Because Australia is experiencing a lettuce scarcity, fast food giant KFC has been forced to use cabbage in its burgers and wraps.
After lettuce harvests were damaged by floods, the company informed consumers it was using a blend of lettuce and cabbage.
It comes as costs for several fresh fruits and vegetables in Australia have risen dramatically.
Users on social media have shared photographs of lettuces that cost more than A$10 ($7.18; £5.72), three times the normal price.
"We're presently facing a lettuce scarcity due to recent floods in NSW [New South Wales] and QLD [Queensland," KFC Australia announced on its website. So, until further notice, we're utilizing a lettuce and cabbage combination on all lettuce-containing goods."
"If that's not your cup of tea, simply click 'Customise' on your selected product and uncheck Lettuce from the Recipe," it said, adding a happy face emoji as a final note.
This is not the first time the organization has experienced food shortages this year.
Due to a shortage of its essential component, chicken, KFC Australia had to change its menu in January.
Due to the "rapid spread of the Omicron variety across eastern Australian states" at the end of last year, a personnel shortfall at Australia's largest chicken supplier, Ingham's, caused this.
Meanwhile, due to the strike, McDonald's, the world's largest fast food chain, had a chip shortage at certain of its Asian locations, including those in Japan and Singapore.
Australia, like other nations across the world, has been affected by food supply chain challenges resulting from the war in Ukraine and the epidemic.
Extreme weather occurrences, such as massive floods on Australia's east coast earlier this year, have also had an impact on the country's food output.
As a result, consumer prices increased by 5.1 percent in the first three months of 2022, increasing the cost of living for Australians.
It was the country's greatest rate of inflation in 20 years, with anticipation that it would continue to grow.
As part of its efforts to contain rising inflation, Australia's central bank boosted borrowing costs by more than expected on Tuesday. The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its main interest rate to 0.85 percent, up half a percentage point.
It claimed it took the decision because of increased prices driven by a variety of factors, including supply chain interruptions caused by Covid, the crisis in Ukraine, and Australia's floods.
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