Recent data show food prices rose steadily last year from the year before.<br />Data by Statistics Korea show the consumer price index for 2018 rose one-and-a-half-percent compared to the previous year.<br />The prices of agricultural and fisheries products rose by 3-point-7-percent on year.<br />The price of ginger rose the most, by 66 percent,... to its highest level in 17 years.<br />Another popular spice in Korea, he red pepper powder, rose by 30 percent,... while Korea's staple food, rice, rose by more than 27 percent during the past year.<br />The price of take-outs and meals in restaurants also rose by three percent on year. <br />
