Tidbits from the Culinary World
• Cacao (chocolate in the raw) was found to be more effective as a cough suppressant than codeine.
• Low fat and high omega-3 fatty acids. Nope, not from fish, but from a cow named Marge. The New Zealand cow’s milk was found to contain only 1 percent fat (most whole milk is 3 percent or more) and high levels of omega-3 fatty acids.
Scientists working at Fonterra’s (the world’s largest dairy exporter)research subsidiary ViaLactia Biosciences have identified a low fat producing cow they have named Marge.
“Marge is unique because a natural variation in her genetic makeup reduces the amount of fat in her milk,” explains chief scientist Russell Snell. “Her milk is also reduced in saturated fatty acids and higher in omega 3 fatty acids, while butter made from her milk is spreadable straight from the fridge.”
Marge-milk will hit the markets by 2011. More at Fonterra.
• Sushi bar, Sugarcane lounge, and rooftop bar are part of the world’s only Latin/Asian fusion restaurant. Well, the only Latin/Asian fusion restaurant that’s not really there. Sushi Samba (Sushisamba.com five US locations and one in Tel Aviv) has opened its virtual doors on Second Life (SecondLife.com), the 3-D virtual world. Patterned after Sushi Samba’s New York locations it’s located in Second Life’s Midnight City.
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