Curiously complex conundrum in California cheese for China (2013, costs)

[nullgeo]

For those interested in Chinese puzzles -- and California cows ... what a conundrum! The report starts off sounding like a great opportunity for California dairy farmers ... but devolves at the end as a nightmare of pollution and escalating costs of feed, which costs are already choking the industry to death:
Could a Surplus of California Milk Fulfill China's Cheese Needs? | PBS NewsHour | June 14, 2013 | PBS

[Fontucky]

Historically, cheese hasn't been much of a player in their diet. Watch out China. You gettee fat likee us.

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

Historically, cheese hasn't been much of a player in their diet. Watch out China. You gettee fat likee us.

Already happening ... Well known fact ... google it for a fat list of hits ... Including: Brazil, China, and India Are Fat, And Getting Fatter - Eduardo J. Gómez - The Atlantic

[DMenscha]

LOL the most common lie on the internet. "Well known fact"!

Always makes me hit the snopes.com or wikipedia bookmark!

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

Historically, cheese hasn't been much of a player in their diet. Watch out China. You gettee fat likee us.

I eat cheese quite often, but my weight is going down because my carb intake is very low. Personally, I'd like to see more high carb foods, particularly those with wheat filler, get sent to China so their health suffers and there's less global job competition.

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by DMenscha

LOL the most common lie on the internet. "Well known fact"!

Always makes me hit the snopes.com or wikipedia bookmark!

Or you could Google it, like I suggested ... Awful long list of articles on the very subject from very credible sources ... You can Snope every one of 'em, just for chuckles

Man, C-D California forum has gotten so dull we are debating whether the Chinese are going to get fat on CA cheese. I gotta have something better to do than this ...

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by nullgeo

Or you could Google it, like I suggested ... Awful long list of articles on the very subject from very credible sources ... You can Snope every one of 'em, just for chuckles

Man, C-D California forum has gotten so dull we are debating whether the Chinese are going to get fat on CA cheese. I gotta have something better to do than this ...

Um...guys, can the Chinese digest dairy? I know a lot of people in that part of the world who can't. Lactose Intolerance City! They invented soy milk and Tofu (soy "curd") for a reason, you know. Some "minorities" in China who come from a herding tradition (Mongols, Turkic peoples, Tibetans) subsist in part on dairy, especially during the summer months. But many Han Chinese, Manchus, and some other nationalities can't tolerate dairy.

http://www.foodsmatter.com/...intole...tol_china.html

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Um...guys, can the Chinese digest dairy? I know a lot of people in that part of the world who can't....

Dunno ... good point ... but I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it. I just thought the whole business was a humdinger of a conundrum so I posted.

[BayAreaHillbilly]

The Chinese diet is high in white rice. Diabetes is a real issue as a result.

[felinius]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Um...guys, can the Chinese digest dairy? I know a lot of people in that part of the world who can't. Lactose Intolerance City! They invented soy milk and Tofu (soy "curd") for a reason, you know. Some "minorities" in China who come from a herding tradition (Mongols, Turkic peoples, Tibetans) subsist in part on dairy, especially during the summer months. But many Han Chinese, Manchus, and some other nationalities can't tolerate dairy.

http://www.foodsmatter.com/...intole...tol_china.html

A lot of us Asians are lactose intolerant, but the fact is that the process of making cheese turns lactose into something else, so it's not an issue. Hard cheese are usually fine.