North Korea Develops Special Noodles to Fight Hunger
by Richardson ~ August 23rd, 2008. Filed under: Hunger & Famine. 
Otherwise known as “food.” From BBC News:
North Korean scientists have developed a new kind of noodle that delays feelings of hunger, a Japan-based pro-Pyongyang newspaper has reported.
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They left people feeling fuller longer and represented a technological breakthrough, the newspaper said.
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“When you consume ordinary noodles (made from wheat or corn), you may soon feel your stomach empty. But this soybean noodle delays such a feeling of hunger,” it said on its website.
This story immediately reminded me of “soylent green.” I’m sure North Korea can make a nutritious noodle based on soy, but have doubts about it really being new, and don’t believe for a second that it will be distributed to the population in any meaningful manner. Perhaps a few elites, perhaps not. For now most North Koreans get by on their version of famine bread.
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They’re called tapeworms.
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