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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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 : It’s easy to take locally abundant foods for granted when they’re in season, but you can enjoy many locally produced foods out of season by stocking up. Storing big baskets of hazelnuts (in the Northwest) or pecans (in the Southeast) will come naturally if you start thinking like a squirrel. Look for foods that keep well, such as nuts, honey, winter squash and sweet potatoes and stock up.
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About beef
Even today, you are best off shopping with a specialist butcher instead of a big-name supermarket. A proper butcher is far more likely to serve a wider range of beef cuts than the generic grocery store, he will know more about the meat, will have looked after it correctly, and he will probably be willing to give you advice on cooking procedures.
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Beef is an awful lot more prized in the North america than anyplace else in the whole world. If you were to total all the burgers and steaks eaten in the world, you may well be amazed to find that the North america accounts for roughly a quarter of the beef.
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