this country can be scary. china has been under the spotlight lately, foodwise*, for the wrong reasons: maybe you have (or not) heard of the antifreeze flavoured toothpaste , the curse of pet food, the cough syrup that killed dozens in panama, the cardboard buns, the more recent water scandal…

eventually, the government executed its food and drugs administration director on an attempt to clean up the national image (he accepted bribes to license fake drugs companies). that sends quite a message, but does it work towards actually doing something? and do these things change overnight? hardly.

i’m still not on Jonh Vause’s alarm level, but, after a few food poisonings (thank you mom for slipping some dimicina in my luggage!), i think i got a bit more cautious with what i eat. maybe my stomach wasn’t made for all this novelty and does better with the “cozido à portuguesa” kind of dish, rather than the fried noodles thing.

bummer! :P

* food in the larger sense of the word (includes pills, toothpaste, food and pet food).