> > It is much like the chicken industry. We can buy a contaminated whole
> > chicken, or we can buy only our favorite parts of the contaminated
> > chicken, or we can have it prepared as little contaminated nuggets or
> > patties... so many choices! But if it's all dirty birdies (and it is),
> > is that really choice? Or is that tyrany?
> opt out of the chicken industry. (i did)
Yep. I can live without chicken.
If you must have chicken, I now understand why "free range" is
probably worth the extra cost. And look (good luck) for "bag chilled"
or "dry chilled" chicken.
> > I gave the Spoiled book to my buddy in the restaurant business and
> > told him it's required reading. LOL
> he may make some changes? maybe, maybe not?
He was always pretty concerned with keeping his kitchen clean, and
always bragged at his high scores when the Health Dept. did spot
inspections. But he will learn a few new reasons to stay that way. And
if he ever gets to run his own place, maybe he'll have great theme for
the restaurant (clean local food).
I didn't even finish my sentence about chicken before he said "I don't
eat chicken" and he made a terrible yucky face.
> i know the chef's where i eat and the butchers who
> supply the chef, and the farmer who raised the
> livestock... ect... so far that plan has served me well
> john
That is the perfect plan, and the big point of the book. Get connected
to where it's all coming from, thereby eliminating mystery.
She made reference to some big uproar in SF or some hip California
town because there were street vendors butchering live poultry to
order. Of course, certain folks were horrified at this animal rights
abuse because they have no clue how much worse it is being a Perdue
bird. The author was supportive of the consumer's right to demand that
kind of freshness and that intimate connection, even reverence for,
the source of their food.
Did you see the contaminated dog food recall now?
If you think the stuff they're feeding us is bad, you wouldn't want to
know what's in Fido's dinner.
(dogs seem to be imune to Mad Cow but cats aren't)
"Dean H" <
> She made reference to some big uproar in SF or some hip California
> town because there were street vendors butchering live poultry to
> order. Of course, certain folks were horrified at this animal rights
LOL, well how did they think the food got
to that barcoded package??
> Did you see the contaminated dog food recall now?
> If you think the stuff they're feeding us is bad, you wouldn't want to
> know what's in Fido's dinner.
> (dogs seem to be imune to Mad Cow but cats aren't)
that's funny about the cats vs. dogs (always though cats
were off their rocker to begin with) the one that got me
aware, was a farmer down the street lost some alpacas
due to a contamination issue.
http://www.alpacaheritage.com/toxoplas.html
> > chicken, or we can buy only our favorite parts of the contaminated
> > chicken, or we can have it prepared as little contaminated nuggets or
> > patties... so many choices! But if it's all dirty birdies (and it is),
> > is that really choice? Or is that tyrany?
> opt out of the chicken industry. (i did)