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Oct 8th, 2008, 05:06 AM
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This is an article from today's Globe & Mail:--
There were no matzo balls, no herbs and spices, or even noodles. But two toddler pandas at central China's Wuhan Zoo are now hooked on the restorative power of chicken soup.
After facing throngs of visitors during last week's national holidays, the three-year-old male pandas, Xiwang and Weiwei - their names translate to "Hope" and "Greatness" in English - were sleep-deprived and pacing around their pens last Wednesday.
"They had been getting less sleep and they had to run around more," He Zhihua, their zookeeper, told the Associated Press. "We felt it would be good to give them the soup because they were fatigued and had a bit of a shock."
Chicken soup is considered a medicinal food in China, as it is in much of the world, but it is not commonly served to the iconic animals. The pandas' zookeepers had tested out the broth a week earlier, thinking it may be a hearty supplement to their usual diet as cooler weather approached.
The recipe is hardly gourmet. Their handlers boiled roosters in water overnight and added a pinch of salt. They served each panda a kilogram of the broth for lunch in addition to his usual bamboo, milk and buns. While pandas are known for their vegetarian diet of bamboo, they also occasionally eat meat in the wild, including insects and small birds, Mr. He said.
Chicken soup proved to be good for the pandas' souls.
"They loved it," Mr. He said. "They drank it all like they drank their milk."
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So...to all who are attending the Boston GTG, please ensure that Gpanda eats only Chicken Soup!!
There were no matzo balls, no herbs and spices, or even noodles. But two toddler pandas at central China's Wuhan Zoo are now hooked on the restorative power of chicken soup.
After facing throngs of visitors during last week's national holidays, the three-year-old male pandas, Xiwang and Weiwei - their names translate to "Hope" and "Greatness" in English - were sleep-deprived and pacing around their pens last Wednesday.
"They had been getting less sleep and they had to run around more," He Zhihua, their zookeeper, told the Associated Press. "We felt it would be good to give them the soup because they were fatigued and had a bit of a shock."
Chicken soup is considered a medicinal food in China, as it is in much of the world, but it is not commonly served to the iconic animals. The pandas' zookeepers had tested out the broth a week earlier, thinking it may be a hearty supplement to their usual diet as cooler weather approached.
The recipe is hardly gourmet. Their handlers boiled roosters in water overnight and added a pinch of salt. They served each panda a kilogram of the broth for lunch in addition to his usual bamboo, milk and buns. While pandas are known for their vegetarian diet of bamboo, they also occasionally eat meat in the wild, including insects and small birds, Mr. He said.
Chicken soup proved to be good for the pandas' souls.
"They loved it," Mr. He said. "They drank it all like they drank their milk."
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So...to all who are attending the Boston GTG, please ensure that Gpanda eats only Chicken Soup!!
Oct 8th, 2008, 07:10 AM
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This is a surprise? I think not. Our energy level is constantly being drained by our public appearances. A little chicken soup helps. So do unmarked $20 dollar bills.
Don't worry about my diet at the GTG. I half bulemic. I gorge without the messy purging.
Don't worry about my diet at the GTG. I half bulemic. I gorge without the messy purging.
