Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don’t Know What You’re Eating and What You Can Do About It

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“Olmsted makes you insanely hungry and steaming mad–a must-read for anyone
who cares deeply about the safety of our food and the welfare of our planet.”
—Steven Raichlen, author of the Barbecue! Bible series “The world is full of
delicious, lovingly crafted foods that embody the terrain, weather, and
culture of their origins. Unfortunately, it’s also full of brazen impostors.
In this entertaining and important book, Olmsted helps us fall in love with
the real stuff and steer clear of the fraudsters.” —Kirk Kardashian, author of
Milk Money: Cash, Cows, and the Death of the American Dairy Farm You’ve seen
the headlines: Parmesan cheese made from wood pulp. Lobster rolls containing
no lobster at all. Extra-virgin olive oil that isn’t. So many fake foods are
in our supermarkets, our restaurants, and our kitchen cabinets that it’s hard
to know what we’re eating anymore. In Real Food / Fake Food, award-winning
journalist Larry Olmsted convinces us why real food matters and empowers
consumers to make smarter choices. Olmsted brings readers into the unregulated
food industry, revealing the shocking deception that extends from high-end
foods like olive oil, wine, and Kobe beef to everyday staples such as coffee,
honey, juice, and cheese. It’s a massive bait and switch in which
counterfeiting is rampant and in which the consumer ultimately pays the price.
But Olmsted does more than show us what foods to avoid. A bona fide gourmand,
he travels to the sources of the real stuff to help us recognize what to look
for, eat, and savor: genuine Parmigiano-Reggiano from Italy, fresh-caught
grouper from Florida, authentic port from Portugal. Real foods that are grown,
raised, produced, and prepared with care by masters of their craft. Part
cautionary tale, part culinary crusade, Real Food / Fake Food is addictively
readable, mouthwateringly enjoyable, and utterly relevant. Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Algonquin Books; First Edition (July 12, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1616204214
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 11
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9.25 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #95,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #27 in Restaurant & Food Industry (Books) #81 in Hospitality, Travel & Tourism (Books) #119 in Food Science (Books)
• #27 in Restaurant & Food Industry (Books)
• #81 in Hospitality, Travel & Tourism (Books)