Zhao Pu, an anchor at the state-owned China Central Television (CCTV) is said to have been booted from his routine program after advising people on his Weibo not to eat solid yogurt due to contamination scares. more ›

Zhao Pu, a CCTV anchorman, made enemies in the yogurt and jelly industries early last week when he spoke his mind on Weibo, advising consumers to stay away from the possibly suspect confectioneries: “You never eat solid yogurt or jelly ever again, especially the kids. The inside story is horrible, but I won’t go into details.” more ›

What's worse than making a condom out of yogurt? How about finding a condom in your yogurt? Wednesday afternoon in Guangzhou, a woman bought 4 boxes of yogurt, and discovered a condom swimming in one of the cartons of yogurt... after she took a bite. more ›

Next time you're in need of some... "protection," don't bother running to the nearest Family Mart, just reach for a bottle of Wahaha's newest yogurt drink Nutri-Express! Netizens were aghast and amused this week at a blog post showing how a bottle of Nutri-Express can be turned into a latex-like substance resembling a condom. more ›

We'll admit, the reason we first tried out Umoo, a newly opened yogurt joint on the corner of Xikang Lu and Beijingxi Lu was because it boasted it sold "handmade yogurt." Not frozen. Not homemade. Hand. Made. Yogurt. It gave us visions of workers toiling over pots of curdling milk and bacteria, shoving their hands in and swirling it around to give the yogurt a little more oomph, and the gross out artists in us couldn't wait to see what was going on. more ›

We're often asked what things we miss most from home. Five years ago, we may have been ready with a long list of items in response. But now, it's a toughie. In many ways, Shanghai is home now, and a lot more Western comforts are readily available here in 2008 than there were just a few years ago. So when people ask the "what do you miss" question, we generally draw a blank on specifics and answer with something vague like, "People and places mostly." more ›