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==== Cooked By Michael Pollan ==== | ==== Cooked By Michael Pollan ==== | ||
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(...) __human breast milk__ is rich in this particular (umami) taste. | (...) __human breast milk__ is rich in this particular (umami) taste. | ||
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+ | "Stone soup" is the __ancient parable of this everyday miracle, of turning water into food__. In the story, which has been told for centuries in many different cultures (sometimes as "Nail Soup" or " | ||
+ | "Stone soup," the strangers explain. " | ||
+ | "You have given us the greatest gift," one of the village elders declares, "the secret of how to make soup from stones." | ||
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+ | These days, recipes are steeped in the general sense of panic about time, and so have tried to speed everything up, the better to suit "our busy lives." | ||
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