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Connoisseur Chocolate from the South Gets a Higher Price

" Like coffee beans, cocoa beans are grown around the world and are a major commodity, highly prized in wealthy countries. West Africa accounts for 70 percent of the world's output, with the rest grown either...

Tofu license plate 'ILVTOFU' deemed 'obscene'

Kelly Coffman-Lee in Colorado wanted to get a tofu license plate with the letters 'ILVTOFU' to tell the world about how she loves the bean curd and her vegan diet. However, the Division of Motor Vehicles have...

Meet Ivy Bean - the world's oldest Facebooker aged 102

"Ivy Bean is a great-grandmother with a difference. At 102 years old she has joined the social networking revolution and become the oldest person on Facebook.The former mill worker, who was born in Bradford in...

Unlimited supply of chocolate for the world.

So we think the general population is getting heavier, but if this research pans out, we are all about to get a lot fatter! Heres a summary of what is going to happen. Cocoa crops getting bigger, more chocolate is...

Sushi: Britain's new national dish

Sushi has entered the hearts of all classes of British life and is now even available at that working class bastian of summer holidays Butlins."It's enough to make you choke on your wasabi japonica. Butlins,...

National Taffy Day!

Today is National Taffy Day!Salt water taffy was originally produced in Atlantic City back in 1883.  Travel down any boardwalk and you’re most likely to come across a salt water taffy store.  I love...

Kitsilano BC: Coffee Beans Picked By Monkeys On Sale

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know there is a reason why I have a penchant for Columbian Coffee, perhaps it's taste, perhaps that Juan Valdez and his Loyal donkey lovingly hand pick the South...

Gourmet coffee, straight from the monkey's mouth

You may have heard of gourmet cat poo coffee, but now monkeys are making waves in the java world by spitting out coffee beans for all to enjoy."VANCOUVER — When it comes to coffee, monkeys know best. Unlike...

€60 dung coffee not to be sniffed at

"A cup of coffee touted as the most expensive in the world has gone on sale for about €60 (£50).The brew is a blend of Jamaican Blue Mountain and the exclusive Kopi Luwak bean, which is collected from cat...

Vitasoy recorded healthy sales growth for 1h fy2007/2008

"The number of new products launched during the interim period was more than double the number of new products launched during the entire previous financial year. New Vitasoy products include VITASOY SAN SUI Tofu, VITASOY Jasmine Soya Bean Milk, reformulated VITASOY Chocolate...

A Guide For The Insulted Cubano

"This year the Cubano Community will release a new generation of offspring onto the World. We at Cyber ink want to prepare those young unspoiled heads of mush to face that hard cold world prepared. They will...

Kurt Cobain's belongings to be auctioned by Christie's

Courtney Love is planning to sell husband Kurt Cobain's personal belongings through auction house Christie's. Love emphasizes that a portion of the proceeds will to go to charity, but also affirms some selfish...

Salt Of The "Oval" Silhouette :: Oblate Spheroid

"There is Sea Salt and then there is "See Salt". Many love to experiment with different types of salt this great Earth provides while others don't get much farther than ripping open the paper packets or breaking...

Now a council uses cameras in bean tins to catch bin 'criminals'

A local council is to use hidden cameras to catch residents who leave rubbish out on the wrong day.

PREDICTING 2007 TRENDS IN FOOD

Ethiopian bread will be popular this year. Check out what else will be on our plates. 26 trend areas explored. ""It's hard to make predictions, especially about the future," goes an often-quoted saying. But that...

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