't pick up that often anymore.

00:42A lot of prices in the supermarkets and in the shops are definitely, definitely going up quite high.

00:49Some reasonable, some not.

00:51But, I mean, I think the main ones is the pubs and the shops that sell alcohol and cigs.

00:58I think they've gone up dramatically.