At the end of the 80s in the restaurants, and then at home kitchens have become increasingly appear exotic products. First fruits: kiwi, nectarines, mango, pomelo, and behind them - Cannon, lychees, rambutans. The most amazing thing, their appearance nutritionists accepted calmly and even optimistic. Pages of newspapers and magazines devoted to the health or household, headlines about the benefits of exotic fruit.
But any fruit or vegetable grown in tropical regions, can become a "hotbed" of serious diseases. Enough to be infected plantations cleaner back in Paraguay, and Russian mistress does not carefully wash these fruits, as there is a risk of infection - and her, and households.
Following the exotic fruit in Russia came the craze for soy products. The idea of a vegetable protein, can reduce the consumption of animal protein, vital and in the minds of Russian scientists. However, what is called "soy meat" appeared in the west. European technology have come to understand the essence of the process of "blown" soybean grain, makes it quite plausible to simulate meat fibers. Little flavor filler - beef, pork, chicken - and new exotic products already on the shelves.
Nutritionists again divided. One front believes soy meat panacea for obesity, high cholesterol, many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Another - announces soy "outlaw" as almost 100% of genetically modified foods, the effects after consumption of which by the end of science have not been studied.
The war came about soy boom in Russia opening of Japanese restaurants and sushi bars. This is where the scope for the skeptics! In these schools, at first, seemed exotic literally everything from sushi and sashimi, which was prepared with raw fish, seaweed soup to ice cream and green tea. By the way, a consensus of all these dishes have nutritionists there is still no. And the question of what exotic foods are more - benefit or harm is still open.