Hot on the heels of the Chinese dumpling crisis, baby milk contamination and butter shortage, comes another food flap in Japan. The slightly comical yellow fruit (pictured left for those unable to remember what a banana looks like) is harder to find here than elbow room on a rush-hour train. Yoshie first noticed the lack of the things last week when she was trying to stock up for her banana diet (which entails eating only a banana for breakfast with a glass of tepid water, and then anything you like for the rest of the day). Apparently, she was not alone in following this nonsensical food fad, half of Japan seems to be on this diet - hence the shortage. Why? Apparently some fat Japanese opera singer lost weight while on this diet and went and told a TV show. Here's hoping no-one ever loses weight on a Suntory Malts beer diet.
Thursday 9 October 2008
Banana diet - it's crackers
Hot on the heels of the Chinese dumpling crisis, baby milk contamination and butter shortage, comes another food flap in Japan. The slightly comical yellow fruit (pictured left for those unable to remember what a banana looks like) is harder to find here than elbow room on a rush-hour train. Yoshie first noticed the lack of the things last week when she was trying to stock up for her banana diet (which entails eating only a banana for breakfast with a glass of tepid water, and then anything you like for the rest of the day). Apparently, she was not alone in following this nonsensical food fad, half of Japan seems to be on this diet - hence the shortage. Why? Apparently some fat Japanese opera singer lost weight while on this diet and went and told a TV show. Here's hoping no-one ever loses weight on a Suntory Malts beer diet.
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love it,the banana diet...........lol......why is it always the same,do ...a)..and you can eat what you like.
Id wager said opera singer had been left a load of call options on banana futures.......wouldnt that be thte truth
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