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“The more that the pig comes to signify Jewish identity, the more it comes to signify Christian identity, and vice versa.”

“What kind of food system do we want for the future? What kind of questions should we be asking? Whose questions matter? What kind of questions matter and what kind of expertise is considered relevant to the question of what the future of food should be like?”

“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.