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FRANCE, GIRONDE (33), ARCACHON BASIN, AERIAL VIEW OF BIRDS ISLAND (ILE AUX OISEAUX), COMPOSED OF SLIKKE (MUDFLATS FLOODED TWICE A DAY), SCHORRE (SALTY MEADOWS) AND ESTEYS (SMALL WATERCOURSES) Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cup and spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2025, in Tokyo shows a spoon and a cup developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that enhances the taste of saltiness and umami of low-sodium foods with the power of electricity.

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Cup and spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2025, in Tokyo shows a spoon and a cup developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that enhances the taste of saltiness and umami of low-sodium foods with the power of electricity.

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Cup and spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2025, in Tokyo shows a spoon and a cup developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that enhances the taste of saltiness and umami of low-sodium foods with the power of electricity.

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Low-salt ramen with spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2024, in Tokyo shows Electric Salt Spoon, a tableware-type device developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that enhances the salty and umami taste of low-sodium foods with the power of electricity, and a bowl of ramen with 30 percent less salt than regular ramen developed by Ippudo, Japan's nationwide Hakata ramen chain, to go with the spoon.

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Daily Life In Turkey

Lahmacun, eggplant and ayran, a salty yogourt Turkish drink, in a restaurant in Gaziantep, Turkey, on the 25th October 2023. Gaziantep is one of the best destination for food in the country. Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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British expats savor special flavors of Zongzi delicacy in China's Nanning

STORY: British expats savor special flavors of Zongzi delicacy in China's Nanning SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): LUKE & ALEX, British expats living in Nanning, China 2. various of British expats tasting Zongzi STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): LUKE & ALEX, British expats living in Nanning, China "Look what we got! Oh wow, what's that? These are Dragon Boat Festival gifts from our friends from Nanning. We have their sweet ones and we have salty ones. Do you know which is which? I don't know. It could be any. Any could be any. Right. So we'll try. Pick one we open first. Let me see if this is the sweet one. So, Zongzi is glutinous rice and inside you have sweet filling or savory filling, and it's wrapped in a leaf. So like Jiaozi (Chinese dumplings), we know that Zongzi has many different flavors. If you think this is the sweet one, I'm guessing these are salty. Try it. It's like opening a prese

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Kirin to sell spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on May 20, 2024, shows a spoon developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that uses a faint electrical current to enhance salty and umami flavors, with online sales of the product to start the same day priced at 19,800 yen ($125). Meiji University Professor Homei Miyashita, who jointly developed the technology, won the Ig Nobel Nutrition prize in 2023.

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-QIONGHAI-AUTOMOBILE TEST SITE(CN)

(240509) -- HAIKOU, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A car is being tested for salty fog corrosion in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, May 7, 2024. The earliest automobile test site in China is in Qionghai City. Every year, hundreds of cars are transported here to be tested before hitting the market. The test site covers an area of 1,200 mu (80 hectares), with high-speed roads, exposure fields and other facilities, which can carry out various tests and evaluations such as vehicle reliability, durability, and intelligent assisted driving. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

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Australian expat explores folk song culture in S China

STORY: Australian expat explores folk song culture in S China SHOOTING DATE: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: ZHONGSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Adam learning about Chinese salty-water songs STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): ADAM MAWSON, Australian expat living in Zhongshan "What a wonderful song! How come I've never heard it before?" SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU RONGMEI, Inheritor of Zhongshan salty-water song "This is a folk song of Dan people (historically known as the "Boat People,") in Tanzhou, Zhongshan." SOUNDBITE (English): ADAM MAWSON, Australian expat living in Zhongshan "Hello. My name is Adam. Today, I've come to the birthplace of Zhongshan folk songs-Tanzhou. Zhongshan salty-water song is a microcosm of Zhongshan folk songs and is one of China's national intangible cultural heritages. It is said that the Zhongshan salty-water song has been passed down for over 300 years." The Zhongshan salty-water song from Tanzhou town is the oldest with t

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Saltwater fish farm brings a taste of ocean to inland region

STORY: Saltwater fish farm brings a taste of ocean to inland region SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hongqi Farm STORYLINE: In northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which is over a thousand miles away from the coast, a farm cultivating saltwater fish is redefining the local understanding of seafood and fisherman. Hongqi Farm, located in Atux City of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, began a bold experiment to raise saltwater fish in saline-alkali water. Flowing in abundance from a nearby valley, the salty water has long been seen as unusable wastewater. With the assistance funds from south China's Guangdong Province, the farm has managed to fertilize the saline-alkali water naturally to simulate a marine water environment, and it has built an automatic purification system that allows the water to be reused. Saltwater seafood options from prawns to lobsters have been piloted

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUQIA-PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMPS-BREEDING (CN)

(230929) -- URUMQI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shengguo examines the Pacific white shrimps he breeds under the guidance of an agrotechnician at a breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2023. Far from the crashing waves and salty sea air, Jiang Shengguo is busy carefully examining the Pacific white shrimps he breeds in a pond in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City, which is nestled just 100 km away from China's largest desert Taklimakan. TO GO WITH "Defying geography -- breeding Pacific white shrimps at desert edge" (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUQIA-PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMPS-BREEDING (CN)

(230929) -- URUMQI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shengguo (1st R) communicates with breeders on the breeding techniques of the Pacific white shrimps at a breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2023. Far from the crashing waves and salty sea air, Jiang Shengguo is busy carefully examining the Pacific white shrimps he breeds in a pond in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City, which is nestled just 100 km away from China's largest desert Taklimakan. TO GO WITH "Defying geography -- breeding Pacific white shrimps at desert edge" (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUQIA-PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMPS-BREEDING (CN)

(230929) -- URUMQI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows shrimps at a breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Far from the crashing waves and salty sea air, Jiang Shengguo is busy carefully examining the Pacific white shrimps he breeds in a pond in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City, which is nestled just 100 km away from China's largest desert Taklimakan. TO GO WITH "Defying geography -- breeding Pacific white shrimps at desert edge" (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-WUQIA-PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMPS-BREEDING (CN)

(230929) -- URUMQI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows a view of a Pacific white shrimps breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Far from the crashing waves and salty sea air, Jiang Shengguo is busy carefully examining the Pacific white shrimps he breeds in a pond in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City, which is nestled just 100 km away from China's largest desert Taklimakan. TO GO WITH "Defying geography -- breeding Pacific white shrimps at desert edge" (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)

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Wild swans arrive in China's Korla to spend winter

STORY: Wild swans arrive in China's Korla to spend winter DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild swans wintering in Korla 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TURSUN AHMAD, Leader of the "swan squad" 3. various of wild swans STORYLINE: The number of wild swans spending the winter in Korla, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region since this year has reached more than 480. The birds, under second-class national protection, have been spending winters in the city since 2006. Korla has set up a special "swan squad" to monitor the bird's number, feed and offer assistance. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TURSUN AHMAD, Leader of the "swan squad" "Swans like nothing greasy or salty, so we chose to feed them plain naan bread, with no oil, no salt, which are good for their health. We check the number of swans every day. There are over 400 swans today. We ordered 250 pieces of naan for them." With the care, the number of wild swans has been increasing

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Universities active in development of new foodstuffs

SAGA, Japan - Takahiro Ogawa of venture firm Nokendo grows the salty vegetable Barafu in Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2009.

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Israel proves life resilience near Dead Sea

STORY: Israel proves life resilience near Dead Sea DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of vegetables at a farm called Vidor Center 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NAFTALI LAZAROVICH, Professor at Israel's Ben Gurion-Negev University 4. various of drylands near the Dea Sea 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NAFTALI LAZAROVICH, Professor at Israel's Ben Gurion-Negev University 6. various of the Dead Sea STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "Here I am on the shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the surface of the Earth. Life can be barely found here due to the hyper-salty water. But not quite far away from here, Israeli farmers manage to plant a variety of vegetables despite soil salinization." The Dead Sea is not only the lowest point on Earth but also one of the saltiest lakes. Due to the high salinity content, people can enjoy floating on the waters easily without

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Turkish company eyes vast business opportunities at China's import expo

STORY: Turkish company eyes vast business opportunities at China's import expo DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 5th CIIE in Shanghai 2. various of snack by Eti Export Group 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ERDINC AYHAN, President of Eti Export Group 4. various of city view in China 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ERDINC AYHAN, President of Eti Export Group STORYLINE: Turkish companies view the ongoing 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) as a premium platform to seek business opportunities and further tap into the vast consumer market of China and beyond. Eti, one of the leading brands of Türkiye's snack industry, aims to stock the shelves in China with a wide array of products tailored to Chinese consumers' tastes. The company has put 25 products on display in Shanghai, prioritizing salty snacks, chocolate and oatmeal products. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ERDINC AYHAN, President of Eti Export Group "The selection of Chinese consumers i

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Chinese entrepreneur helps Kenyans get access to safe drinking water

STORY: Chinese entrepreneur helps Kenyans get access to safe drinking water DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:57 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of introducing and promoting water purifiers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHONG YANXIONG, Co-founder and CEO, iClear Wellife Service Limited 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WALTER WAMAE, Customer in Nairobi 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FLOSSY CHERUIYOT, HR and administration manager, iClear Wellife Service Limited 7. various of customers using water purifiers STORYLINE: Having lived in Africa for six years, Chinese entrepreneur Zhong Yanxiong is now on a mission to revolutionize water treatment by leveraging Reverse Osmosis (RO) for households and offices. The 34-year-old man is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of iClear Wellife Service Limited, a start-up company based in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. In many areas in Kenya, a high density of minerals in water makes it salty and hard to taste. RO can remove 90 percent of the min

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SICHUAN CUISINE (CN)

(220611) -- CHENGDU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A cook demonstrates the cooking skills to produce Sichuan cuisine in Chengdu Sichuan Cuisine Museum in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 5, 2022. Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight Chinese culinary specialties. Bean sauce, or Doubanjiang, is commonly referred to as "the soul of Sichuan cuisine." Doubanjiang is a spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices. The technique of producing doubanjiang was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Sichuan cuisine, including doubanjiang, is a reflection of the distinctive and profound local culture. Cooking skills related to Sichuan cuisine integrate the wisdom of local people, as an important part of Bashu culture along with the Sichuan dialect and opera. The cooking skills to produce Sichuan cuisine made it onto the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2021. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SICHUAN CUISINE (CN)

(220611) -- CHENGDU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children try grinding soybeans into small bits with a hand-powered stone mill in Chengdu Sichuan Cuisine Museum in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 5, 2022. Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight Chinese culinary specialties. Bean sauce, or Doubanjiang, is commonly referred to as "the soul of Sichuan cuisine." Doubanjiang is a spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices. The technique of producing doubanjiang was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Sichuan cuisine, including doubanjiang, is a reflection of the distinctive and profound local culture. Cooking skills related to Sichuan cuisine integrate the wisdom of local people, as an important part of Bashu culture along with the Sichuan dialect and opera. The cooking skills to produce Sichuan cuisine made it onto the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2021. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SICHUAN CUISINE (CN)

(220611) -- CHENGDU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows the production line in Sichuan Pixiandouban Co., Ltd. in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight Chinese culinary specialties. Bean sauce, or Doubanjiang, is commonly referred to as "the soul of Sichuan cuisine." Doubanjiang is a spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices. The technique of producing doubanjiang was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Sichuan cuisine, including doubanjiang, is a reflection of the distinctive and profound local culture. Cooking skills related to Sichuan cuisine integrate the wisdom of local people, as an important part of Bashu culture along with the Sichuan dialect and opera. The cooking skills to produce Sichuan cuisine made it onto the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SICHUAN CUISINE (CN)

(220611) -- CHENGDU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows a modern drying yard of Sichuan Pixiandouban Co., Ltd. in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight Chinese culinary specialties. Bean sauce, or Doubanjiang, is commonly referred to as "the soul of Sichuan cuisine." Doubanjiang is a spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices. The technique of producing doubanjiang was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Sichuan cuisine, including doubanjiang, is a reflection of the distinctive and profound local culture. Cooking skills related to Sichuan cuisine integrate the wisdom of local people, as an important part of Bashu culture along with the Sichuan dialect and opera. The cooking skills to produce Sichuan cuisine made it onto the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2021. (Xinhua/Tang Wenhao)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SICHUAN CUISINE (CN)

(220611) -- CHENGDU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member processes bean sauce in Sichuan Pixiandouban Co., Ltd. in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 9, 2022. Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight Chinese culinary specialties. Bean sauce, or Doubanjiang, is commonly referred to as "the soul of Sichuan cuisine." Doubanjiang is a spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices. The technique of producing doubanjiang was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Sichuan cuisine, including doubanjiang, is a reflection of the distinctive and profound local culture. Cooking skills related to Sichuan cuisine integrate the wisdom of local people, as an important part of Bashu culture along with the Sichuan dialect and opera. The cooking skills to produce Sichuan cuisine made it onto the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SICHUAN CUISINE (CN)

(220611) -- CHENGDU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows a drying yard of Sichuan Pixiandouban Co., Ltd. in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight Chinese culinary specialties. Bean sauce, or Doubanjiang, is commonly referred to as "the soul of Sichuan cuisine." Doubanjiang is a spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices. The technique of producing doubanjiang was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Sichuan cuisine, including doubanjiang, is a reflection of the distinctive and profound local culture. Cooking skills related to Sichuan cuisine integrate the wisdom of local people, as an important part of Bashu culture along with the Sichuan dialect and opera. The cooking skills to produce Sichuan cuisine made it onto the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SICHUAN CUISINE (CN)

(220611) -- CHENGDU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Huiqiang, deputy curator of the Chengdu Sichuan Cuisine Museum, cooks Kung Pao chicken, a typical Sichuan dish, in the museum in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 9, 2022. Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight Chinese culinary specialties. Bean sauce, or Doubanjiang, is commonly referred to as "the soul of Sichuan cuisine." Doubanjiang is a spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices. The technique of producing doubanjiang was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Sichuan cuisine, including doubanjiang, is a reflection of the distinctive and profound local culture. Cooking skills related to Sichuan cuisine integrate the wisdom of local people, as an important part of Bashu culture along with the Sichuan dialect and opera. The cooking skills to produce Sichuan cuisine made it onto the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2021. (Xinhua/Tang Wenhao)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SICHUAN CUISINE (CN)

(220611) -- CHENGDU, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Huiqiang (R), deputy curator of the Chengdu Sichuan Cuisine Museum, helps as he teaches a tourist to cook Kung Pao chicken, a typical Sichuan dish, in the museum in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 9, 2022. Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight Chinese culinary specialties. Bean sauce, or Doubanjiang, is commonly referred to as "the soul of Sichuan cuisine." Doubanjiang is a spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices. The technique of producing doubanjiang was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Sichuan cuisine, including doubanjiang, is a reflection of the distinctive and profound local culture. Cooking skills related to Sichuan cuisine integrate the wisdom of local people, as an important part of Bashu culture along with the Sichuan dialect and opera. The cooking skills to produce Sichuan cuisine made it onto the list of China's national intangible cultural her

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Salty O'Rourke film (1945)

William Demarest, Alan Ladd & Stanley Clements Characters: Smitty,Salty O'Rourke & Johnny Cates Film: Salty O'Rourke (1945) Director: Raoul Walsh 25 April 1945 Date: 25-Apr-1945

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Salty O'Rourke film (1945)

Gail Russell & Alan Ladd Characters: Barbara Brooks & Salty O'Rourke Film: Salty O'Rourke (1946) Director: Raoul Walsh 25 April 1945 Date: 25-Apr-1945

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Universities active in development of new foodstuffs

SAGA, Japan - Takahiro Ogawa of venture firm Nokendo grows the salty vegetable Barafu in Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture on Sept. 10, 2009. (Kyodo)