Saturday, January 19, 2008

Future foods

"Foods of the first kind:

These are the grains and vegetable proteins that form the basis of every traditional cuisine in the world. If you live in Asia, it’s mostly rice and soybeans. In Latin America, corn tortillas and beans. In the Middle East, lentils and wheat.

Tudge argues that — for mostly geopolitical reasons — every country (indeed every region) should be self-sufficient in these crops that are locally adapted, storable and provide the calories and protein people need to stay alive. He also argues that meals based primarily on these foods can be healthy and tasty."

From a nice food blog: Ellis Hollow

I like the idea that Lebanon should be self sufficient in lentils and wheat.

1 comment:

bech said...

wlik ma we've been saying this for years (we as in our little vegetarian lobby)