No game for U.S. Olympians in Beijing
NYTimes report here:
Wary U.S. Olympians Will Bring Food to China
[Photo courtesy of Reuters]
Sorry to my fellow U.S. Olympians, so long for your cravings of Peking duck, xiaolongbao, jiaozi, baozi, lanzhou noodles and all that yums. You train years like mad to be the strongest in the world but your team cooks have you chicken out all because of a piece of frozen meat. And the gusto sabotage doesn't end there --
"Ms. Hamilton has lowered sodium, decreased fats and eliminated trans fats — even from rich dishes like macaroni and cheese and rice pudding — while preserving the flavor."
Well, last time I checked, the only thing that can do this trick is a) a kind of dark art or b) something called MSG; but you really have to sprint faster than Liu Xiang to make me believe Ms. Hamilton isn't adopting the latter... Sorry again folks, imported MSG is not welcome -- ours is much cheaper, even after the raging Chinflation!
Doesn't sound particularly healthy either ;) Better to eat real fresh food that doesn't have any trans fats to begin with.
Hope after the events they can eat properly and enjoy !
Posted by: Vince in Beijing | March 15, 2008 at 03:57 PM