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A Magnificent Obsession That Starts With Rice and Fish

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How to Eat Sushi (April 21, 2004)

WHAT is great sushi? Of course, said Seki, the chef and owner of Sushi Seki on First Avenue, great sushi needs great fish. But, he continued, great fish is not enough.

“Sushi is so simple that each element must be perfect, and all the elements must be balanced,” he said. “Like pizza.”

Like pizza, sushi can be downed as a quick lunch or dwelt upon obsessively for a lifetime. Once your sushi consciousness has been raised, it becomes a pleasure to appreciate its subtle distinctions: the rice should be warm, so that the chilled fish begins to approach body temperature before the piece goes into your mouth; nori, seaweed sheets used for rolling maki, should be thin and crisp, instead of tough and leathery; the wasabi and gari (pickled ginger) should be freshly madeimage [Read more…] about A Magnificent Obsession That Starts With Rice and Fish

Screw Tops Gain Acceptance Worldwide

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TWO years ago, the announcement that a well-known winery, or a little-known winery for that matter, was switching to screw caps for its bottles was news. Winemakers were divided on the subject. “Right on,” said the younger vintners. “Waste of time,” said older and presumably wiser types. Or “Money down the drain.” Or, more often, “The consumer will never accept it.”

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Study:Chocolate,BBQ addiction may be real – Apr 21, 2004

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — People who say they are addicted to chocolate or pizza may not be exaggerating, U.S.-based scientists said Tuesday.

A brain scan study of normal, hungry people showed their brains lit up when they saw and smelled their favorite foods in much the same way as the brains of cocaine addicts when they think about their next snort.

“Food presentation significantly increased metabolism in the whole brain (by 24 percent) and these changes were largest in superior temporal, anterior insula, and orbitofrontal cortices,” they wrote.

These areas are associated with addiction. [Read more…] about Study:Chocolate,BBQ addiction may be real – Apr 21, 2004

All-natural high-melatonin milk: Tapping into milk's intrinsic health benefit : just-food.com Features

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https://just-food.com/features_detail.asp?art=849&lk=rss

High-melatonin milk is an emerging wellness market that could be worth US$400m. It’s a market that is being developed by small dairy companies, one of them an organic dairy, who are enjoying healthy sales growth and high price premiums to regular milk. Julian Mellentin reports.

The recent launch of the UK’s second “night time milk” brand – selling at a 150% price premium to regular milk – shows the potential for this new niche that makes the most of one of milk’s intrinsic health benefits.

Kono Pizza, new version of the old Italian favourite

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Kono Pizza, a new twist on the old Italian favourite. The product comprises a cone-shaped pizza that is being heralded as the big challenger to the burger in terms of ease of portability.

https://www.konopizza.it/konopizza.htm

Adult 'Happy Meals' offer salad, no prize

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CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) — Coming soon to a McDonald’s near you: Adult Happy Meals, featuring salad, bottled water, pedometer and a little bit of advice: Walk more.

The hamburger giant outlined plans Thursday to introduce the “Go Active!” meals for grown-ups at all 13,500 of its U.S. restaurants May 6 along with other steps designed to make its fare — and its image — more healthy.

A target of obesity lawsuits and a magnet for criticism that fast food is unhealthy, McDonald’s Corp. also launched a marketing blitz to address health issues head-on and tout new diet-conscious options at its outlets. [Read more…] about Adult 'Happy Meals' offer salad, no prize

Burger King Web site becomes instant hit

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A new marketing Web site launched last week by Burger King,
www.subservientchicken.com, quickly became the top site on the Web according
to one index. The site, which allows users to type in commands that a giant
rooster performs, is designed to remind consumers they can get the
restaurant’s TenderCrisp sandwich customized to their liking.   Seattle
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