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Buy Local Food : If you were to turn back the clock 100 years, what would gardeners in your area be growing? Try regional heirloom varieties of garden standbys such as beans, squash, tomatoes and melons, which were selected for their flavors and reliability in the days when personal survival often depended upon a garden’s success. Appalachian “greasy” beans or creamy New England-bred butternut squash can help open the door to great flavors from the past.

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One of the best ellements of travelling is sampling local delicacies, so please don't order a burger and chips when you are in India - not only is the meat likely to be of a poor quality (sometimes so poor that it will make you sick), but you are turning down some of the most wonderful food in the world - and possibly offending your hosts.

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Buy Local Food : ...but at the same time, figure out what makes sense. It is more energy efficient to raise lambs in New Zealand and ship them to the UK than to raise them in the UK, because New Zealand lamb farming is more energy efficient. It is also more energy efficient to buy produce raised in Spain, than produce that has to be grown in greenhouses in the UK. Baby steps require figuring out which things make sense and which don't.

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Beef tips

Beef is a lot more prevalent in the Usa than anyplace else on the planet. If you sum up the steaks and burgers eaten on the planet, you would discover that the 'u.s.' is responsible for nearly 25% of the total amount.

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When buying beef steak you are better off buying from a quality butcher instead of a supermarket. A specialised butcher should really stock a wider range of beef cuts than the self-service store, he will know the full history of his meat, is more likely to have stored it in the right manner, and he will be able to give you a few hints on cooking procedures.

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