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| The lowdown on porcini mushrooms with Quentin Domange Posted: 21 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT What led you to choose this ingredient? This ingredient reminds me of vacations with my family in Normandy. What is your best kitchen memory associated with this ingredient? During my first two months of training, I came to appreciate mushrooms and garlic - which I could not stand before - thanks to the chef Philippe Groult, and this opened up a lot of doors for me. When is this ingredient in season? Porcini can be enjoyed from the end of summer through to the start of fall. What is the best way to prepare porcini mushrooms? Can you share a recipe? The best method is to sauté them. They must be washed thoroughly with water before cooking, but avoid completely immersing them. Next, cut them up (dice them, halved or simply sliced), and cook them in oil and butter. The porcini can be served with foaming butter and sautéed garlic, parsley and shallots. What other ingredients can be combined with porcini to delight and surprise the taste buds? A carpaccio can be prepared with just thin slices of porcini, olive oil, lemon, coarse sea salt, and black pepper or Espelette chili powder. But be sure to use only small porcini mushrooms; otherwise the taste is too strong. Porcini can also be sliced thinly and served raw with a few leaves of arugula. What are the most common mistakes made when preparing this ingredient? When washing porcini, one should never allow them to soak in the water. It is essential to store them with the cap down so that the green part does not begin to eat away at the cap. One should remove the green and slimy part of porcini when it is large. How do you offer this ingredient on your current menu? Sautéed porcini with bacon as a starter, and as a side dish, porcini that is simply sautéed, a great accompaniment for veal or sweetbreads. What wine (or other alcohol) is best paired with this ingredient? A Chauffit Riesling, a Côteaux Varois Château Thuerry, or a Guigal Condrieu. - AFP Relaxnews, October 22, 2013. |
| Tesco to try and curb Britain’s food waste Posted: 21 Oct 2013 06:59 AM PDT The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said last month that a third of all food produced worldwide, some 1.3 billion tonnes worth US$750 billion (RM2.38 trillion), is thrown out each year, wasting water equivalent to the annual flow of Russia's Volga River. Tesco said it was the first British retailer to reveal data on its food waste, which it put at 28,500 tonnes in the first half of the year. In total the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) estimates Britain wastes 15 million tonnes of food each year. The European Union is seeking to halve the disposal of edible food waste in the bloc by 2020 from about 90 million tonnes currently, by donating surpluses to food banks, reviewing sell-by date labelling and shortening supply chains. "Families are wasting an estimated 700 pounds (RM3,581) a year and we want to help them keep that money in their pockets, rather than throwing it in the bin," Matt Simister, Tesco's group commercial director for food, said in a statement. Nestle, the world's biggest food company, pledged last week to achieve zero waste in all of its 150 factories in Europe by 2020 in a campaign which will include using spent coffee grounds as a source of energy at its Nescafe factories. For its part, Tesco said today it would end multiple-buy offers on large bags of salad after data showed that 68% of all salad grown to be sold in bags ended up wasted. It is also cutting the amount of bread on display and sharing tips on how to use leftover loaves. The world's third-biggest retailer behind France's Carrefour and US number one Wal-Mart is trying to improve its image in its main British market, where it has been losing market share in recent years. Confusing labels Tesco said 40% of apples, a quarter of grapes and a fifth of bananas were wasted, prompting it to work with growers to reduce pests and disease and trial new varieties, as well as improving transport and sharing storage tips with customers. It will also remove "display until" dates from fresh produce. The British government says confusing labelling is partially to blame for food waste and wants to phase out sell-by or display-until labels used by stores for stock control. A study published last month by Harvard Law School and the Natural Resources Defence Council found that dates printed on US packaged foods are inconsistent, confusing consumers and leading many to throw out food before it actually goes bad. Environmentally-aware Germany has taken the lead in fighting food waste in Europe, with the government launching a "too good for the trash" campaign last year. The country is also a pioneer in "food-sharing", using the Internet to distribute produce recovered from store rubbish while still in good condition. Meanwhile German grocery chain Rewe started a trial in Austria this month to sell less than perfect apples, carrots and potatoes as part of its contribution to reducing waste, while Switzerland's Coop has launched a "unique" range of oddly-shaped produce. – Reuters, October 21, 2013. |
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