Real food fake food why you don't know what you're eating & what you can do about it

"You've seen the headlines: Parmesan cheese made from wood pulp. Lobster rolls containing no lobster at all. Extra-virgin olive oil that isn't. So many fake foods are in our supermarkets, our restaurants, and our kitchen cabinets that it's hard to know what we're eating anymore. In Real Food/Fake Fo...

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Main Author: Olmsted, Larry (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Real food, perfected : a day in the life of Parma
  • What is fake food?
  • Fishy fish
  • Spoiled oils : olive and "truffle"
  • What's in a name? : real foods come from real places
  • Q: Where's the Kobe beef? A: Not on your plate
  • Champagne and scotch : the sincerest form of flattery
  • Cheesy cheeses
  • Fine wines and not-so-fine wines
  • The other red (and white) meat?
  • Fakes, fakes, and more fakes : what else is there?
  • Appendix: Acronyms to know.