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I could use the list from there and maybe leave out 3:

https://europebackpacker.com/traditional-european-food/

Only I'll put paella first, gyros second and goulash third.

What about you?

kiaa

Scientists have long referred to meat as “the building blocks of delicious meals.” In an effort to catalog the world’s most popular (and unpopular) types of meat into an informative and easy-to-reference tabular form, I give you the Periodic Table of Meat!

kiaa

abomvubuso

Russia unveils 'tasty' McDonald's substitute

Fast food giant McDonald's pulled out of Russia in protest at the invasion of Ukraine and sold its restaurants here - more than 800 - to Russian businessman Alexander Govor.

McDonald's did a lot to blaze the path for fast food in Russia, not just by setting standards for service expectations but setting up supply chains. Teremok, a familiar name that comes from Russian children's literature in a similar way that McDonald's does (remember Old MacDonald and his farm?) has been a champion of consistency in a market where food services businesses have struggled to maintain regular menus and quality.

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nairiporter

Another large producer removed from the global market. With both Russia and Ukraine removed many had pinned their hopes to India. But with the current heat wave India has decided to ban wheat exports, in an attempt to make prices fall in their domestic market. This will push the price of wheat even higher and contribute to the already ongoing global food crisis:

India bans wheat exports amid severe heat wave

This will push the price of food of all kinds higher. When a major grain gets more expensive, the demand for other grains/foods increases, causing a run on those foods as well. The world is in for some turbulent times, I'm afraid. And some regimes, be they authoritarian or democratic or something in between, are going to struggle to survive.

I'm afraid the ongoing war is designed for a long confrontation. And the Kremlin is hitting where its positions are strong, the West is causing damage to the Russian economy, the Kremlin is provoking a food crisis. Both sides end up hitting the wallets of ordinary citizens. The West certainly does not expect hunger riots, it's just that people will eat less in Africa... however, the fact that food will become more expensive for ordinary citizens is an upcoming fact... how much more expensive is also a very interesting question.

kiaa

Yes, that's right: New science tells us that overeating doesn't make us fat. But getting fat makes you overeat. Take a moment to digest that.

STUDY: WEIGHT GAIN CAUSED BY EATING SPECIFIC FOODS, NOT EATING TOO MUCH

Also, https://thebeet.com/overeating-doesnt-make-you-fat-study-finds-getting-fat-makes-you-overeat/

Foods to avoid:
sodas and sugary drinks, including fruit juice with added sugars
cakes, pastries, cookies, desserts, and sweet treats
white bread, pasta, and rice
takeaway meals and ready-meals with added sugars and trans fats
potatoes and fries
chips and processed snacks
dried fruit
packaged breakfast cereals and cereal bars
sweetened dairy products such as yogurt

Foods to eat:
non-starchy vegetables such as green beans, leafy greens, salad greens, peppers, zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, eggplant, Brussels sprouts, and onions
healthy fats such as olive oil, avocados, olives, nuts, and seeds
whole grains such as brown rice, quinoa, barley, spelt, and buckwheat —eat these in moderation
legumes such as chickpeas, kidney beans, navy beans, pinto beans, lentils, fava beans, and green peas —eat these in moderation

kiaa

mahnmut

nairiporter

Disruption to food production and supplies due to COVID-19 could cause more deaths from starvation than the disease itself, according to an Oxfam report...

A Tenth of the World Could Go Hungry While Crops Rot in Fields

Covid-19 is the last straw for millions of people already struggling with the impacts of conflict, climate change, inequality and a broken food system that has impoverished millions of food producers and workers.

( Read more... )

nairiporter

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52373888

The world is facing wide-spread famine of "Biblical proportions" due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has warned. 30 developing countries are risking an imminent shortage of food, 10 of them already having more than 1 million people at the brink of survival. And we're not talking of just being hungry, we're actually talking of people living in extreme conditions due to the lockdown.

Covid-19 may have already hit Africa and the Middle East just as badly as the developed world, except it is much harder to track it there. It's becoming evident that the health-care systems there will not be able to cope with the pandemic on their own, and the economic consequences will likely bring a severe shortage of resources. So we're not just talking a virus pandemic, in that case it's more about a hunger pandemic. This is about to become the worst humanitarian crisis in a century.

Unless the developed world acts swiftly to prevent this catastrophe, that is. In fact, its has already pledged 2 billion dollars of aid, but what's left is to now see it efficiently delivered and distributed. Another 350 million will be needed to create the logistical system to bring all those resources to their recipients (you know, food, medicines and medical equipment), using all means possible.

tcpip

For the following questions, I am using the phrase "sentient-free diet" to mean food intake that is not based on the premature killing of living animals. By "sentient" I mean the etymologically correct term, capable of feeling (capable of thinking is sapience). Such a diet can include vegetarians, vegans, and even people who eat carrion.

What are the best ethical reason *against* a sentient-free diet or similar? For example, the argument eating grains is worse as industrial grain productions cause the violent deaths of lots of little rodents.

I am not interested in the aesthetic reasons; yes, animals are delicious, but it is difficult to ethically argue that one's sensual desires are above the desire for another sentient being not to be eaten.

Is the consumption of one animal more or less ethically justified than another? Yes, I've seen the funny modification on the PETA "where do you draw the line" billboard. Funny, but not entirely an ethical argument. Are oysters vegan (no really, look it up)? What about consensual cannibalism among humans?

If there are no or few acceptable ethical reasons against such sentient-free diets, what are the ethical reasons against it being compulsory? "Free choice" is probably a bad argument here, because there is a victim involved and extending that reasoning would be interesting. What are the exceptions where sentient consumption is justified?

Nota bene: I recognise that there are some nutrients necessary for humans that are only found via animal-products. For example, choline which is important for brain health, vitamin B12 for the production of your red blood cells and functioning of the nervous system, and some omega-3 fatty acids. Supplements are available and necessary for all these in a sentient-free diet.

Mood: contemplative

dancesofthelight

There's an old saying that no country is more than three missed meals from a revolution. This would be especially so in a country shielded by geography from the consequences of arrogance, vainglory, and the false mythology of dead ideologies that leave bodycounts and little else to show for them.( And I looked and I beheld a black horse )
( He who sat upon it had a set of scales in his hand )
( And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying: )

I mean all of this is simple, after all. What breaks down a trade route and simply disrupts them disrupts everything, food included. That sounds bloodless and at one level it certainly will sound that way....but it may sound thus yet shall not stay thus.
( 'A quart of wheat for a denarius, a quart of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and the wine!' )
As I said, one hundred and three years ago the implosion of food supply in wartime Russia ended 300 years of Romanov rule and five years later they walked out of that with the Soviet Union in its place. An American transition would be equally bloody and a greater catastrophe not least because of too many well-armed fools that will reap what they have sown for themselves...and more bluntly for all the innocent people who were damned to live in a realm of lies who now see truth become manifest in a way that shall be impossible to deny.

Thus far this has been a fairly cushy apocalypse.

When the food starts to run low, or out, it won't be cushy anymore.

Can a country that takes gluttony for a given adjust to lean times that it can neither stop nor slow down, nor control given the realities that if it does not, Venezuelan-style mass starvation is the outcome of not doing so? How will other agricultural systems in other countries deal with it?

Reality will tell. And it probably will be either pleasant nor edifying save in another deadly lesson in how such simple things produce such awful chaos.

After all, this picture more than any other captures the souls of what is likely to follow in all its ruinous aspects.

( For the first time since leaving Ohio against my will, I'm glad I did. )

luzribeiro

...But be careful with the drinks as well tonight! :)

Anyway. Something not so political for the occasion:

( Huge map behind cut, and a few notes )

airiefairie

One-third of the entire food produced globally (worth 1 trillion dollars) goes to the waste every year, while 815 million people starve on a daily basis. This problem has attracted growing attention recently, and the worldwide campaign against food wasting is gaining momentum, now restaurants, companies and customers getting increasingly involved. All sorts of methods are employed for curbing food wasting, from zero-waste restaurants where every product and food remains is used to the maximum extent, to developing startups that help control the amount of food wasted. These efforts are motivated by the belief that food is too precious to be wasted, and that it is immoral to do it while so many people are starving.

( Some examples )

fridi

This is Coffee Snoutjuice Imperial Oatmeal Stout (11.5% alc.). My favestest beer as of late. Imperial Swedish oat stout from Brewski. Unlike other beers of this sort, the malt is felt more heavily than the coffee overtones. Well balanced, and you won't feel the high alcohol content. Maybe a few more coffee flavor would've given it a bit more scent and taste.

What about yours? Your fave beer, I mean. And I do mean real, tasty, non-mainstream, craft beer? What do you like about it in particular? And more importantly, where can I find some?

fridi

Longing for the days of yore is very commonplace among people. It could even have positive effects: nostalgia is often a driving motivational force. But some people go too far in giving in to old practices and archaic lifestyles. They reject all scientifically based medicine. They practice alternative healing that has no grounding on science or any provable foundation. They practice "paleo diets", and worship "ancient wisdom", as if ancient is equal to rational or useful.

There are even people who go to extremes in turning their back to modern life. Mark Boyle is one such example, the guy who reject money, technology, electricity, and who believes he's somehow a better person than all of us because of it. At least that's the impression I'm getting while reading his column at The Guardian, or skimming through his books. But how could one practice an extremely nature-orientated lifestyle, and in the meantime rub that lifestyle into other people's faces by using a popular Internet website, writing one article after another on your modern laptop? Sounds hypocritical, doesn't it?

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asthfghl

If you tune back to 30 years ago, you'd realize how huge the invasion of food into our lives has become today. And I don't mean the substance itself, which we used to put the emphasis on in the past. I'm talking about images of food: recipes, celebs being photographed while cooking or eating food, culinary globe-trotters sharing their gastronomic experiences from around the world, bloggers displaying their fave meals before (and often instead of) consuming them. These days, it seldom happens that a bunch of folks would sit at a table somewhere, and not bring the conversation to food (book talk used to be the fad in the days of yore; but no more).

( Ranty rant is incoherently incoherent... but you are already loving it )

oportet

If you were waiting for Hillary to connect - to have a moment where she could relate to the voters, where she would seem more like a human and less like a political robot - well, better late than never, right?

Hillary coped with loss with alcohol, junk food, and POSSIBLY xanax

Xanax and alcohol? IF TRUE, this absolutely explains the delayed concession. Maybe whoever wrote this part of her book should've had a bigger hand in campaign decisions. I know, hindsight being what it is and all - still, the public knowing things like this couldn't have made the outcome any worse.

Don't know if I would've gone with wine though - chardonnay... a little too confident - you have to have whiskey on hand for situations like this. Even when you've got a 98.653% chance to win - especially then, actually. It's multipurpose, celebration or sadness - choose your own adventure. Then again, not sure if I'd trust myself with whiskey and a barge full of fireworks...

Xanax - wouldn't be a bad choice. Everyone's a little touchy about opiods right now - probably don't need to go that direction with any possibility of a political career left.

Burgers? I like them, but it could get a little messy - wouldn't you rather lay down or at least recline and watch results come in? I'd settle for some boiled peanuts - they give you something to throw at dipshit advisers whenever a state is lost.

What's your ideal menu for monumental election night defeat, or victory?

fridi

Apparently Chipotle Mexican Grill, the popular fast-food chain, cannot stop their own downfall...

It all started when they decided to occupy the niche of fast, but healthy foods. So they started selling GMO-free products that were fresh, raw, without preservatives, hand-made, bio, organic, etc.

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kiaa - Friday fun. Traditional European Foods - what are your favourites? +3 comments
kiaa - Friday fun. The periodic table of meat
kiaa - Friday fun. The periodic table of meat
abomvubuso - A sign of Russia becoming more navel-gazing and self-sufficient +7 comments
nairiporter - The global wheat crisis +4 comments
kiaa - Friday science. It's not about the quantity. +2 comments
kiaa - Friday fun. The periodic table of meat +2 comments
mahnmut - Friday yummy... Sandwichology, the science of bacon, bread and cheese +4 comments
nairiporter - A chance for change, or a Lord of the Flies scenario in the making? +3 comments
nairiporter - Hunger is coming +2 comments
tcpip - The Ethical Eating of Sentient Life. Is it possible? +11 comments
dancesofthelight - And darkness falls like scornful thunder on the dreams of men and men's desires: +1 comment
luzribeiro - Be merry! +11 comments
airiefairie - Wasting food +1 comment
fridi - Friday off-topic. Let's talk craft beer. +2 comments
fridi - A privileged fantasy +3 comments
asthfghl - Comedo, ergo sum. +29 comments
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Talk politics.

A place to discuss politics without egomaniacal mods.

Entries tagged with food

Friday fun. Traditional European Foods - what are your favourites?

Friday fun. The periodic table of meat

Friday fun. The periodic table of meat

A sign of Russia becoming more navel-gazing and self-sufficient

The global wheat crisis

Friday science. It's not about the quantity.

Friday fun. The periodic table of meat

Friday yummy... Sandwichology, the science of bacon, bread and cheese

A chance for change, or a Lord of the Flies scenario in the making?

Hunger is coming

The Ethical Eating of Sentient Life. Is it possible?

And darkness falls like scornful thunder on the dreams of men and men's desires:

Be merry!

Wasting food

Friday off-topic. Let's talk craft beer.

A privileged fantasy

Comedo, ergo sum.

nearly Friday nearly nonsense

Chipotle's bio downfall

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