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The Year in Food 2008
Olympic Appetites
That Darn Penis Restaurant
It’s difficult to prove, but it seems likely that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games received roughly equal to or slightly less coverage than Beijing’s now world-infamous Guolizhuang penis restaurant. Not since the premiere of Deep Throat ... what’s that? Rein it in? OK, just the facts. Go to Guolizhuang and order lovingly prepared deer, snake, yak, horse, seal, and/or duck wangs, among others. Eat them. Gain strength! Improve the quality of your skin! And, most important, finally look Andrew Zimmern in the eye and say: “Andrew Zimmern, I have risen to your level.”
Michael Phelps Miracle Diet Found to Work Only for Michael Phelps
While many Americans failed once again to lose weight on the latest diet, it was revealed that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps gorges himself on 12,000 calories a day. To reach his astonishing intake during Olympic competition, Phelps routinely breakfasted on a five-egg omelet, three slices of French toast, three chocolate-chip pancakes, and a bowl of grits—all at one sitting. Lunch was a pound of pasta, two large ham-and-cheese sandwiches, and 1,000 calories of energy drinks. Dinner? Another pound of pasta and an entire pizza, washed down with more energy drinks. As Phelps gamely ate—and swam—his way to eight gold medals, Pizza Hut offered to feed him and his team for a year, and Fox News actually soft-peddled the story with its headline “Michael Phelps’ 12,000 Calorie-a-Day Diet Not for Everyone.”
Ordering Out for Chinese Misses the Point
After months of incessant Chinese food-safety scandals, a single worry crystallized in the heads of Olympic organizers everywhere: Would eating zha jiang noodles kill their athletes? What followed was farce. The USOC announced that it would import 25,000 pounds of protein to Beijing. In response, China pointed out that foreign athletes were technically banned from bringing food into the Olympic Village, which then caused Australia to panic about its athletes’ access to Vegemite. When American distance runner Shalane Flanagan did come down with food poisoning, it turned out to be a good thing: Her husband credited the forced rest that accompanied the illness with restoring her vigor and helping her win the bronze.
WATER BUFFALO STEAK, ANYONE?
oh, I agree --bananas in india are delicious! So very different from a U.S banana...
the cavendish isnt my favorite banana...it sucks compared to the varieties of bananas in india
I was extra caffeinated in 2008 but not with coffee. My addiction was to energy drinks...Amp and Red Bull were high on the list.
Yelp is a great site. Long Live Yelp!
Look again. The regulations in both the US and Canada have an acceptable standard for melamine in baby formula. This came out when it was found in Nestle products. What exactly is the acceptable amount of platic you wish to feed your baby? Why are our governments saying that something that cannot occur naturally or accidentally in the manufacturing process and is only used for doping protein...+READ
Look again. The regulations in both the US and Canada have an acceptable standard for melamine in baby formula. This came out when it was found in Nestle products. What exactly is the acceptable amount of platic you wish to feed your baby? Why are our governments saying that something that cannot occur naturally or accidentally in the manufacturing process and is only used for doping protein results is legal? How much money does this make Nestle and any parties responsible for approving it's levels in food that it's worthwhile poisoning us? And let's not forget it isn't adult humans it's affecting. It's only those incapable of speaking up for themselves and saying when it hurts. When countries such as Saudi Arabia are preventing this from happening to them, how can we in North America continue to blame China? They sell what we buy.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/27/infant.formula.melamine/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail-COLLAPSE
Another notable toxic food event was the whole melamine contamination in "consumables" made in China. Pet food to diary, living things got sick and died after eating some 'food product(s)' from China.