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Paprika Panic

John Horvath    02.11.2004

The meaning of globalisation hits home -- hard

The heart (and stomachs) of Hungarians was rudely pierced last 
Wednesday by the lance of globalisation. A crisis hit the country 
which had a devastating blow, both economically and socially. In some 
ways, it's the equivalent of a Hungarian 9/11. No, a jumbo jet didn't 
crash into a skyscraper; indeed, the country doesn't even have any 
real skyscrapers. For many Hungarians what happened on Wednesday, 
October 27, 2004 is much more serious: the country's paprika supply 
was found to be contaminated. To fully understand what this means, 
one just has to look at a Hungarian menu. The vast majority of 
Hungarian dishes contain paprika. In some cases, it's the main 
ingredient.

full article
http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/co/18710/1.html