FoodHow much is that doggie on the menu?World Cup fans could be in for a shock when they sit down to eat in Korea this summer. Rolf Potts explains why pet lovers should steer clear of 'mung-mung tang'What is this we're eating?" I ask my Korean friend Jemin, who's treating me to dinner in a back-alley Pusan restaurant. We're tucking in to a thick stew of green onions, sesame leaves, shredded ginger, crushed red peppers, fermented soybean paste and a very dark, tender meat. Read More...
THIS SCEPTRED ISLEI cannot understand the British habit of washing and rinsing dishes in the same dirty water, and drying them without washing off the soap suds. Is this similar to having a bath and not rinsing off the soap? Am I missing something here? Elizabeth Augustine, Derby, UK
The trick is to keep the water clean, by pre-rinsing and -scraping and then by washing the cleanest things first (after the glassware of course). Read More...
IndiaPraveen Halappanavar: abortion inquest is tough but I feel vindicatedHusband of Indian dentist who died after being refused an abortion says he looks forward to 'bright days ahead'After a week listening to often harrowing testimony about how his wife pleaded with doctors for an emergency abortion, Praveen Halappanavar has said the inquest into her death has vindicated his version of events surrounding her final moments last autumn.
He said the admission by medical staff that they told the couple that his wife, Savita Halappanavar, would not be given a termination from the 17-week pregnancy that eventually killed her because " Read More...
