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Voting results for
November 7, 2005


Tour a city market and learn about traditional food
46% with 228 votes

Watch a group of older women make thread for kimonos
10% with 49 votes

Make tofu with a local
44% with 216 votes


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Photo & Video Gallery: November 7, 2005

Yesterday's winning vote sent us to a city market to learn about traditional foods. View video and photos from our tour, below. Then cast your vote to pick the next destination, and return tomorrow for new postings.
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Wonder Food
Photograph by Gianluca Colla

Tofu, the most common source of protein in the Okinawan diet, is often made in small one-person kitchens. This mineral-rich and cholesterol-free food has been associated with reducing the rates of heart disease and certain cancers.


 

 



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