And one recurring theme in the lightweight debate of 2014, is noodles, Ramen Noodles to be exact. At a GST-free 50 cents per pack, it's poor people's food - and Belizeans consume 960 thousand single packs of Ramen per month.
That prompted the Leader of The Opposition in his official response to called it a "noodles-budget". He did so yesterday with an extended commentary, the after effects of which were still being felt today:..
Hon. Francis Fonseca, Leader of the Opposition
"Noodles budget; more and more Belizean families forced on to a steady diet of ramens, a steady diet of noodles and you can 
pick your flavor. You know on the street Mr. Speaker every flavor got a minister name, on the street everyone got a name; chicken is after the honorable member for Port Loyola. Chicken is Boots. Beef is the honorable member for Cayo Central and of course Mr. Speaker the big boss is given the privilege of having the name for Shrimp."
Hon. Mark King, Lake Independence
"Well Mr. Speaker I can tell him: I don't know where he grew up, but I grew up eating corn beef, I still eat sausage, sardine and damn right I eat noodles with my kids every single day."
Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Pickstock
"How do we come down to ramen being articulated by the Leader of the Opposition? That's an absence and barrenness of mind."
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