Gonzo Gastronomy: how the food industry hasmade bacon a weapon of mass destruction


	Gonzo Gastronomy: how the food industry hasmade bacon a weapon of mass destruction

doodleicious

7-23-2009 4:22 PM

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gonzo, gastronomy

doodleicious says:

food for thought

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7-25-2009 5:15 PM

tanyamm

Yummy! Bacon and sunny side up eggs on pancakes covered in a nice buttery, maple flavoured syrup. So good but a treat I don't have very often.

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			The confluence of factory farming, the boom in fast food and manipulation of consumer taste created processed foods that can hook us like drugs.
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