The opening of \u201cExpo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan\u201d is fast approaching. I wonder whether the exhibits on display will be sufficient to attract visitors in this twenty-first century.<\/p>\r\n
We live in an age when you can find most things online. Without making a special trip to the expo, you can get a good sense of most things on your computer screen.<\/p>\r\n
However, you cannot experience everything with a computer. Food is an obvious example. You cannot hope to understand food without actually tasting it. Computers only deal with the medium of sight and sound, and cannot convey taste.<\/p>\r\n
While there are many French and Italian restaurants in town, there are not many opportunities to try food from Zimbabwe, or Tanzania, or Sri Lanka. I hope the expo site will provide such opportunities.<\/p>\r\n
But perhaps the authorities charged with inspecting food hygiene will not allow the import of such foods. This will require some creative thinking!<\/p>\r\n
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