Culinary Quote Du Jour “Slow Food is an international movement dedicated to saving the regional cuisines and products of the world,” says Patrick Martins, president of Slow Food USA. “It could be style: barbecue, cajun, creole, organic…anything that’s fallen by the wayside due to our industrial food culture.”
Slow food is how people used to treat food, the coming of the fast food giants may have produced fast food cheap but; the biggest problem with that is that the food is inherently unhealthy. Slow food is a concept that takes into account many different aspects of personal cuisine and is definitely healthier. Where the product is raised, method of farming and animal husbandry, seasons, local traditions and cooking styles are taken into account.. Slow food aims to be everything fast food isn't. There is a local slow food movement some where near you to find out about and join go to Slow Food USA. Slow food would mean a meal, at your home or restaurant that was source local, meaning within one day delivery. The food was farmed or raised in an environmentally friendly manner, using little or no chemicals and in the case of animals humane treatment. Cooking method and total usage of product is important; nutritiousness, waste and low impact preparation. I really believe that this is how our ancestors cooked, because they had too. You couldn't get strawberries out of season so you enjoyed and celebrated strawberries when they were in season. If food wasn't available locally you didn't eat it. Now with modern innovation you can get strawberries year round, due to chemicals and transportation, but their taste leaves you wanting. The slow food movement makes sense good, clean and fair food for everyone. think about it long and hard because this is the only choice for our culinary survival.
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