THE FERTILE SOIL

Peter Chua, Mar. 28, 2008

Peasants grow rice,
feeding all.

Food processers,
manual laborers,
and vendors
give it value.

Markets double its price to profit,
starving peasants and workers.
The elite consume,
overpriced,
priceless rice.

And the market's gravediggers
rise
of its shadows.

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Rice Shortages Creating Fears of Asia Unrest
By KEITH BRADSHER Mar 28 2008
The price of rice, a staple in the diets of nearly half the world’s population, has almost doubled on international markets in the last three months.


Jump in rice price fuels fears of unrest
By Javier Blas in London and Daniel Ten Kate in Bangkok
Friday Mar 28 2008 04:15
Rice prices jumped 30 per cent to an all-time high on Thursday, raising fears of fresh outbreaks of social unrest across Asia where the grain is a staple food for more than 2.5bn people.

Recent Good Eats in Manhattan/Midtown

* 99 Cents Fresh Pizza, 569 9th Ave
* Kwik Meal, 45th and 6th, Lamb pita
* Juniors, 1515 broadway, 44 and 45 St, Carrot Cake
* Empanada Mama, 763 9th Ave
* Wondee Siam, 792 9th Avenue
* Daily Soup, 241 W 54th St

Want to try:
* Margon Restaurant, 136 W 46th St
* 53rd and 6th Halal Cart
* Piece of Chicken, 362 W 45th St
* Bayan Cafe, 212 E 45th St
* Daisy May's BBQ Cart, 50th b/w 6th and 7th
* Orchid Caribbean, 675 9th Ave

some halal food in southern Philippines

- unleavened roti bread in lamb oil: plain or with beef, chicken, or egg
- satti with chicken or liver

Places in Zamboanga such as Tini's and Jimmy's Satti serve halal dishes where you can get hot or cold tea tarik and local kahawa coffee.

food image: green tea panna cotta

Source: she who eats blog.