The Joy of SPAM
And since I’ve been discussing canned foods, let me say something about SPAM. In the late 1980s I found myself in the Hawaiian Islands. SPAM was everywhere. Here’s a rundown…
Read moreIs the fresh the enemy of good canned food?
There’s that wise old saw that the best is the enemy of the good. And I’ve been wondering recently if the drumbeat that fresh vegetables (and other foods) are the…
Read moreReinventing Olive Oil
Large olive producers, civil servants, and scientists get together. Their aim: to transform olive oil manufacture. Their market: an international one beyond the Mediterranean that will pay twice the current…
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