Buns return to dinner table

时间：2007-07-21 06:35:26

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Chinanews, Beijing, July 20 - "Tonight I can sleep tight," said Wang, the owner of a baozi (steamed stuffed bun) restaurant on the Zhaodengyu Road in Beijing. He looked very tired, for he really had difficulties these days, when a TV program claimed that the fillings of many buns sold in Beijing were made from the mixture of cardboard and grilled1 meat.

 

Before people had a chance to confirm the authenticity2 of the news, the business of nearly all the bun restaurants in Beijing, particuarly small ones, were driven into a fix. Luckily, the news was found to be fake on July 18.

 

"My business still sags3. In the past 3 days, I have used 25 kg of flour, while in the past, I needed 75 kg of flour every day," said Wang. "I bought good-quality meat to make the fillings, but none of my customers would trust me after the broadcast of the news."

 

However, Qingfeng, a bun chain restaurant of long-standing originality4, has had a much better time, for its good credit. Our reporter saw that that all its shops have been very crowded during the lunch hours, even after the news broadcast.

 

"In fact, our business has been better," said Luo, the manager of Qingfeng. "The customers of the bun stalls have started to dine in our restaurants, too."

 

After the broadcast of the news, local industrial and commercial administration sent special teams to check the quality of buns in the market. Though no "cardboard filling buns" were found, many disqualified bun sellers were expelled in the checks. It can be estimated that it will only be a matter of time for buns to return to dinner tables in Beijing.

 
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1 grilled grilled     
adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句：
  • He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go. 他被严厉盘查了两个小时后，警察才放他走。
  • He was grilled until he confessed. 他被严加拷问，直到他承认为止。
2 authenticity quyzq     
n.真实性
参考例句：
  • There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
  • The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。
3 sags cc800c12ffa850d8aa0904183d70bd5c     
向下凹或中间下陷( sag的第三人称单数 )； 松弛或不整齐地悬着
参考例句：
  • The bed sags in the middle, and is uncomfortable. 床的中间往下塌，很不舒服。
  • He sags his pants; doo rags and a stockin cap. 他穿着松弛的裤子。抹布一样的帽子。
4 originality JJJxm     
n.创造力，独创性；新颖
参考例句：
  • The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
  • He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。

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