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Spam, the kind you eat. It’s made it across! (Boston Globe – Spam)
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McDonald’s burgers in the rice cooker with rice! On a fine sunday, this is what to eat. Or is it? (rocketnews – burgers in rice) [youtube]Dx7iZpWCbPw[/youtube]
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That’s ozoni which is mochi in a soup, but the story by NPR talks about mochi, making it and how it’s done in one person’s family today. It’s something done for New Year’s Day.
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You like my rice? Asian Americans eat 2 cups a day, non, 1/2 cup a day. Guess who has more arsenic in their systems? Yes, the Asians. According to Fox, “The study, which was conducted in pregnant women, found that consuming just over one-half of a cup of cooked rice is equivalent to drinking 34 ounces (one liter) of water containing maximum amount of arsenic allowed by the federal limit (10 parts per billion).” Where did it come from? Pesticides? Evidently there’s no testing for arsenic in foods, so it’s open game. (Fox – arsenic)
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From rice grains a blood protein called HSA can be had according to researchers in China. HSA isn’t blood, so you still need to give blood. “HSA is used in hospitals for resuscitation, when patients need fluids, when they have lost blood, or for burn victims. According to the authors of the study, the findings suggest that the transgenic rice seeds may be a cost-effective source for HSA and might help satisfy an increasing worldwide demand for the protein.” Of course Fox uses the Dracula photo for this article. What would be funny is if anyone who does get this rice derviced HSA, turned Asian. (Fox – HSA)
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