War in Ukraine means noodle woes for Indonesia

Indonesians have begun to notice a shortage of a popular noodle product, Indomie, made from wheat powder. As The World’s Patrick Winn reports, the shortage is revealing links between Ukraine and Indonesia’s go-to snack — a link now jeopardized by the Russian invasion.

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