Does Chilean Sea Bass come from Chile?

Chilean Sea Bass, also known as the Patagonian toothfish, lives in the deep waters in southern oceans near and around Antarctica. Chile’s southern tip reaches all the way down to Tierra del Fuego and Antarctica.

Why is the Patagonian Toothfish called “Chilean Sea Bass”?
The US State Department reports:

The Chileans were the first to market toothfish commercially […]

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Posted July 18, 2008 in Ask Pepe | 1 Comment »

Made in Chile: 2008 Summer Olympic Medals

The Olympic medals for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics are made from metals mined in Chile.

According to a Bloomberg report, the mining company BHP Billiton handed over the medals to the Olympic organizers earlier in July:
The 2,000 gold medals — each plated with at least six grams (0.2 ounces) of the precious metal — were […]

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Posted July 11, 2008 in In the News | 2 Comments »