Real food fake food: why you don't know what you're eating and what you can do about it
Olmsted, LarryUnknown
Algonquin books of chapel hill (New York, 2017) (eng) English9781616207410UnknownUnknownARTIFICIAL FOODS--POPULAR WORKS; UnknownYou've seen the headlines - Parmesan cheese made from wood pulp. Lobster rolls containing no lobster at all. Extra virgin olive oil that isn't. So many fake foods are in our supermarkets, our restaurants, and our kitchen cabinets that it's hard to know what we're eating anymore. In Real Food / Fake Food, award winning journalist Larry Olmsted convinces us why real food matters and empowers consumers to make smarter choices. Olmsted brings readers into the unregulated food industry, revealing the shocking deception that extends from high end foods like olive oil, wine, and Kobe beef to everyday staples such as coffee, honey, juice, and cheese. It's a massive bait and switch in which counterfeiting is rampant and in which the consumer ultimately pays the price. But Olmsted does more than show us what foods to avoid. A bona fide gourmand, he travels to the sources of the real stuff to help us recognise what to look for, eat, and savor: genuine Parmigiano Reggiano from Italy, fresh caught grouper from Florida, authentic port from Portugal. Real foods that are grown, raised, produced, and prepared with care by masters of their craft. Part cautionary tale, part culinary crusade, Real Food / Fake Food is addictively readable, mouthwateringly enjoyable, and utterly relevant.
Physical dimension
xvii, 324 p.20 cm.Unknown
Summary / review / table of contents
Real food, perfected: A day in the life of Parma --
What is fake food? --
Fishy fish --
Spoiled oils: Olive and "truffle" --
What's in a name?: Real foods come from real places --
Q: Where's the Kobe beef? A: Not on your plate --
Champagne and scotch: The sincerest form of flattery --
Cheesy cheeses --
Fine wines and not-so-fine wines --
The other red (and white) meat? --
Fakes, fakes, and more fakes: What else is there? --
Appendix: Acronyms to know.