The US Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, revealed in the last few hours that ate hallucinogenic mushrooms during a dinner in a restaurant in Beijing during his trip to the capital of Chinain the framework of the meetings to rebuild relations with the Asian giant.
“I went with a large group of people who organized dinner and ordered food. There was a delicious mushroom dish. I didn’t know that those mushrooms had hallucinogenic properties. I found out later”, the highest-ranking official in economic matters of the US Government revealed in an interview with CNN.
Laughing, the head of the US Treasury explained that the mushrooms did not generate any psychedelic effect since they had gone through a cooking process. “I found that when these mushrooms are well cooked, and I’m sure they were because it’s a very good restaurant, they don’t have any effect,” she said.
Yellen’s presence in the Yi Zuo Yi Wang restaurant (In and out)from the capital, was disseminated on the Internet Weibo for chinese blogger after he observed her in the place together with a group of diners.
“When I passed their table on the way to the bathroom, I slowed down to take a look at the dishes they ordered,” the user said.
The mushroom that Janet Yellen tried
The restaurant owners confirmed that the 77-year-old woman was present. “US Secretary of the Treasury Yellen was here,” they posted on his Weibo account.
In addition, they gave details of the dishes they chose for dinner. It was a fungus called jian shou qingalso know as asian lanmaoa, typical of the gastronomy of Yunnan, a province located in southern China and bordering Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar.
From the restaurant they pointed out that “it is true that he came just after landing in China.” Also, the staff at the place said they loved mushrooms. “He ordered four servings of jian shou qing (a kind of wild mushroom from Yunnan). It was an extremely magical day,” they added.
The local food blogger also added that in addition to mushrooms, Yellen’s group ate other typical local dishes: herb-grilled fish, pickled-stir-fried Yunnan wild vegetables with potato wedges, and cold rice noodles.
Jian shou qing, also known as Lanmaoa asiatica.jpg
Trip to china
During his trip to ChinaThe US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellenmet in beijing, Chinawith the chinese vice premier responsible for economic policy, He Lifengbefore whom he acknowledged that both countries compete with each other “but they must do it under some rules“.
“I think that China and the United States compete with each other but they must under some rulesand so it will benefit both“said the Secretary of the Treasury, of official visit in china since two days ago. Yellen also claimed that Washington Has “Concerns” About China’s “Some Economic Practices” and that he hopes that “he can correct them appropriately.”
“I hope that both powers can interact and work together despite the tensions, because there is room for more trade and more bilateral investment”, he claimed. He also pointed out that the world faces great challenges, from economic recovery to climate change, and that it is the duty of both “address them”.
Source: Ambito
