Ever wonder if the food that you put in your mouth are edible? We use to have no worries and just put into our mouth whatever is presented before us, and even when we travel we want to taste the real local flavour. Food from the streets, back alley, make shift store, to eat what the local eat. Well, my advise is, be careful what you eat.
China, already known for many ‘fake’ food stuff, are at it again. This time, the basic staple food for many Chinese, the meat bun (bao), are not what it seems. The ‘meat’ is actually make up of 60% cupboard (yes, this is not a typo) and 40% of mainly fatty meat. The hard cupboard is actually soften through industrial chemicals and than chop to very find pieces, mixed with the fatty meat, and becomes the ingredients in the meat bun.
Eating it piping hot, you might not taste the difference, according to the seller, but he admit that he and his family don’t eat them. Why is this happening? It is believed that since the fall of communism, many people in China cannot grapple with the sudden freedom and have their mind set on one thing, earning as much money as possible, thus ignoring all things (including their conscience), to reach their goal.
When question on the motive for using cupboard, the answer is simple, for better profits. I hope that the authorities will do more to curb this type of things from happening (even though I know it is hard for them to do so). Meanwhile, be careful what you put into your mouth.
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