"Nearly 1 in 5 Chinese overweight or obese" according to a study by the British Medical Journal-the results brought to my attention via MSNBC news services. In explaining the increase in the number of chubby Chinese, various theories are brought to light--changes to the traditional diet, increased use of motor vehicles, cultural equation of fat to prosperity, etc. The article is alarming (as it intended to be), however, not enough to stop me from doing what I'm about to do... which is... profess my love for carb-loaded Chinese breakfasts! Woke up this morning to a feast of feel-good eats. Had one fried egg with soy sauce, a helping of "rou-song" (ground fried price) sandwiched within a large "man-tou" (steamed bun) and then topped off the meal with a delightfully chewy "tsong yeo bing" (scallion pancake). Why eat Wheaties when you can have this?! Voice in head: "Nearly 1 in 5 Chinese overweight or obese." Rrright.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Breakfast of Champions
"Nearly 1 in 5 Chinese overweight or obese" according to a study by the British Medical Journal-the results brought to my attention via MSNBC news services. In explaining the increase in the number of chubby Chinese, various theories are brought to light--changes to the traditional diet, increased use of motor vehicles, cultural equation of fat to prosperity, etc. The article is alarming (as it intended to be), however, not enough to stop me from doing what I'm about to do... which is... profess my love for carb-loaded Chinese breakfasts! Woke up this morning to a feast of feel-good eats. Had one fried egg with soy sauce, a helping of "rou-song" (ground fried price) sandwiched within a large "man-tou" (steamed bun) and then topped off the meal with a delightfully chewy "tsong yeo bing" (scallion pancake). Why eat Wheaties when you can have this?! Voice in head: "Nearly 1 in 5 Chinese overweight or obese." Rrright.
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