Thursday, July 12, 2007

Beijing's Cardboard Steamed Buns

(from CNN.com)

No, it's not art. A China Central Television reporter interviewed a steamed buns maker in Beijing's Chaoyang district, and found that his steamed bun fillings consist of 60% cardboard and 40% fatty meat. Apparently, cardboard picked up directly from the ground is soaked to a pulp in caustic soda, then minced and mixed with fatty pork and seasoning. The maker says that the average person cannot tell the difference. His operation was eventually shut down by the police.

3 comments:

melanie said...

friday, 13 july, 2007 14:30 MAT

ewwuuu... gross... thanks jeremy. i may never eat another steamed bun again.

,` )

left of center (hoggersying) said...

Good thing I eat the ones without filling...

www.trickshottim.com said...

And in semi-related news, the head of China's "FDA" was executed earlier this week.