Recently I made crispy roast pork belly, a classic Cantonese dish, for a potluck. There have been a few requests for the recipe, which I will include below, but first I would like to talk about animal welfare in meat farming. I went to the local Asian market for this dish’s ingredients. Interestingly, there is now a sizable selection of… Continue reading Not just lipstick on a pig
Last week I wrote two entries to debunk commonly circulated “hacks” about supermarket shopping. Let’s tackle a few more today. 4. Produce is sprayed with water to add weight. A complaint I often hear is that produce in the wet case (usually along the edges of the produce department) is misted with water so grocers can charge for the… Continue reading Debunking supermarket “hacks” (Part 3)
Picking up from from yesterday’s Part 1, let’s continue debunking common grocery shopping “hacks.” Again, the point isn’t to wag a finger at people who offer up the “hacks,” but to provide an alternate perspective, rooted in common sense, on how food shopping can be done smarter. 2. Ignore the flashy eye-level attraction: It is often said that big food brands… Continue reading Debunking supermarket “hacks” (Part 2)
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