29
07
2008
China Men’s Washroom - ChangAn reststop between Shanghai and Hangzhou
While driving from Shanghai to Hangzhou we made a pit stop at ChangAn to relieve ourselves. The photos below are from the men’s washroom. I was blown away by the urinal (trough). As you can see by the photos it was is encased in glass with artificial trees and waterfall.
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Wow, isn’t this beautiful and serene??

Bird’s eye view of the stainless steal trough. Water flowing down the glass enjoying the waterfall and smelling the roses!!
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24
07
2008

Frozen Pineapple Carpaccio, ideal for food service, simply place cake, ice cream or other item directly on top of the pineapple.

Frozen Pineapple in vacuum pack (2 per bag).

Frozen Mango Carpaccio presentation.
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20
07
2008

Street Market Ho Chi Minh City

Another shot of Ho Chi Minh City market.

Buying vegetables for lunch.
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14
07
2008
China soybeans (Edamame) from Zhejiang province have been severely damaged by close to 25 days of rain. As a result many of the soy pods have no kernals and those that do have kernals are smaller than normal. The outer skin is blemished more so then normal because of the rains which makes them of little value for the primary market of Edamame for Japan. Some of the pods have an off odor from the excess of rains. The yields from the raw material are running around 45% vs the normal of 65%. As a result of the reduced yields all the packers are bidding on a smaller quantity of raw material driving the price up. As a result of the higher price for the Edamame it is also having a negative impact on the shelled soybeans or Mukimame. Mukimame is the primary import to the USA because of its lower cost point and this item being a by-product of the Edamame.
Little relief is expected in pricing because Fujian province, the other major producer, also experienced a 50% shortfall for the summer crop. Prices are expected to remain firm until autumn crop.
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