[Sca-cooks] Crocodile was Magpies
Susan Fox
selene at earthlink.net
Tue Mar 4 13:37:51 PST 2008
> Virtually every edible
> item in traditional Chinese culture is associated with some sort of
> supposed medical benefit.
>
and so it is! But know your supplier:
*Hong Kong conmen pass off snakes and lizards as crocodile meat*
/ */Earthtimes/*/ (Earthtimes.org), 14 November 2007
Crocodile meat fanciers in Hong Kong are being tricked into buying dried
lizard and snake when they go to shops to order the reptile, consumer
watchdogs have found. Of 24 samples collected from shops by the Hong
Kong Consumer Council, only eight were genuine crocodile meat while the
rest were much cheaper dried lizard or snake. Crocodile meat is used as
a traditional Chinese medicine for asthma and respiratory illnesses. The
Consumer Council recommends people ask for a receipt. If a shop refuses
to give a receipt that states clearly it is crocodile meat, then they
should be suspicious about its origins.
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