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  1. trade wars
    American Farmers Are Horrified by Trump’s Tariffs“No winners emerge from a trade war and that’s particularly true when it involves food and nutrition.”
    By Clint Rainey
  2. bad salad
    Trump Once ‘Ordered’ Rex Tillerson to Eat Caesar Salad in China“Rex, eat the salad.”
    By Chris Crowley
  3. empire building
    Shake Shack Sets Its Sights on ChinaThe company will open its first Hong Kong location next year.
    By Chris Crowley
  4. food politics
    Steakhouses Complain Trump’s China Trade Deal Is Skyrocketing Beef PricesThanks to his trade deal, beef is now going to China instead of them.
    By Clint Rainey
  5. gimmicks
    Coca-Cola Put Warren Buffett’s Face on Chinese Coke CansThe company went with its “best-known fan” to launch Cherry Coke in China.
    By Clint Rainey
  6. the chain gang
    Taco Bell Hopes to Succeed in China With Margaritas and Alcoholic SlushiesSounds like a solid game plan, to be honest.
    By Chris Crowley
  7. food scandals
    Chinese Factories Discovered Making Bootleg Sauces With ‘Dangerous’ IngredientsIt’s the latest food scandal to hit the country.
    By Chris Crowley
  8. bans
    A Major Chinese Airline Has Banned Shipments of Shark FinIt joins one of China’s major shipping companies.
    By Chris Crowley
  9. bad news
    China’s Seafood Is Seriously Plagued by SuperbugsA quarter of the world’s supplies are potentially carrying an alarming amount of antibiotics.
    By Clint Rainey
  10. no good deed goes unpunished
    A Restaurant’s ‘Pay What You Want’ Policy Failed SpectacularlyThe owners lost $15,000 in a week.
    By Clint Rainey
  11. video feed
    This Video Explains What It Takes to Make Some of the World’s Best NoodlesWatch a master demonstrate how he makes ancient Nanshan noodles.
    By Chris Crowley
  12. news you can booze
    China Will Save Wine From Climate Change by Blasting It Into SpaceScientists hope “space radiation” makes the grapes more resilient.
    By Clint Rainey
  13. ridiculous menus
    Is This the World’s Most Obnoxious Restaurant Menu?Calculating prices involves lots of trigonometry.
    By Clint Rainey
  14. The Future
    Restaurant Fires Robot Waiters After Learning They Can’t Even Pour Water“Their skills are somewhat limited.”
    By Clint Rainey
  15. The Chain Gang
    Starbucks Says It Will Help Baristas in China Pay Their RentIt estimates as many as 7,000 workers could qualify immediately.
    By Clint Rainey
  16. Clear The Air
    A Restaurant in China Tried Charging Customers for Clean AirLocal officials said “no,” because customers can’t decide not to breathe.
    By Clint Rainey
  17. Food Safety
    China Wants Nothing to Do With America’s Drugged-Up PorkBut it’s the world’s largest market — so our country’s farmers are thinking it might be time to reconsider a controversial, widely used muscle drug.
    By Clint Rainey
  18. Food Fight
    China and South Korea Are Locked in a Kimchi-Related StandoffSome pesky regulations are putting South Korea’s kimchi industry in a bind.
    By Chris Crowley
  19. War On Noodles
    Mad Scientists Invent Hot-Noodle Vending MachineYet these same inventors seem to think the machines will be able to replace noodle shops — which does not sound okay because noodle shops are the best.
    By Chris Crowley
  20. Food Safety
    Chinese Authorities Seized 100,000 Tons of Rotting, Smuggled MeatIt gets worse: Some of the meat had packaging dates going back to the 1970s.
    By Chris Crowley
  21. Translation Problems
    American-ish Pies: The Very Strange Story of the Grimaldi’sHow a New York pizza legend’s name wound up at the center of an international counterfeit-restaurant saga.
    By Christopher Beam
  22. Hey Good-Looking
    This Restaurant Is Awarding Free Food to the Prettiest People Who Eat TherePosing for a glamour-shot face scan is mandatory.
    By Clint Rainey
  23. Empire Building
    Dunkin’ Donuts Will Open 1,400-Plus Stores in ChinaThe chain is taking a serious crack at Mexico, too.
    By Clint Rainey
  24. Shenanigans
    Chinese Restaurant Tests Innovative New Menu Item: Drug-Laced NoodlesAn owner dosed his food with the same ingredient used to make opium.
    By Clint Rainey
  25. Flakes
    This Beijing Restaurant Claims to Serve the World’s Spiciest Rice NoodlesThe sauce is 125 times spicier than Tabasco.
    By Clint Rainey
  26. Atlas Chugged
    Spiking Booze With Straight Viagra Predictably Ends in Entrepreneur’sThe Viagra and booze bootlegger described his concoction as a “nutritional healthy liquor.”
    By Clint Rainey
  27. The Chain Gang
    Some McDonald’s in China Now Only Sell Fries and Soda“We are so sorry that we only have these choices for you.”
    By Clint Rainey
  28. The Chain Gang
    China’s Expired-Meat Scandal Now Includes Burger King and StarbucksThe country is already wary about food safety in the wake of tainted meat and melamine scandals.
    By Hugh Merwin
  29. The Chain Gang
    McDonald’s, KFC, and Pizza Hut Served Meat in China That Expired a YearIt’s not either company’s first food scare in China recently.
    By Clint Rainey
  30. Beer Me
    Beijing’s Foul Air-Pollution Problem Gets Its Own Signature BeerAs the air quality index worsens, pints get cheaper.
    By Hugh Merwin
  31. Extinction Risk
    Whale Sharks Are Being Slaughtered in ChinaFisherman are deliberately killing the biggest fish in the world.
    By Hugh Merwin
  32. Fin Ban
    China Isn’t Feeling Shark-Fin Soup So Much Anymore“We are getting lots of signals that attitudes are changing and prices are dropping because people no longer want to eat shark fin soup,” an activist says.
    By Hugh Merwin
  33. Made In China
    Schumer Speaks Out Against Plan to Import Chicken From ChinaThe New York senator says USDA documents signify a new era of Chinese chicken.
    By Belle Cushing
  34. Shanghai Surprise
    Robert De Niro Opening ‘Multiple Restaurants’ in ShanghaiWhich “well-known U.S. chefs” are headed to China?
    By Hugh Merwin
  35. I’ll Fly Away
    U.S. Officials on Chinese Chicken Processing: It’s Totally Cool, Trust UsThe Chinese processors that were issued permits are in compliance with food-safety rules, the USDA says.
    By Belle Cushing
  36. Deterrence
    China Is Better Than U.S. at Eating Junk Food TooThat includes a $24 billion market for cookies.
    By Belle Cushing
  37. Empire Building
    Starbucks Celebrates Chinese Growth With Massive New StoresIf you’re in Beijing, get ready for a live-music “club” and a sign so big you can see it blocks away.
    By Belle Cushing
  38. Food Safety
    Really? USDA Says It’s Fine If China Processes America’s ChickensSome chickens are about to take a long walk off a very short pier.
    By Belle Cushing
  39. Beer Me
    Pabst Selling Deeply Patriotic Commemorative US Army WWII Beer, But in China“Yes we can!”
    By Hugh Merwin
  40. Rats
    Rat Meat and Adorable Woodland Creatures Passed Off As Mutton in China“How many rats does it take to put together a sheep?”
    By Hugh Merwin
  41. Food Safety
    Chinese Authorities Reject and Destroy Ikea Cake and Nestlé ChocolateThe government raises its food quality standards.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  42. Video Feed
    Watch the Mythbusters Popcorn Explosion That China Is ApparentlyIt’s Orville Redenbacher meets ‘The Hurt Locker.’
    By Collin Keefe
  43. Tattletale
    In China, You Can Make Money for Reporting a Food-Safety-Law ViolatorCash rewards of 300,000 yuan ($48,200).
    By Sierra Tishgart
  44. Oreos
    The Chinese Have Rectangular, Gum-Filled OreosStop messing with us, Kraft China.
    By Kara Baskin
  45. Blechtacular
    In China, Piss-Soaked Eggs Are Apparently a Springtime TreatNo, this is not a Fear Factor episode.
    By Kara Baskin
  46. Mediavore
    Chicken Bacteria Could Boost Urinary Tracht Infections; Jessica Simpson NearlyAnd the strains could be increasingly drug-resistant.
  47. Mediavore
    Philabundance Moves Forward on Non-Profit Supermarket; High End Popcorn IsPlus: Did Fox News really kill a story with video of Mayor Nutter spanking a woman at North Bowl; and Latina chefs are trending now, all in our morning news roundup.
  48. Xi Jinping
    What China’s VP Ate at WP24 Last FridayXi Jinping feasted on lo mein and honey fried chicken with gravy at Puck’s place.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  49. Mediavore
    Obama Mulls National School Vending-Machine Rules; Wal-Mart Eyes ChinaApples and almonds could replace school lunch supplements like Snickers and Cheetoes.
  50. Mediavore
    Chester Shuts Down Troublesome Takeout Joint; Americans Don’t Know How to LosePlus: Wal-Mart eyes China for its next move; and the Obama administration considers healthy food standards for school vending machines, all in our morning news roundup.
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