Olympic hopefuls are likely to get a shock if they choose to have a Chinese meal in Beijing. They could end being served dog brain soup.
Athletes and tourists are also likely to be offered pans full of seahorse skewers, cow and horse stew, dung beetles, donkey penis and silk worms, all seen as "tasty" takeaway treats in the streets of the Chinese capital, reports the Daily Express.
China Sets Up Sex Determination Lab to Test Female Olympic Athletes
Olympic host Beijing has set up a sex determination lab to test female Olympic athletes suspected to be males, state media reported Sunday.
Olympic host Beijing has set up a sex determination lab to test female Olympic athletes suspected to be males, state media reported Sunday.
The Chinese believe certain animals' limbs and organs have medicinal properties. Seahorses are said to be good for men's virility, crustaceans good for women's skin and dried ants sprinkled on food good for rheumatism.
More than half-a-million visitors are expected in Beijing over the next three weeks.
Controversy Brews at the Games:Oz Olympic Team Fear Drug Cheats
With Olympic Games just around the corner, Australia's Olympic squad believe that the much awaited event will be tainted by drug cheating, revealed a poll of the Aussie Olympic team.
With Olympic Games just around the corner, Australia's Olympic squad believe that the much awaited event will be tainted by drug cheating, revealed a poll of the Aussie Olympic team.
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Beijing Pledges to Recycle Fifty Percent of Olympic Waste
Beijing has pledged to make 50 percent of the waste produced by its 31 Olympic venues useful after recycling.
Beijing has pledged to make 50 percent of the waste produced by its 31 Olympic venues useful after recycling.
