The association of China cooks has called all restaurants owners of the countries to refuse from of wooden chopsticks use for the sake of nature riches preservation of the country. Cooks are afraid, that inflow in capital of Olympic Games-2008 visitors will sharply lift demand for this traditional Chinese tableware.

And it in turn will lead to that Olympic Games in Pekin will be far from “green” — the characteristic given by national demand committee.

The organizing committee of Olympiad in Pekin already addressed to cafe and restaurants owners with the request to reconsider the attitude to sticks pernicious for ecology. The government of the country supported Olympic officials, this year, in April it established 5 percent surtax for all institutions where wooden sticks are offered.

However restaurants visitors prefer wooden sticks to the sticks made of alternative materials and institutions owners while follow clients tastes.

In Canada has begun the «sugar season». Canadians name “sugar season” some weeks in a year when all country collect maple juice for manufacture of the syrup well-known for the whole world.

These days in many cities various maple festivals take place: on them local cooks represent original dishes and drinks with maple syrup, various competitions are spent.

Local restaurants during the “sugar season” offer “maple” menus.

The seasonal menu of restaurant at hotel Crowne Plaza in capital of the country Ottawa uses special popularity: blue cheese with maple syrup, walnuts fried in the syrup, chicken under maple sauce and an air biscuit with glaze from the syrup.

Smokers now can reduce probability of lungs cancer occurrence at 36% by means of the use of cabbage. Last researches lead in USA National Ecology Institute, have shown, that cabbage is the excellent means to prevent maintenance of lungs cancer.

They found isothiocyanates in cabbage, celery cabbage and asparagus, which are the elements with anticarcinogenic properties. It is not a secret, that cabbage comprises a lot of phosphorus, which is very necessary for human organism.

Well-known pepper of Chile can be used not only as the seasoning giving pungency to every possible dish, but also as a medical product presented by the nature.

Researchers from Tasmania University advise for people who suffer from sleeplessness to add in the meal pepper of Chile. As they said, by this way you will manage to normalize the dream and to make it healthier. “At morning you will feel fresh” — they promise. And if you also suffer adiposity pepper of Chile will be very opportunely as it promotes reduction of insulin and glucose quantity in blood. However, it is not necessary to eat pepper of Chile too much, because in fact it can cause diarrheas.

In Evpatoria they have prepared the biggest in Ukraine zelts — a product from meat and meat products.

On a plan of organizers, zelts by weight more than 100 kg is executed in the form of the Crimean peninsula, its length – 2 m, width – 1 m, height – 22 sm.

Achievement of Evpatoria citizens was fixed by official representatives of the national project of the Ukrain Record Book — the accredited partner of the Guinness Record Book.

There was no similar culinary record in Ukraine before.