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GLOBETROTTING
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A Confucius cuisine
shrimp dish at a restaurant in Jinan, Shandong Province. Photo: AFP/ Mark Ralston |
Chocolates decorated
with a portrait of Egypt's armed forces chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
and moulded in the shape of pyramids at Bahira Galal's shop in Cairo.
Galal attributed her idea to make "Sisi chocolates" out of
her love and respect to the man who, according to her, saved her
country from the regime of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and became
a national icon in all Egypt. Photo: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh |
A Confucius cuisine
edible calligraphy set dish at a restaurant in Jinan. The fine-dining
trend is a reflection of how the ruling Communist party, which long
saw the sage as a reactionary force, has now drafted him into its
modern campaign to boost China's cultural standing and commerce. The
philosopher lived from 551 to 479 BC, and his teachings of hierarchy,
order and deference had deep resonance in the feudal societies of
China and the region. Photo: AFP/ Mark Ralston |
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