Future Flavors

Episode 3 - Bon App and Welcome Back!

Have you eaten?  I hope this podcast finds you full, healthy and happy.  Unfortunately, you might not be so happy when we start talking animal parts .. but lets see how we go!

What have I eaten today?  Well, its weird but a wonderful reuse of food about to go to waste.  Aka Veggie Apple Sauce.

This is actually a hint at one of the hacks I’m going to share a bit later.

Welcome to May - Home to such culinary traditions as...

• Mother’s Day Brunch - 2nd busiest day of year (after V-day)
• Memorial Day BBQ (this year marked by meat shortages or rations)
• Cinco De Mayo - We deserve endless pitchers this year!

Today’s Overview and references:

Meat Supply Chain compromised on many levels.

How to Re-use Food Waste in your own Home

1. Shop Smarter - Make a plan and learn from it 
2. Use What you’ve got before its gone (Stock, Veggies, Citrus)
3. Extend the life of what you’ve got (Pickling, Curing, Smoking, Freezing)
4. Mini-Hacks  (keep Avocado seeds, use tin foil for bacon and roasted veg, Meta Sauce)

Text References:

From the CDC Report on Covid in Meatpacking Plants:

JBS (Biggest Global animal protein producer / Controlling country = BR) Wikipedia

Smithfield (US/ Global pork producer controlling country = CN) Wikipedia

Alaska Banned Books - Great Gatsby and I know why the Caged Bird Sings, Catch-22, The Jungle and a Christmas Carol - advocating for socialism!

NYT: Food Chain’s weakest leak = Slaughterhouses

Newsweek - CDS reports 5K Covid cases at meatpacking plants

Smithfield pork plant ( 5% of total US pork supply) closed temporarily

Sustainable Meat Suppliers in the USA and Australia:

Bel Campo (US)

Niman Ranch (US)

Feather and Bone (AU)

Food Hack Resources

Bone Broth to Bouillon Cubes recipe

Wiki How on freezing Bone Broth

Pickled Strawberries - OMFG

Cooking bacon in Tin Foil and then re-use for roast veggies

Make “Meta” sauces

PBS News Food Food Chain Snippets (video links)

Recent - Meat Processing in Covid

2 Years ago - Meat vs Meatless “Making Sense”

Food Waste - From Thanksgiving 2019 (USA focused stats)

Pictures (via Instagram @hot_sauce_map)

Tented Bacon

Blended Veggies Salsa

Stock Photos

Pickles and more!

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