Tagged with 'food'
The Meat-Guzzler
Mark Bittman, author of the NYTimes’ 10-year old Minimalist cooking column and a recently published vegetarian cookbook, though not himself a vegetarian, has written an excellent article detailing the costs to the environment of the modern, high-meat consuming diet.
Perhaps the best hope for change lies in consumers’ becoming aware of the true costs of industrial meat production. “When you look at environmental problems in the U.S.,” says Professor Eshel, “nearly all of them have their source in food production and in particular meat production. And factory farming is ‘optimal’ only as long as degrading waterways is free. If dumping this stuff becomes costly — even if it simply carries a non-zero price tag — the entire structure of food production will change dramatically.”
I’ve been mostly vegetarian (plus fish, dairy and eggs) for about a year now.
NYT on Organic Wal-Mart
The NYT has an excellent article on new organic trends at Wal-Mart and the economic impact. The entire article is worth reading, but here's my favorite nugget:…
The price of flour...
DeLong's analysis starts with the fact that in 1500 the average family lived not far above subsistence. They could do little more than feed themselves with their labor--DeLong…
The Secret Life of Ketchup & Mustard
This essay by Malcolum Gladwell traces the rise of specialty mustards and the complications of marketing fancy ketchups. Here's an excerpt, but the whole thing is interesting:…
I finally know why so many Indian dishes have curry in them
There's a scientific explanation for spicy food.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/03/980305053307.htm
Basically, places with hot climates develop…