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NEWS / The Bacon Uprising: How China's Top-Secret Strategic Pork Reserve Is Burning Down The Amazon

China’s leaders have been obsessed with “food security” the same way America’s are haunted by not having enough oil. And as Chinese diets become more meat centric, fears of the dangers in the fluctuation of pork prices led China to establish a top-secret “strategic pork reserve” in 2007, the only one of its kind. But maintaining all those pigs has led to a massive dependence on corn and soybean imports for animal feed, which in turn is leading China’s agribusinesses to fan out abroad in a quest to control the means of production. China's attempts to control the means of production in other countries just rising out of developing world is causing tension with its natural allies, and could be just the first step in an ever-escalating series of resource-based conflicts.
 >>> read more @ Fast Company  

RECIPES / Mangoes are now backyard bounty

By Rochelle Koff, The Miami Herald
Florida produces 40 to 50 varieties of mango, the most common are the Tommy Atkin, Haden, Glenn, Floragon and Carrie.

Mangoes are a nutritional powerhouse, with 100 percent of the daily value of vitamin C, one-third of the vitamin A and 3 grams of fiber in a 100-calorie, 1-cup serving.

Cold, dry winter set up a tremedous crop. Now … how do you best use the surplus.

>>>Try them in these favorite recipes from The Miami Herald’s files

OMG / It's a dog day afternoon as Koreans try to beat the heat

Thursday was not a good day to be a dog in South Korea. That's because it was one of the three hottest days according to the Korean lunar calendar — and dog soup is one way to beat the heat. On "Chobok," people seeking to protect the body from overheating eat traditional healthy foods such as ginseng chicken soup, broiled eel, and "bo-shin-tang," literally "body preservation stew."Dogs are bred to be eaten in South Korea, and advocates say bo-shin-tang, which consists of dog meat boiled in a mix of hot and strong spices and vegetables, is good for the health. >>> more