09-23-2010, 04:21 AM
(09-22-2010, 10:34 PM)--Pete Wrote: Hi,
(09-22-2010, 09:33 PM)Jester Wrote: Food is not just food. The 20th century has seen as much innovation in the food we eat as in anything else.
This debate between you and kandrathe has been interesting, but nothing I've felt a need to jump in on. But this comment was timely.
Yesterday, Sue looked for some soup bones at a local mega-mart. Seems that among all the canned pork and beans, frozen dinners, ready made breads, pies to go, etc., there was no room for a basic stock ingredient. Indeed, our food has changed.
As to fruits and vegetables, the main characteristic they've been bred for is a long transportation and shelf life.
--Pete
By coincidence I decided to check the lounge as I boil a pot of water to cook asparagus to accompany an omlet (with a bit of Bearnaise).
When I was little, no matter how well washed, asparagus was gritty and full of sand. Back then eggs were white and now they're brown.
"I may be old, but I'm not dead."