tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post5224045334719797773..comments2024-03-28T14:44:26.616-04:00Comments on so much to choose from - Ann Bennett: Smart things people did to make food more nutritious or edible.Ann Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-2121571201244350952021-04-24T19:18:29.565-04:002021-04-24T19:18:29.565-04:00I remember going into local restaurants in Ireland...I remember going into local restaurants in Ireland and the patrons would be eating a big plate of fried potatoes and a soda. We have such a meat heavy diet in the States. It would be a burger and a soda.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-38227311862497189012021-04-24T19:17:00.657-04:002021-04-24T19:17:00.657-04:00Now that is an interesting tidbit. mealie meal I h...Now that is an interesting tidbit. mealie meal I have always been impressed how a food agency can deliver a 50 pound bag of soybeans and the locals immediately know how to prepare them. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-49788455804224110282021-04-24T16:20:55.388-04:002021-04-24T16:20:55.388-04:00Thanks for that info. I wasn't aware of koji a...Thanks for that info. I wasn't aware of koji at all, or its part in fermenting soy sauce. I also wasn't aware that potatoes came originally from America. The Irish like to think potatoes are a strictly Irish food.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-54888010664737075632021-04-18T14:54:33.225-04:002021-04-18T14:54:33.225-04:00P.S. Corn is the basic food of Africa and it is ca...P.S. Corn is the basic food of Africa and it is called mealie meal there.Rhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-23316689849897168612021-04-18T14:53:21.537-04:002021-04-18T14:53:21.537-04:00We love Asian food. With lockdown I have been eve...We love Asian food. With lockdown I have been even more adventurous than normal with changing the menus a lot at home. Now we are watching the carbohydrates as although I have not put on weight my husband has!!!<br />Hope you are well. DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-23122201193239391022021-04-17T11:07:22.151-04:002021-04-17T11:07:22.151-04:00I could not agree with you more. Our dinners usual...I could not agree with you more. Our dinners usually focus around dried or fresh beans. I have had several animals who got quite old and feeding them their special food prolonged their life. One dear cat spent a week eating with the other cats. She just enjoyed their company. I lost her that week. Diet is important.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-61918287035293809432021-04-17T11:05:23.973-04:002021-04-17T11:05:23.973-04:00I understand polenta and grits are the same thing....I understand polenta and grits are the same thing. We use ground corn or ground hominy to make grits. I would like to eat grits daily but I have to keep my carbs down since I am diabetic.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-23175999964566080242021-04-17T07:44:21.643-04:002021-04-17T07:44:21.643-04:00I eat cornmeal almost daily, in the form of porrid...I eat cornmeal almost daily, in the form of porridge (polenta) usually accompanying yogurt or cottage cheese, but sometimes even a meat dish.<br />I don't buy chinese food or ingredients, but I'm familiar with the names- koji, for example as they're used in chinese herbal supplements too.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1511550796165869351.post-74822232627603507982021-04-17T03:25:03.916-04:002021-04-17T03:25:03.916-04:00Increasingly I am leaning towards simple food. Th...Increasingly I am leaning towards simple food. The type of food that our ancestors ate. Heavily processed food just doesn't do it for me now, I don't like the flavour (or lack of it) and it doesn't make my body feel good.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com