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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Business
Jim Manzon

SHOCKING: Nyc office workers living on rawdogged desk potatoes after lunch prices got too expensive - You Need To See This

Roasted sweet potatoes in Koreatown cafés draw lunchtime queues of budget-conscious Manhattan workers. (PHOTO: Rajesh Kavasseri/Unsplash)

New York City office workers have discovered an unlikely remedy for soaring lunch prices: plain, roasted sweet potatoes eaten straight from the skin.

The practice, dubbed 'rawdogging' by social media users, has transformed a humble Asian street food into Midtown Manhattan's most talked-about desk lunch. Across Korean markets and specialty cafés throughout the city, workers are queuing for spuds that cost a fraction of the typical office meal, according to a report in the New York Post.

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