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January '07

From Hari Sono: Hello, I know there is a lot of confusion over Hunza Bread. You can never get a straight answer on the web (go figure) as to what Hunza is made of. Some say it's made with
glacier milk and buckwheat, some say it's millet and carrots. I found a recipe that made sense to me. This recipe (free online) is made with buckwheat and molasses, honey and some baking powder, cane sugar, and some other all-natural organic stuff. You bake it on a flat sheet about an inch thick or so, and cut it into little squares. I don't know about the magic weight-loss properties but it is dense and filling, and all that great insoluble fiber does expand in your stomach making you feel well-fed
for a while. It's full of potassium and magnesium, as well as all the fiber (buckwheat is awesome stuff) so I guess it's healthier than those crappy sugary health bars they sell. I love the stuff, it's my breakfast
and a great snack too. I would suggest you try it. H.

Editor's Note: Even though we vowed not to publish any more info on Hunza, we couldn't resist this one. Fill you tummy with insoluble fiber for breakfast! How's that for a great start on your day?

And in response to that email, we received the following from

DarkHarvest: hello: My wife made a batch of this a few weeks ago. She had a recipe that used molasses, honey and buckwheat flower among a few other things. Well, to be honest my wife hated it, and as for myself, I tried to like it but was very rough going down it was a lot easier to eat with milk. Smells like ginger bread, has texture of a brownie, and tastes like ginger bread with pungent molasses. So there ya have it.

Editor's note: Could this be true?

Winter 2007: We will promise to print more Reader Responses next year, especially the interesting ones.

Re Hunza: We continue to get feedback from the Hunza Bread article, most of it from people who have a different recipe. We've already covered that ground: there are as many Hunza bread recipes as there are cooks. Also, we know that Hunza is not Hungarian, but lots of other people don't. Please don't tell us about that any longer. Hunza bread can have raisins, or not, it can have sugar, or not, it can be a flat bread or a raised loaf. It comes in lots of configurations. It will only work as a diet bread if you eat fewer calories. You need to burn more calories than you consume in order to lose weight. It doesn't really matter what kind of calories they are. The people who seem to be getting most upset are the engineering types who don't understand THE ART of cooking. Bottom line: nobody has written us to tell us that they lost weight eating Hunza Bread.

Re Lions: We're really getting tired of posting lion statue photos.

Re moss: We have published "the last word" on moss. We don't need any more moss information.

Re hotels: our hotel directory is incomplete but we are no longer adding hotel information. It's easier to search directly for the hotel you'd like to stay in.

Summer 2006 Issue:

FYI regarding the Moon Bear Problem. There's a link with the latest update from The Animals Asia Foundation. They are making steady progress in rehabilitating some of the bears. We're all hoping that the Chinese people will come to realize that this form of cruelty towards animals is unconscionable. Perhaps one day no bears will have to suffer these horrors. Click here to go to the Foundation's website.

If you've got any comments, or anything else to share, feel free to send it along. We're happy to hear from you. Dianne -- Contact us at: editor@clevermag.com

PS: Wanna read the old stuff? Really? Here's Volume 1 and Volume 2. Some of it got lost, sniff...