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“On the eve of a quarter day, the time is liminal, so there’s kind of a thinning of the space between the real world and the other world.”

Gilda; how Rita Hayworth might have inspired the original anchovy-on-a-toothpick

“In a way, the multinational food industry is providing solutions for women.”

What foods do poor people buy when they have a bit more money? What you might expect, but not as much of it as you might expect.

“Is it because of high prices? Is it because of low incomes? Or is it because … you can’t see, taste, or smell the nutritional composition of food?”

”You know, anchovies are in our blood. My family’s been eating them for 500 years.” Er, no. Not really.

Somewhat sad to see Marion Nestle, with whom I almost always agree, linking, without question or comment, to an article in a pet-food trade journal which suggests that insect protein is a key solution to a sustainable pet food industry. The article contains some eye-opening numbers for the pet food business in the US and […]

To some, they’re stinky little fish in a tin can. To others, they’re a deep hit of umami delight that honour the work of women.

”Insect farming mostly adds an inefficient and expensive layer to the food system we already have.”

The diease that has already killed 11 million olive trees in the south of Puglia might be a blessing in disguise