Writing About Food is a Thrill Like No Other
Food with Mark Bittman
Sweetness and Light
4.8 • 981 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Mark talks to writer Bee Wilson about the disconnect between politicians and food, why Finland and South Korea are places to pay attention to, and the palm oil controversy.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Mark Bitman, and welcome to food. |
| 0:06.0 | You can always reach us at food at markbitman.com, |
| 0:09.0 | and we'd love to hear from you with questions, answers, suggestions, comments, whatever. |
| 0:13.3 | Please subscribe to this podcast. |
| 0:15.9 | Subscribe to the Bitman Project, that's Bitman Project.com, |
| 0:19.9 | and leave us reviews and comments on the Apple Podcast app or wherever you get your podcasts. The Famous way on a splendid weekend adventure. Do we have to go home today? |
| 0:44.0 | sighed Anne. |
| 0:45.0 | I agree said Dick. |
| 0:47.0 | Even Timmy looks sad. |
| 0:48.0 | Cheer up everyone! |
| 0:50.0 | Beams Julian. |
| 0:51.0 | I booked long weekend tickets. We can return anytime on Monday. |
| 0:56.0 | Oh you are clever Julian said Anne save over 50% with the long weekender ticket from Great Western Railway. |
| 1:03.2 | Adventures start here. |
| 1:04.6 | Selected routes apply, saving in comparison to an anytime return fare. |
| 1:08.8 | We'll get back to that conversation in a minute, but first I want to talk about |
| 1:15.0 | something that lots of people ask me about when it comes to global cuisines. |
| 1:19.3 | There is something magical about eating a cuisine in the place where it originated. |
| 1:24.0 | One of the reasons for that is that the dishes that define a cuisine are built around the |
| 1:27.6 | produce that's native to a place. |
| 1:30.0 | It's why the feta and tomato and a Greek salad tastes so perfect in Athens, |
| 1:34.4 | or the artichokes in olive oil in Rome are to die for. |
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