by Xinhua writers Cheng Lu and Tan Yixiao


BEIJING Wholesale Oklahoma State Cowboys Hats , July 30 (Xinhua) -- "Yum! They're all made from potatoes!" squealed nine-year-old Li Minghan while running around snack stands at the just-concluded World Potato Congress in Beijing.


The girl vowed to try drinks, noodles and even ice cream made from potatoes at the event, staged as China tries to stave off a potential food crisis by persuading its population of the merits of the humble spud as an alternative to rice and wheat.


"Potatoes originated from south America. They can survive in harsh conditions," said Li, displaying the knowledge that helped her win a school science competition themed around potatoes.


French fries are Li's favorite food. Some of her earliest memories are of eating fries in McDonald's and KFC as the fast food craze swept China.


Authorities must wish that everyone had such fond recollections of eating potatoes. For the older generation Wholesale Oklahoma Sooners Hats , they are associated with desperate hunger.


Li's grandma, Jia Zhongning, ate potatoes for every single meal in 1972 when she worked in a poverty-stricken part of Sichuan Province.


"We roasted them over the fire or boiled them," the retired biology teacher said. "They had to feed many people."


Jia and many Chinese who lived through the 60s and 70s could be forgiven for never wanting to see another potato. As if that wasn't enough of a negative perception for the authorities' promotional campaign to dismantle, many in China believe that potatoes are unhealthy.


Nevertheless Wholesale Ohio State Buckeyes Hats , the country is increasing potato production to make it a staple food, better ensuring food security as it faces tight supplies of farmland, water and labor. It has become the world's largest potato producer, with a planting area of 5.6 million hectares.


The Ministry of Agriculture forecasts China will consume 50 billion kg more food in 2020 than it did in 2010. It stresses that potatoes are more resistent to cold and drought and that it is easier to improve their yield efficiency compared with wheat and rice.


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Many at the congress were well aware that this starchy crop's nutrition value has long been recognized by the West.


"Eating potatoes in moderation can help you lose weight. Your hunger will be sated and you will feel satisfied," Yan Changwu, a chef at the event told a group of female visitors who worried that potatoes would contribute to obesity levels.


As a potato salad fan, the 41-year-old chef advised that potatoes can be treated as a vegetable or a fruit.


He said he was developing potato-based versions of traditional Chinese food including noodles and steamed buns to try to get diners to accept them more.


Will he and the government campaign be successful? "Only time will tell Wholesale North Carolina Tar Heels Hats ," Yan said.


(Xinhua correspondent Wei Mengjia from Beijing contributes to the story.)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Flamengo have agreed to sell highly rated striker Felipe Vizeu to Udinese, according to widespread media reports in Brazil.


The Italian club will pay 6.5 million US dollars to secure the 20-year-old on a five-year deal, the Globo newspaper said on Tuesday.


The 20-year-old will fly to Italy to sign a contract this week but is only likely to join Udinese squad in July, it added.


Vizeu Wholesale Michigan Wolverines Hats , who scored four goals in eight matches for Brazil's under-20 team last year, has netted 17 times in 65 first-team appearances for Flamengo since 2016.


He will join compatriots Danilo and Samir in Udinese's first-team squad.



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BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Indian film ""Secret Superstar,"" starring Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, dominated the Chinese film market in the week ending Jan. 28 Wholesale Miami Hurricanes Hats , earning 223 million yuan (about 35.2 million U.S. dollars), China Film News reported Tuesday.


Aamir Khan is one of the most recognized Indian actors in China. His last film ""Dangal"" was a dark horse in Chinese box office chart in 2017, raking in nearly 1.3 billion yuan.


Domestic romance ""Forever Young"" came in second, making 158 million yuan at the box office last week. It has sold 607 million yuan in tickets since hitting Chinese screens on Jan. 12.


The third place went to the 20th Century Fox's young adult film ""Maze Runner: The Death Cure,"" which took in 137 million yuan in its debut week in China.


Lionsgate's ""Wonder"" landed in the fourth place Wholesale Lsu Tigers Hats , generating about 56.8 million yuan last week. It has made 115 million yuan since its release in China on Jan. 19.


Rounding out the top five was the animated film ""Ferdinand,"" distributed by the 20th Century Fox, which has grossed about 118 million yuan since its release in the Chinese market on Jan. 19.



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