GEO 509 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: The 100-Mile Diet, Balsamic Vinegar, Bog Butter
14 Apr 2018
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Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in the fruit. Old foods and drinks: (oney (cid:523)only food that doesn"t spoil(cid:524, scotch/ whisky, balsamic vinegar* (75 years or older, water, salt (oldest food, bog butter (over 100 years old, found in damp areas, ireland) salad. (cid:499, cheese, wine, olives. What"s the most expensive food: coniac bottles (, truffles (/lbs, caviar, zaffron (,000/lbs) Average consumption for a human over a lifetime: In 2015 humans killed more than 750 mill animals for food. Statistic: 1 in 5 (20%) americans lives on a diet of 10 foods or fewer (fries, burgers, pizza, hotdogs, fried food) There is no wine in the world that costs more than /bottle in actual production. If you ship lamb over 11000 miles the environmental cost is about 15000 lbs. of carbon dioxide is sprayed for every ton of lamb.
