Pesto pasta is known as a budget-friendly, staple dish among students. With just two low-cost ingredients, it’s a foolproof meal for filling you up, while the green colour makes it seem remotely healthy. However, students’ reliance on pasta could soon shift, as pasta prices increase across British supermarkets and restaurants.
Faced with the cost of living crisis and recent food shortages, the price of pasta is rising along with the general price of basic food stuffs. Earlier this month, Swansea University Students’ Union revealed it has set up a food bank over concerns that some students could not afford to eat. Today (24 February), it emerged that the cost of dried pasta has surged by 90 per cent in just two years.
