• 英国近千万牛肉汉堡因掺马肉被召回

    13-01-20 Ten million beefburgers are being recalled in a British scandal over horse meat contamination, it emerged yesterday. 昨日有报道称,英国近日曝出的牛肉汉堡掺马肉丑闻事件,导致上千万牛肉汉堡被召回。 As revulsion(剧变,厌恶) over the issue grew, more...

  • 麦当劳将在印度开设纯素食餐厅

    12-09-08 为了适应当地市场需求,麦当劳计划于明年中旬在印度北部圣城阿姆利则开设全球首家纯素食餐厅。这样,大部分印度教徒和当地穆斯林均可在此餐厅用餐。 The standard-bearer of the hamburger, McDonald's, is bowing to local demand and is opening a meat-free restaur...

  • 冷冻法可改变肉质嫩度

    12-09-03 In a recent paper published in the Journal of Animal Science, meat scientists report that a method called blast chilling could affect pork tenderness. Researchers at the USDA-ARS, Roman L. Hruska US Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) recently cond...

  • Flexitarian 弹性素食者

    12-04-24 Flexitarian (flexible vegetarian) is a term recently coined to describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet, but occasionally eat meat as a protein supplement. Theyre driven by health benefits more than concerns about animal rights, ethics or the...

  • 吃肉缩减了人类的哺乳期

    12-04-23 Carnivory is behind the evolutionary success of humankind. When early humans started to eat meat and eventually hunt, their new, higher-quality diet meant that women could wean(使断奶) their children earlier. Women could then give birth to more ch...

  • 常吃红色肉类会使患心血管疾病几率上升

    12-03-13 A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that red meat consumption is associated with an increased risk of total, cardiovascular(心血管的) , and cancer mortality. The results also showed that substituting other...

  • One or Two 一还是二

    12-01-10 Customer: Waiter, I've only got one piece of meat in my dish. Waiter:Just a moment, sir and I'll cut it in two. 顾客:服务员,我盘子里怎么只有一块肉? 服务员:先生,请稍候,我去把它切成两块。...

  • 日本辐射牛肉流入市场 引发公众担忧

    11-07-24 据报道,日本福岛县发现87头吃了遭核辐射污染饲料的牛,这些牛已经被屠宰,牛肉可能已经流入市面,这加剧了民众对辐射牛肉的担心。 Concerns about radiation-tainted beef intensified Sunday in Japan as officials struggled to determine the scope of the problem...

  • 日本科学家利用人粪制作肉食

    11-06-25 It takes the saying waste not, want not, to a whole new level. 勤俭节约,吃穿不缺这句谚语如今被发展到了新的高度。 Flushed with success? Mitsuyuki Ikeda with his edible excrement concoction A Japanese scientist has developed a 'meat' burger made out...

  • The climate of New Zealand

    11-06-12 Teacher: Matthew, what is the climate of New Zealand? Matthew: Very cold, sir. Teacher: Wrong. Matthew: But, sir! When they send us meat it always arrives frozen!...