Hyderabad, June 7 -- An Indian man was surprised to find bhindi (okra) being sold as a premium snack for the equivalent of Rs 7,200 per kg at a grocery store in the United States.

The man, Ashish Ahuja, shared a reel on Instagram with the caption:

"We grow up eating bhindi as a basic everyday vegetable. In India, it's just another sabzi. But in America, they fry it, pack it in a small bag, and suddenly it's a premium snack on the shelf. 85 grams for $6.50. More expensive than Lays."

Ahuja jokingly added, "That's okra charging you a personality tax. Nobody told bhindi it could do this."

The reel has garnered over 248,000 views and more than 3,500 likes. It highlights the steep markups on many Indian vegetables in U.S. stores, where the...