Restaurant Will Stop Putting Gold In Food

[matcom]

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HANOI, Vietnam --All that glitters is not ... edible ? A restaurant in Vietnam's capital has been ordered to stop putting gold into its meals until authorities test the metal's purity and consult with experts about potential health risks, the official newspaper Vietnam News reported Monday.

Gold isn't on the Health Ministry's list of necessary nutrients, nor is it listed as an approved spice or food additive, the report said.

The Kim Ngan Ngu Thien, or "golden feast," restaurant opened in January, offering dishes mixed with small amounts of gold, which it claimed enhanced the food's nutritional value.

In Asian nations such as India, Japan and China, gold has long been regarded as a restorative or as a treatment for diseases such as smallpox, skin ulcers and measles. In Japan, gold foil is added to tea, sake or food.

However, evidence of the metal's effectiveness is largely anecdotal and official health bodies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration do not support such claims.

Despite the lack of medical proof, owner Nguyen Phuong Anh's restaurant has attracted about 100 diners a day since its opening, the paper said. The sparkly metal isn't gratis, however. Gold comes with a 15 percent surcharge.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/06/20/restaurant_to_stop_putting_gold_in_food?mode=PF

[Pale Blue Dot]

1. I always thought their food was too rich.

<rimshot>

[Zuni]

2. does anyone remeber the libertarian senate candidate who

ate silver because he feared after the apocalypse we wouldn't have anti-biotics and then his skin turned blue?
man that dude was awesome.

[WhollyHeretic]

4. That was funny as hell

Those Libertarians sure is smart folk.

[Zuni]

5. I found a link about his story

:crazy:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2297471.stm

[papau]

3. DC has a few restaurants that use gold and silver in the meal

Indeed the Pakistani folks from the World Bank have a only a short walk (about 5 blocks) to where they can get ice cream with the traditional thin silver cover that one eats with the ice cream.

[Atlas Mugged]

6. I've eaten gold many times in Indian restaraunts

And I do it at home, too. Every Autumn I have a dinner party by the pond and it's become a ritual to have French Onion Soup. Before serving the soup I float a sheet of gold on the surface; it looks amazing. It's the pure gold that you can buy from hobby stores for gold leafing. My little booklet has lasted for years.

[KurtNYC]

7. Hmmmm... gold foil?

:tinfoilhat: