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Pork slice cooks on marble during China heatwave
A creative TV reporter in Shanghai cooks a slice of pork on outdoor marble to illustrate the city's heatwave.
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10:52AM BST 31 Jul 2013
More than 10 people have died in China's commercial hub Shanghai, a local health official said Wednesday as the city swelters in its highest temperatures for at least 140 years.
Much of China is in the grip of a summer heatwave, and the China Meteorological Administration issued a high temperature warning for several eastern and central provinces, saying temperatures could reach 41 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
Temperatures surpassed 38 Celsius in almost all areas of Shanghai on Wednesday, peaking at 39.8 C in the central Xujiahui district in the afternoon, according to local weather statistics.
Footage of a slice of pork cooked through in 10 minutes on outdoor stone slab, taken by a Shanghai TV station, has gone viral online.
The TV reporter can be heard saying that when the pork is placed on the stone slab, after 30 seconds, one side is white and after 10 minutes, the pork is 80 per cent cooked.
"It turns out that the only difference between me and roast meat is a pinch of cumin," joked one Weibo user.
Source: AFP/Sina News
