thoughts of food
A peek at Cargill’s profits.
“Cargill’s business model has worked for 158 years. Follow the money and you’ll see it ain’t broken yet.” ~ learn more
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thoughts of food
The science of great NYC bagels.
This NPR article says it’s not the water, it’s the process. “Traditionally, Coppedge tells The Salt, the chilled dough rings are poached or boiled in a solution of water and malt barley for anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes. […]
thoughts of food
Gen Z has declared pickles are cool now.
“Centuries after European immigrants began selling the humble brined veg from their Lower East Side pushcarts, the younger generation has become obsessed with the deli sandwich’s best friend. Crunch the numbers at TikTok, and you’ll see — the hashtags #pickle […]
thoughts of food
The man behind the world’s hottest pepper.
“Everybody thinks peppers are hot. There is no actual heat in peppers. … It cannot burn a hole in your esophagus. It can’t destroy your taste buds. It can’t hurt your stomach. It doesn’t cause ulcers. Nothing can happen to […]
thoughts of food
European Commission proposes loosening rules for gene-edited plants.
“GMOs have historically faced stiff opposition in Europe. The draft law would enable the release of new crop varieties, such as disease-resistant potatoes that would require far less fungicide, says Matin Qaim, an agricultural economist at the University of Bonn. […]
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Transgenic soybeans could replace pork, by producing pig proteins.
GMO creativity. “Although the details of Moolec’s molecular farming technology are a trade secret, the company states that it has added pig genes to the genome of regular soya plants. As a result, a quarter of the proteins in those […]
thoughts of food
MrBeast Burgers to become a zombie.
The biggest YouTuber in the world launched a virtual burger brand during the pandemic selling Beast Burgers from 2,000 ghost kitchen locations. Now he’s “moving on” from the brand. He would prefer to turn it off altogether, “But the company […]
thoughts of food
Lab grown chicken gets USDA approval for sale.
I imagine it will be expensive for a while. “There is still some secrecy around this question, but the company has announced that the first batch of Good Meat will be sold to well-regarded chef and humanitarian José Andrés, who […]
thoughts of food
12 “healthy” foods that actually aren’t that healthy.
Say it ain’t so, veggie chips… The content team at Nutrisense is on fire with the high quality nutrition education! ~ learn more
thoughts of food
Consumer-obsessed: food as medicine.
An insightful new report from the team at Listen Ventures. ~ learn more