Article 6DWAE Janet Yellen inadvertently ate hallucinogenic mushrooms in China – and started a trend

Janet Yellen inadvertently ate hallucinogenic mushrooms in China – and started a trend

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Helen Sullivan
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I was not aware that these mushrooms had hallucinogenic properties. I learned that later,' the US Treasury secretary told CNN

US treasury secretary Janet Yellen has started a craze in China for a magic mushroom-based dish called Jian shou qing, or see hand blue", after she was spotted eating the fungi, known for being hallucinogenic, while on a visit to Beijing in July.

I went with this large group of people and the person who'd arranged our dinner did the ordering. There was a delicious mushroom dish I was not aware that these mushrooms had hallucinogenic properties. I learned that later," she told CNN.

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