Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaSunday, November 22, 2009
I have commented on several occasions in recent weeks about seabuckthorn and the fact that the Mongolian government is promoting it as a preventative measure to H1N1. I know from the newspaper that the government is giving away seabuckthorn juice to "vulnerable" sectors of the population such as children and poor people. However, this morning when I walked into the meat section of Mercury Market, I did a double-take. Normally vendors everywhere in UB drink salty milk tea throughout their work days. But this morning as I looked around the market, every single meat seller was enjoying a nice big glass of seabuckthorn juice.
Plate o' shrimp, indeed.
