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Hi there.
It's time for an all-new episode of News Bites.
I'm Jacob Ingram.
And I'm Brody Halverson.
In today's news: A tortoise-shaped pizza, and a missing dog is found over 3200 kilometers away from home.
And in today's Tasty Tidbit: Quakes on other planets.
Stay tuned for those stories, coming up next.
像烏龜形狀的草仔粿披薩 Tortoise-Shaped Pizza
Hey pizza lovers! Get ready because there's a new pizza in town.
A popular pizza chain in Taiwan recently unveiled a new flavor of pizza.
最近在台灣一家知名的披薩連鎖店推出了一種新口味的披薩。
You won't quite believe what it is.
The pizza is shaped like a tortoise (陸龜).
The tortoise-shaped pizza has a circular base as normal, but there's a head at the front, along with two front paws and two back paws.
The pizza toppings are all green.
Going from photos, it looks like it's topped with green mochi (麻糬) and coriander.
That doesn't sound appetizing.
好噁心喔!
And get this, the head is stuffed with red bean paste (紅豆餡).
Pizza chains in Taiwan have been known to release strange flavors.
Previously there was a pizza topped with coriander (香菜), century egg (皮蛋) and pig's blood cake (豬血糕).
There was also a pizza topped with fried squid and Oreo biscuits.
That is utterly revolting.
And then there's boba pizza…
Boba pizza topped with cheese and boba balls - the same kind found in bubble milk tea.
So what are some netizens saying about the tortoise pizza?
Well, one person said, "It looks kinda cute".
Someone else said it looks like a roadkill toad (路殺蟾蜍).
But surprisingly there are some who say they want to try it.
I know I certainly don't!
Even though tortoise-shaped pizza didn't win any Michelin stars, some say it could be a hit at parties or gatherings.
But making this pizza isn't easy.
Staff at the pizza chain said it takes twenty times longer to prepare than a regular pizza.
I don't even agree with pineapple on pizza, let alone pig's blood cake, Oreos, squid or whatever else those dastardly pizza chains devise in their twisted minds.
I mean those things are not meant for pizza.
Good pizza is topped with Italian tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella (水牛起司) and salty salami (鹹鹹的義式臘腸), with some fresh basil (九層塔).
這樣才算是回味無窮齒頰留香的披薩。
I couldn't agree more, though pineapple pizza isn't so bad.
Pineapple pizza is awful!
No, it's not!
Anyway, this turtle pizza is definitely shaking things up in the pizza world.
Who knows, maybe it'll inspire even more wacky pizza creations in the future!
Please NOOOO!!!!!!!!
狗狗失蹤九個月後，在離家三千兩百公里之外被找到 Missing dog turns up nine months later and 3,200 kilometers from home
Moving swiftly on from that pizza, it's now time to talk about a heartwarming story (溫馨的故事).
It's about a missing dog that was found.
Aww!
So a little dog called Mishka was just living life in sunny California with her family.
But one day, she suddenly went missing. 牠突然失蹤了。
As you can imagine, Mishka's owners were distraught.
They searched and searched for Mishka for over nine months, couldn't find her.
They even posted on social media, but still nothing turned up.
Now, fast forward to just before Easter (復活節) in suburban Detroit, Michigan.
The local police get a call about a wandering stray dog (一隻流浪狗).
When they picked the dog up, they discovered it was Mishka! But here's the mystery: Michigan is over 3200 kilometers away from California!
How did Mishka make it that far?
Well, no one really knows.
The director of an animal welfare group thinks Mishka might have been stolen and then sold before ending up in Michigan.
Luckily, Mishka had a microchip (寵物微晶片) with her owners' information.
So the police were able to contact her family right away.
幸虧Mishka有寵物微晶片，所以警方能夠立即聯絡到牠的主人。
Mishka's owners didn't waste any time.
As soon as they got the call, they hopped on a plane (跳上飛機), then drove 10 hours to collect Mishka.
Thankfully, Mishka was found in good shape - clean, well-fed, and taken care of.
牠被照顧得很好。
After a check-up at the vets, she was ready to head back home to California.
So, there you have it - the incredible journey (不可思議的旅程) of a lost dog who found her way back home against all odds.
So in today's News Bites,
A famous pizza chain in Taiwan introduced a tortoise-shaped pizza.
It's topped with green mochi and coriander, and the head stuffed with red bean paste.
While some find it amusing or cute, others are repulsed by the idea.
Pizza chains in Taiwan have released strange creations before, using squid, Oreo and century egg as toppings.
And,
Mishka, a little dog from California, went missing.
Her owners searched for her tirelessly for over nine months, posting on social media, all to no avail.
But just before Easter, she was discovered as a stray by Michigan police, over 3200 kilometers away from her home.
Thanks to her microchip, Mishka's owners were contacted, and they promptly traveled to retrieve her.
趣味小點 Tasty Tidbit
And in today's Tasty Tidbit,
Did you know Earth is not the only place in the solar system that has quakes?
The Moon and planets Mars and Mercury also experiences quakes.
These are called Moonquakes, Marsquakes and Mercuryquakes.
And that's it for today's episode of News Bites!
If you have a fun fact, a joke or interesting news story you'd like to share with us, record your message and send us your Tasty tidbit to [email protected], and you might hear it at the end of an episode.
We'll see you next time for an exciting new episode of News Bites!