Would you eat “nuclear soup”? Japanese artists serve broth made with Fukushima-grown vegetables

RocketNews ^ | 2014/10/30 | Philip Kendall

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Would you eat “nuclear soup”? Japanese artists serve broth made with Fukushima-grown vegetables

Philip Kendall 17 hours ago

Would you eat a bowl of soup made mainly with vegetables grown in Fukushima Prefecture? What if the cook swore to you that everything that went into the soup had been tested and was safe for human consumption? Would you be able to push all thoughts of Fukushima Daiichi, contaminated groundwater and Blinky the three-eyed fish out of your mind long enough to risk a spoonful?

A pair of artists from Japan recently gave visitors to the Frieze Art Fair in London just such a decision to make, presenting them with a homemade broth made with Fukushima-grown produce and asking them to give it a try, if they dared.

[Snickering Hound]

[elcid1970]

Whatever became of irradiated foods? Late 1950’s stuff.

It would keep forever with no refrigeration & contained zero residual radiation. No change in nutrients.

But people thought eating it would result in their conceiving Blinky the three eyed five legged boy, as the word `mutation’ was itself scary. So the idea died.

[Maceman]

Would you eat “nuclear soup”?

I don't know that I'd eat it, but I think I just found my band's new name.

(Rats. Nevermind. I see that the URL nuclearsoup.com is already taken. Phooey.)

[KarlInOhio]

Whatever became of irradiated foods? Late 1950’s stuff.

After that one carrot got a little feisty the program was put on hold.

[Resettozero]

Would you eat “nuclear soup”?

Sounds more Mexican than Japanese.

[elcid1970]

But it was the Attack of the Fifty Foot Asparagus that doomed the consumer food irradiation market.

;^)

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I wouldn’t have a problem eating vegetables from Fukushima, but I’d sure think twice before eating anything prepared by Japanese artists.

[kidd]

Would you eat Liberian grown fruit?
How about beef from a region with mad cow disease?

The “artist’s” point is idiotic. Clearly areas near the damaged plants have elevated isotopes of cesium and strontium. Only the areas directly adjacent to the plant have levels that are above safety criteria; most of the prefecture is at background levels. And a cook is not qualified to assess food safety.

More fear mongering.

[kidd]

The FDA has approved irradiated food.

It was tried about 10-15 years ago, but the demand for it was low, so it died an economic death. There is a substantial investment in the equipment.

I think it is still used overseas and is used to sterilize medical instuments in this country.

[Larry Lucido]

Frankly, I’d eat something grown in Fukushima if the producer also ate some.

But no way would I trust anything prepared by a self-described “artist” with a political agenda.