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Rogacki Delicatessen in Berlin Germany

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Previously - Midnight Sausage: Granville Island, Vancouver

Last week we wrote about the news that Italian pig farmers were going on strike. It turns out that they're not the only ones.

This weekend's New York Times reported that as of last Tuesday dairy farmers in Germany are striking. It's a classic case of supply and demand. The EU decided to raise milk quotas, leading to more supply and lower prices. Meanwhile feed and fuel prices have gone way up, which has put the pinch on German dairy farmers. In response, they're attempting to create demand by striking.

However, as the NYT points out, this situation is a little different than the Italian pig farmers, because these dairy farmers must continue to milk the cows. Because their goal is to keep the milk out of the market, they end up pouring it out, literally dumping food down the drain. It's an unfortunate situation, especially since worldwide there are so many people who are struggling with food shortages and hunger.

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Jamie Oliver is known for his super fresh, simple cooking, so it's no wonder that he says he would never cook a heavy meal for a date.

In an interview for Men's Health, the German edition of the magazine, he said that heavy foods eaten during a date won't leave much room for more, later, of you know what I mean. The thing is that Germans like heavy food, such as kloesse dumplings.

I guess that'd be like telling an American not to have steak and potatoes for the main course while on a date. But then, as this article notes, Jamie is married to a model, so maybe he knows a thing or two.

Do you feel like you never get good service at a restaurant? Are you impatient with the inefficiency of the wait staff? Then here is a restaurant that you would love. It's called 'sBaggers and it is the world's first fully automated restaurant (except the cooking).

'sBaggers was opened recently in Nuremberg, Germany by business man Michael Mack, who wanted to "create a whole new restaurant system." The patrons order from touch screens and the food and drinks come to the table via a system of metal tracks. It looks like a roller coaster system has been set up inside the restaurant.

You can check out a video of how the restaurant works here. Did I mention that you can use the touchscreen consoles to send emails and text messages? When did they say they were opening one in the US?

[Via Boing Boing Gadgets]

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The Italians must be pissed.

The European Court Justice ruled that Germany can keep calling that hard, salty, crumbly cheese often grated on top of pasta and pizza "parmesan." Italy and the European Commission had filed suit against Germany for labeling their non-Italian-made cheese as Parmesan even though it had not been made in the Italian region of Parma.

Wait, I'm pretty sure that the grated "Parmesan" they sell in those green-topped plastic bottles at the grocery store for $2.99 isn't from Parma either.

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