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NEWS ABOUT: Chinese food

Chinese food stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - China is cracking down on restaurants that serve chicken killed by forced snake bite, Reuters reports. A recent Internet video of a chef urging a snake to repeatedly bite a bird inspired the move. “Snake-bite chicken” is popular in Guangdong and Chongqing provinces. “Not only is it cruel... More »

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China • cuisine • snake • Chinese food • chicken • bite • health officials

Asian Appetites Threaten Florida Turtles

Conservations warn that state's turtles are being eaten out of existence

Dec 27, 08 4:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Asia's insatiable appetite for turtles could be driving some US species to the brink of extinction, the Los Angeles Times reports. The region's newly affluent consumers are happy to shell out top dollar for the delicacy and with most native species already eaten, Florida's turtle exports are booming. Conservationists warn... More »

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Florida • endangered species • wildlife • Chinese food • turtle • turtles

 Olympians Fearful of
 Chinese Food Chemicals 

Athletes worried about mystery additives plan to pack their own food

Jul 22, 08 4:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - In addition to concerns about air quality in Beijing this August, many Olympic athletes are worried about contaminants and chemicals in the food, ABC News reports. With many of China's agricultural products boosted by growth stimulants, or steroids, or amped by antibiotics, athletes are particularly concerned that they might unwittingly... More »

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China • steroids • growth hormones • 2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • antibiotics • Chinese food

Chinese Menus Retranslated for Olympics

Government mandates names as squeamish tourists descend

Jun 25, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Chinese government is issuing a list of revised names for some of the country's more obliquely translated dishes in preparation for the wave of tourists the Beijing Olympics will draw this August, the New York Times reports.
  • A disconcerting plate of “husband-and-wife lung slices” will be rechristened
... More »

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China • food • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Chinese food

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Author Cracks Open Calif. Fortune Cookie Battle

Chinese rejection sparks food fight for bragging rights

Jun 8, 08 7:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fortune cookie caps any good Chinese meal in America, and Los Angeles and San Francisco both claim credit for it, Steve Harvey writes in the Los Angeles Times. Angelenos say an LA restaurateur invented the famed wafer in 1918, while their neighbors to the north insist an official gave... More »

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San Francisco • Los Angeles • Chinese food • Japanese food

Genitals On the Menu at Beijing's Penis Bistro

Dog's or yak's unmentionables for dinner, anyone?

Apr 26, 08 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - If your idea of good eating doesn't stretch to yak's penis or duck testicles, then Beijing's Guolizhuang restaurant definitely isn't the place for you. The exclusive restaurant's menu is made up almost entirely of penis and testicle dishes, Der Speigel reports. Well-heeled businessmen flock in for dishes such as "... More »

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China • Beijing • restaurant • penis • Chinese food • restaurateurs

 A Taste of China 
 Opens in Baghdad 

War-torn city gets its first taste of dumplings in Karrada restaurant

Jan 18, 08 6:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The central Baghdad neighborhood of Karrada has seen its share of brutal changes over the past few years, but saw a sign of life in January, when a Chinese restaurant opened its doors, reports Middle East Online. "Like security in Baghdad, it will get better," said one... More »

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Iraq • food • Baghdad • Iraq reconstruction • Chinese food

Video Spoofs Jews on Christmas

Baltimore teacher strikes a chord with song about Chinese food

Dec 18, 07 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - A band teacher at a Baltimore yeshiva is the latest YouTube celebrity thanks to his holiday spoof on the Jewish dilemma of what to do on Christmas. His video, "Chinese Food on Christmas," in which a rock band of faux Hasidic Jews jams for fellow members of the... More »

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Judaism • Christmas • Christmas music • Brandon Walker • Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School • Owings Mills • Chinese food

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