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Latest on the hit parade of new food items is "tofu." You have undoubtedly seen it and wondered what it was on the salad bar. Tofu bears a striking resemblance to white bouillon cubes; in actuality, said Raven, it is ancient Oriental dish, high in protein, made from soybean curd...
Seattle has almost none of the hassles and almost all of the amenities of many bigger American cities. As Post-Intelligencer Columnist Emmett Watson remarks, "The people of Seattle, like every place else, are into punk rock, tofu, lifespring, frozen yogurt, est and diet beer. People here are using words like parenting, ambience, trendy and psycho- babble." They also, quite often, are using words like symphony, museum and pro football...
...Rashomon. Lovely waitresses in kimono add to the pleasantness of the meal, and some low Japanese-style tables are available at which diners sit crosslegged on cushions. One can even get personal instruction in the use of chopsticks, and if, afterwards one still fishes vainly for a piece of tofu in the sukiyaki, a smiling waitress will give assistance...
...Certain comrades lack a practical spirit, do not take into account their resources and strength in drawing up plans, and proceed only from subjective aspirations." In a speech at Peking last week, Vice Chairman Chia Tofu of the government's Economic and Financial Committee confessed: "On the whole, our industrial foundations are very weak and our industrial technique backward." Sixty per cent of all Chinese industry is now state-owned, Chia boasted, but obviously the state is having a hard time finding managers who know their jobs. Chia announced a new set of production goals, but did not compare...