Tasting Journal

May282012

$shortformblog: Indian farmers’ new cash crop: “Guar has changed my life.”: Guar, a bean, is commonly used (in guar gum form) as an additive to foods such as ice cream, but that’s not what’s driven up its value tenfold in the past year — rather, guar gum is a necessary part of fracking. Really. source Find us on Twitter! • Stalk us on Facebook!$

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Indian farmers’ new cash crop: “Guar has changed my life.”: Guar, a bean, is commonly used (in guar gum form) as an additive to foods such as ice cream, but that’s not what’s driven up its value tenfold in the past year — rather, guar gum is a necessary part of fracking. Really. source

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May142012

globalvoices:

Singapore’s Health Promotion Board uses the What’s Eating Singapore? data visualizer to survey the five most popular foods in Singapore based on social media posts. It’s updated every three days. This week’s most popular food items are pizza, curry, and sushi.

food singapore

May52012

aperture24:

squid ink pasta

April252012

world-shaker:

The majority of things you buy at the grocery store come from just one of ten different companies.

food grocery store infographic

April242012

pbs-food:

Your local fishmonger is full of seafood inspiration for dinner tonight. Marc Matsumoto of NoRecipes shares how lucky timing led to this sea bream escabeche recipe.

Sea Bream Escabeche | Fresh Tastes Blog | Marc Matsumoto

April102012

theatlanticvideo:

What Are the 26 Ingredients in a Typical School Lunch Burger?

NPR’s web series Tiny Desk Kitchen investigates what chemicals like disodium inosinate are doing in kids’ food. While some ingredients add vitamins, protein, and minerals, others are raising red flags with parents.

Via Devour.

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pbs-food:

Source: VisualEconomics.com

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(Source: saltairandfarm, via ysvoice)

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