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| N Korea 'develops a noodle which can delay feelings of hunger' |
| 2008-08-24 |
| North Korean scientists have developed a new kind of noodle that delays feelings of hunger, a Japan-based pro-Pyongyang newspaper has reported. The noodles were made from corn and soybeans, the Choson Shinbo said. They left people feeling fuller longer and represented a technological breakthrough, the newspaper said. North Korea is dependent on foreign food aid. Last month the UN warned that residents were experiencing their worst food shortages in a decade. But the communist country remains reluctant to allow experts to fully assess the scale of the problem or give them adequate access to deliver aid. According to the newspaper, which is seen as closely linked to the Pyongyang leadership, the new noodles have twice as much protein and fives times as much fat as ordinary noodles. "When you consume ordinary noodles (made from wheat or corn), you may soon feel your stomach empty. But this soybean noodle delays such a feeling of hunger," it said on its website. The noodles would be available soon across North Korea, the newspaper said. An estimated one million people starved to death in North Korea in the late 1990s after natural disasters and government mismanagement devastated the country's economy. In July, the World Food Programme warned that six million people were in urgent need of food aid, following severe flooding last year. Most households had cut their food intake and more people are scavenging for wild foods, WFP assessors found. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Soylent yellow is .....people!!111!! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-08-24 21:39 |
| #12 I've had those noodles for years and years. Just boil up 2-4 ounces in salted water until they're al dente, drain & serve. If I need to feel fuller longer, I just cook up more of 'em. Does Rantburg have a "Re-inventing the Wheel" department? |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-08-24 21:34 |
| #11 feeling fuller longer tastes great more filling :< |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-08-24 18:08 |
| #10 Other people call them "blades of grass". |
| Posted by: Spot 2008-08-24 15:02 |
| #9 The Italians did it centuries ago. They call it "spaghetti" if I'm not mistaken. |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-08-24 13:38 |
| #8 "N Korea 'develops a noodle which can delay feelings of hunger'" 'Cuz it's too much trouble to develop actual food.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-08-24 13:17 |
| #7 At the rate their Enligtened Leader has their sociery progressing, I recommend they figure out how to "delay feelings of hunger" for about 10 years. |
| Posted by: One Eyed Jack3091 2008-08-24 12:26 |
| #6 Hey Kimmi, how many of your people could you feed with your annual brandy and cognac budget? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2008-08-24 11:30 |
| #5 crosspatch, I was just thinking that. Side effect of long term MDMA is paranoia! So it would be helpful too. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-08-24 10:33 |
| #4 And they probably include a slight dose of MDMA to make the consumers feel wonderful after they have eaten them. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2008-08-24 04:26 |
| #3 And the Sorks are always griping about how so many of their kids are getting fat because all they do is eat, study, and play video games. There has to be a specially hot spot in Hell for KJI and the DPRK leadership. |
| Posted by: Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-08-24 03:20 |
| #2 #1 Atkins noodle? No such "Feast" OS.... It's Called a "Tape Worm" in Western nomenclature. |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2008-08-24 02:53 |
| #1 Atkins noodle? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-24 01:30 |