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Heading off a run on cooking oil

The government dispels rumors that cooking oil is in short supply

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Fake pigeon eggs in Chongqing

Enterprising quail farmers bleach their eggs and sell them as pigeon eggs, which command prices 30 times higher.

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When you’re in Beijing for the Olympics, take advantage of the city’s many museums

The dumpling museum, for example.

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MSG is good

Debunking the MSG myth.

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Steamed buns get standardized

Steamed buns, or mantou (馒头), get a national standard in China (国标馒头).

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Expensive, tasty space food

Chinese science fiction critic Wu Yan writes on his blog about his impressions of China’s space food.

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