It's fun to see someone have their world view shot to hell. There are two things going on here. One is that time is a good substitute for energy when it comes to developing gluten. The other is that time develops flavour, even from a teeny amount of leaven.
I assume you already know about Craig Mod and his very interesting, and very well-documented, long walks through Japan.
@theRSAorg I am so disappointed that beyond lip service in the intro there was absolutely no further mention of trade in global food commodities. Even a brief acknowledgement of Brewster Kneen's pioneering efforts to shine a light on Cargill would have added immeasurably.
@GeoffTansey Thanks for the link to the UNCTAD report on cashews. I've not yet read it, but I wonder whether it details the World Bank's role in destroying Mozambique's cashew processing industry?
I did an episode about this a while back https://www.eatthispodcast.com/cashews/
A really great piece that I will bookmark as a good place to send people who ask the question Why Blog?
Because, as Marc Weidenbaum answers, Blogs Are Great.
When programmers take to baking: Amylase is a POKE instruction for the yeast computer.
A minor chuckle in a very good reflection on pandemic baking. https://interconnected.org/home/2021/03/30/baking
I'm happy to cop to this. My motivation is certainly not jealousy. I'm not in the business of handing out rules for how other people should behave. It is more to do with the adulation others bestow not on the rules but on the person dispensing them. And it isn't the rules, per se, it is the rest of the stuff.
@KitchenBee Obligatory https://xkcd.com/552/
In light of @kitchenbee quoting @bittman ‘You will hear, “The food system is broken”. But the truth is that it works almost perfectly for Big Food.' dont get your hopes up for the UN Food Summit.
https://genevasolutions.news/climate/human-rights-overshadowed-by-big-business-in-un-food-summit-say...
Finally got round to @DanSaladinoUK Food Programme about Charles Campion, and what a treat it was. So well put together, and a great picture of the man himself. He will be missed. Thanks Dan.