Food Meditations...: Seafood ~ Sustainable and International Cuisines

Science ~
From Deep Pacific, Ugly and Tasty, With a Catch

"Hoki is losing status as sustainable seafood, its fishery in New Zealand was thought to be a sustainable source of sweet, moist fish that is used in sushi, fish sticks, etc. However, New Zealand is cutting the allowable catch, and the hoki is losing its status as an icon of sustainability.

The answer to the eternal mystery of what makes up a Filet-O-Fish sandwich turns out to involve an ugly creature from the sunless depths of the Pacific, ...
Read more: From Deep Pacific, Ugly and Tasty, With a Catch; nytimes.com

"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." ~Benjamin Franklin (*) QuoteGarden.com

Travel & Leisure

"An acquired taste - Even the most adventurous explorers may draw the line at trying certain foods. From grasshoppers to grubs, a guide to 10 of the world's most unusual foods. ... "

Read more: Travel Picks: 10 of world's most unusual foods; reuters.com

Restaurant
Filmmaker Pete Chatmon helps companies tell their stories. He discusses his approach to marketing, the cost of creating a "biocast" and ...
Read more: A Cinematic Approach to New Media Marketing; qsrmagazine.com

Food and Drink

"A nutritious alternative to white sushi. Black rice, originally from China, is the new brown rice for sushi. Like purple and red fruits, black rice has a lot of anthocyanins, thought to be very nutritious. And this sushi chef uses only rice wine and rice vinegar for the sugar element. ..."

Read more: The virtues of black rice; telegraph.co.uk

More Interesting Links!

From newsroom to restaurant kitchen - Newspaper reporter underwent trial by fire as an apprentice chef in a professional kitchen to found the work to be less glamorous and ...
Read more: Out of the office, into the frying pan; sacbee.com

Innovation, ingredients make Tokyo No. 1 - Food & Wine Magazine says Tokyo is the premier destination for cuisine, with great food offered at all price points. ...
Read more: Tokyo tops for food lovers; reuters.com

Britain's 10 best foods - A search for the 10 most British of British foods has yielded a list that includes cheddar cheese, Cornish pasty and treacle sponge pudding. ...
Read more: Top 10 quintessential English foods; timesonline.co.uk

Hoki Cajun Fish Cake

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