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"Panda-monium" takes Taiwan by storm

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Source: CCTV.com | 12-22-2008 14:47

Special Report:   Mainland panda gifts to Taiwan

"Panda-monium" has taken Taiwan by storm. It's got everyone talking but none more so than the catering industry.

It might be a little disconcerting to see food dressed up to look like the cuddly bears.
It might be a little disconcerting to see food dressed up 
to look like the cuddly bears.

It might be a little disconcerting to see food dressed up to look like the cuddly bears. But don't be alarmed - it's not the real thing. White fish rolls with black caviare, plus meals that pandas love to eat: a salad of bamboo shoots, artistically-sliced apple, and cornbread for dessert.

It might be a little disconcerting to see food dressed up to look like the cuddly bears.
It might be a little disconcerting to see food dressed up 
to look like the cuddly bears.

Restaurants are doing all they can to pander to a panda's appetite - for example, this Sichuan-styled dish from the bears' hometown of Ya'an.

Panda fever hasn't just hit the restaurants. The Eva Airways charter flight that will take the pandas to Taiwan will also serve panda-shaped bread and biscuits for the passengers.

Hopefully for the pandas in the cargo hold below there will be something more nutritious.