On 6/23/2014 2:36 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 6/23/2014 10:56 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
>> Grabbed this quote from Gawker, where a commenter was talking about
>> American food:
>>
>> "She says that compared to food in Ireland (where she lives) US bread is
>> sweet, nothing is perishable, fresh fruit and vegetables are really
>> expensive, and the meat is full of water and has a weird texture."
>>
>> All true.
>>
>> I never understood the widespread practice of adding sugar to bread
>> dough, and what corporate food production has done to meat is a crime.
>
> Sad that she never got to eat real food while visiting. There is crap
> available but so is real food.
>
> The bread I buy has no sugar and no preservatives. Some meat is
> injected, but good meat is readily available.
>
> Fresh fruit and veggies are not expensive in season. It is expensive
> when we want peaches in January that has been flown in from South
> America. Most of that stuff has poor taste adn texture too.

She could have found some wonderful foods to talk about, but sadly, bad
news sells.

Becca