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3.50 a mains serve, so 70c on plate.
The food cost and the satiety, you give them 250g of veal escalope in white gravy for $32. which is cheap these days. people will order it, first time they've ever eaten veal, and they won't be unhappy.
Or for norf, half a kilo of mash, three fat pork sausages, peas and Knor gravy. Still $32, but norf isn't poor, and he valued getting a 1960's sized plate