Food and Drink

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Milk Mint Drink is Too Cool for School

by Steve Levenstein

You can't get this “cow chiller” in Chowchilla but you can in Japan! Yes indeed, Milk Mint from Nissin-York has arrived on Japanese supermarket and convenience store shelves just as another stiflingly hot and humid summer is about to close... hey, better late than never.

Domino's Pizza Japan's Moon Branch Project: 30 Light Years or it's Free!

by Steve Levenstein

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's... just another delivery for Domino's Pizza! It could actually happen, someday, if the Domino's Pizza Japan Moon Branch Project ever gets off the ground.

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Natural Ginger Extract Reverses Prostate Cancer Cells Up To 60 Percent In Studies

by T Goodman

Biochemistry research at Georgia State University has led to the discovery that an extract of whole ginger has both preventative and curative properties for prostate cancer. Serious research began on the tails of a project of an undergraduate chemistry major who read scientific papers about selected compounds of the ginger plant, but...

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Lobster Motorcycle? I Can Harley Believe It!

by China.new

A Chinese seminar on cooking art took an unusual turn – some might say, popped a wheelie – when Taiwanese artist Huang Mingbo unveiled his carefully crafted lobster shell motorcycles.

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Japanese Restaurant Serves Super Sumo-Sized Sushi

by Steve Levenstein

A Japanese restaurant whose patrons' eyes must be WAY bigger than their stomachs is making a name for itself by serving up huge futomaki rolls and super-sized sushi sets. Of course, the prices are enormously inflated as well.

Grilled Fish Pencil Case is Quite a Catch

by Steve Levenstein

Angling for an offbeat gift? OK, or rather, Hokke! This slim zippered case from Japan apes the delicious broiled “Hokke” (Atka Mackerel) served hot off the grill at Japanese izakaya pubs. The fishy fakery even extends to the inside of this funny, finny case.

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Chinese Fitness Camps for Kids Motivate Overweight Offspring

by China.new

Childhood obesity is a growing problem in China, pun intended, but fitness experts inspired by American “Fat Camps” (or the film Full Metal Jacket) have found a 28-day solution that helps China's chubby child cadres take a great leap forward on the path to healthier lifestyles.

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Euglena Burgers: The Other Green Meat

by Steve Levenstein

The tiny, single-celled Euglena has a foot in both the Animal and Plant kingdoms. It could also have a hand in changing the world's meat-eating culture and vastly improving the environment.

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Reptile Cafe: Something Newt in Yokohama!

by Steve Levenstein

Yokohama Subtropical Tea is Japan's first and only "reptile cafe", offering guests a respite from home and office stress along with the chance to warm up to the cold-blooded staff. What's more, the lounge lizards are real lizards.