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Slow Food: Collected Thoughts on Taste, Tradition, and the Honest Pleasures of Food

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"Slow Food" and the slow food movement deserve better than this. The subjects are interesting and informative, but the frequent mistakes in the words ( not typos - real serious errors) makes it embarassing and I finally gave up. Because of the too-fast or careless editing ( apparently by non-English speakers in many cases) I would not give this book as a gift to anyone I know who otherwise would be interested in the subject. Too bad.

If membership in the Slow Food movement yielded nothing besides access to great food writing, it would still be a bargain at twice the price. This anthology is a great way to introduce yourself to what the New York Times called one of the most important ideas that shaped 2001: The Slow Food Movement. If you are angered by the onslaught of fast food, light beer, "lunchables" and the general standardization of taste, then Slow Food is for you.

The book is an anthology of writings from the movement's quartely publication Slow, which has been published since 1996. It is divided into fifteen sections with titles like "The Ark and the Deluge", "Prohibitions and Prejudice", and simply "Beer". It is rich, intelligent, insighful writing that will anger you one moment and leave you drooling the next. Buy the book then loan it to a friend.
-kmf

'Slow Food' explains the philosophy of eating well and of buying local. Philosopher/Gourmet Carlo Petrini explains the unique movement he created in Italyu that has now become a global phenomenon. this book is a great read for gourmets and people interested in food's role in their society.

I wish I could say this book was a good effort, but the fact that it's cut and spliced from various articles makes it a very disjointed reading experience. Also, the writing is just plain bad and dull-- some of it is unreadable-- lots of grammar errors.

It doesn't seem to be put together in any type of coherent sequence.

If you want to actually be inspired into looking deeper at the slow food movement, I would high recommend any book my Michael Pollan, esp "The Omnivore's Dilemma."

I never knew reading about food could be so much fun. Great writing from authors around the world on so many subjects. I'm waiting for the second edition!

i was looking for a book about slowfood and of course with some traditional receipts. unfortunatley there is'nt any picture and receipts in that book.

Well from this I learned wild rice is of three categories. Paddy commercial machine, lake machine or hand, and native harvested and hand processed lake and river rice. The third is the best unsurprisingly. From Minnesota Native Americans.

Also it's "oleurpein" in olive oil which reduces blood pressure, and it's free with olive oil.

Fish and chips originated in Northern England when women working in cotton mills didn't have time to make a daily hot family meal, so bought from urban vendors.

Balsamic vinegar was known to the Greeks but became famous only in the 1980's due to a cookbook. It is made especially in Modena, Italy, for some reason.

Older wine types are being revived. The Vallais in Switzerland is "a hotbed of archaeological viticulture, with Humagnes and Arvines popping up everywhere." So the authors said.

An ostrich egg would make an omelet for 12 people.

All told cheese, street-food, beer, markets, biotechnology, raw food, even leftovers. Slow food in its setting.

Well from this I learned wild rice is of three categories. Paddy commercial machine, lake machine or hand, and native harvested and hand processed lake and river rice. The third is the best unsurprisingly. From Minnesota Native Americans.

Also it's "oleurpein" in olive oil which reduces blood pressure, and it's free with olive oil. That is economically no market for the ingredient in pills in other words. So eat olive oil it seems.

Fish and chips originated in Northern England when women working in cotton mills didn't have time to make a daily hot family meal, so bought from urban vendors. That would be the historical slant I guess.

Balsamic vinegar was known to the Greeks but became famous only in the 1980's due to a cookbook. It is made especially in Modena, Italy, for some reason.

Older wine types are being revived. The Vallais in Switzerland is "a hotbed of archaeological viticulture, with Humagnes and Arvines popping up everywhere." So the authors said.

An ostrich egg would make an omelet for 12 people. They eat other parts also.

All told cheese many varieties, street-food, beer, markets, biotechnology, raw food, even leftovers. Slow food in its setting here and there and even elsewhere.