Disgusting food news from china just won t stop.
Chinese gutter grease.
Last year another report came out on an oil being made from slaughter house scraps.
The problem with determining its prevalence in chinese street food is the generally transient.
In 2012 even some chinese pharmaceutical companies were accused of using the cheap gutter oil instead of pricier alternatives.
A video from radio free asia that has surfaced on line details the illegal production and sale of gutter oil which is made from prepare.
It s really hard to tell.
A woman in shenzhen scoops grease out of the sewers in order to make gutter oil a highly toxic but lucrative commodity in china.
Most of china s gutter oil winds up in cheap restaurants and among street food vendors.
The health effects can be nasty as well since this stuff is basically toxic.
It can also be used to describe the processing of waste oil collected from sources such as restaurant fryers grease traps slaughterhouse waste and.
It is filled with carcinogens and can cause severe abdominal pain and diarrhea to anyone who eats food prepared with gutter oil.
If you re taking a trip to china any time soon you may want to plan your meals in advance.
This fact is.
While gutter oil is technically illegal in china the government hasn t been able to eradicate the practice.
Sōushuǐ yóu is a general term for oil that has been recycled it can be used to describe the practice of restaurants re using cooking oil that has already been fried before.