Cleaning up in Beijing

The quality of the air in Beijing isn�t the only thing that the image-conscious government of China is improving. More appealing English translations of traditional dishes have been provided to restaurants in preparation for the upcoming Olympic visitors. �Husband and wife�s lung slice� will now be rendered as �beef and ox tripe in chili sauce,� while �bean curd made by pockmarked woman� becomes �mapo tofu�.

(No, I�m not making this up.)

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