Week 11 - Bird Flu

Recently there was a meat scare after 11,000 pigs were found floating in the river near Shanghai.  Pork was suddenly not a recommended or desired dinner option.

Not long after that chicken was taken off the menu due to several human deaths due to the H4N9 strain of bird flu.

They are trying to assure us that it is now safe to eat chicken again, and it is back in the supermarkets.  I am choosing to be a bit vegetarian for a while longer as there are still no fresh birds for sale around Jinqiao.

When they start selling live birds again, I will consider reintroducing chicken into our diets!!  Even though I will only buy it prekilled and wrapped in cling film.