nipplecaresser
Cunning Punt
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I am also a big supporter of reducing food miles and eating what is available at that time of year. In the UK, we got used to wanting everything available all through the year. In France they are much better at using local ingredients. It does mean that restaurant menus have much less choice, something Brits find great difficulty with. It is not unusual, in rural areas, to find menus with no choices at lunchtime - one starter, one main and one dessert.We run into the same thing with venison. Some people can't get over it. I like to remind people it's free range, hormone free, all natural. So what if it was killed by a truck?
Honestly, I find food history really interesting. Some things we eat it a miracle we even figured it out. How did natives figure out nixtamalization, to makes niacin, to solve a dietary deficiency long before we even knew what niacin was???
So fascinating to think about. "Soak the corn in ashes, otherwise you'll get sick...".







