somebody should tell her about mad cow

"Some Vietnamese have been so shaken by news of tainted Chinese foods, they are changing their eating habits. They are avoiding Chinese-made products and paying more -- up to $2 (USD) a bowl -- for pho at an air-conditioned chain restaurant with signs promising no formaldehyde or borax. 'I am very, very worried about it,' said Duong Thuy Quynh, 31, who was eating beef pho because she was also worried about bird flu in chicken. 'I'm ready to pay more to protect myself and my family.'''

-the NYT, reporting on the status of Asian food in Asia following the food scandals. As a reference, an average bowl of Pho is around 30 cents (USD). For the record my mother never allowed me to eat street food in Vietnam, and my aunts make their own noodles. Now I know...