Monday, March 17, 2008
Strange News from the Food Front (3/17/08)
A weekly round-up of food and drink oddities:
- Now That's Crabby Guinness World Records has certified the world's biggest fishcake - a crab cake of 235 pounds. (AP)
- Chew On This Peru lawmakers criticize a UN recommendation to criminalize all uses of the coca plant. (Reuters)
- Jenny Craig, Meet King Kong Zoos try to keep their charges from putting on too much weight. (AP) gorilla
- Pass the Biscuits A 27 year old man who lived on biscuits (cookies in the UK) became a chef to fight his addiction. (BBC)
- Meals by Mail The Thailand post office has announced a new food delivery service with meals coming from famous restaurants. (AFP)
- Ham Bone Connects to the Thief Bone A Massachusetts restaurateur drove off a would-be robber with a frozen ham. (AP)
