tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post8122697008958999085..comments2024-03-11T07:25:29.540+00:00Comments on Nicola Vincent-Abnett: So where exactly does food come from?Nicola Vincent-Abnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04865608045342419682noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post-50657714374618903742014-05-22T11:04:35.656+01:002014-05-22T11:04:35.656+01:00A friend was mightily impressed when a teenager sa...A friend was mightily impressed when a teenager said she could cook, so she went on to ask her what she liked to cook. "Pizza" says the girl. Even more impressive: the patience of kneading the dough, waiting for it to rise etc. So she asked "How do you make pizza?" Girl replies that she opens the packet and puts it in the oven. Job done!<br />Some schools round our way to have allotments which is great but don't know how they squeeze it into the curriculum. I remember visiting a school in Zimbabwe in the 1980s when the kids were all taught agriculture. So sensible.Annecdotisthttp://annegoodwin.weebly.com/annecdotal.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post-54211823609434964092014-05-22T02:40:27.369+01:002014-05-22T02:40:27.369+01:00When I realised that the feather dusters my grandm...When I realised that the feather dusters my grandmother used to clean with were actually just the dessicated wings of the turkeys she raised every year for a bit of extra money at Christmas my young world was shattered. On the other hand, I know what it's like to feed an animal specifically so I can eat it later thanks to that.<br /><br />There's also one legendary supermarket in a suburb of Dublin called JC's where one day I heard that the fish counter had gotten in some variety of shark and "to come have a look at it before we chop it up and sell it to you!".Arquinsielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290858295232803685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post-44992146089507787102014-05-21T18:38:25.966+01:002014-05-21T18:38:25.966+01:00Yep. Me too. We even had a rota at one point, and ...Yep. Me too. We even had a rota at one point, and all took turns cooking. Couldn't stand to send the kids off into the World without the basic skills for life.<br /><br />As a kid, when she was invited to tea at other people's homes, my youngest would always ask if they cooked real food. I often had to tell her that she might have to put up with fish fingers or chicken nuggets. There were times when she simply didn't like the child enough to bother.<br /><br />Nicola Vincent-Abnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865608045342419682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477143695543382552.post-68312114545194259262014-05-21T17:09:01.002+01:002014-05-21T17:09:01.002+01:00I'm old enough to remember buying meat from a ...I'm old enough to remember buying meat from a butcher, bread from a baker etc. but now it's bloody Tesco all the way. My kids know where food comes from because we buy vegetables and pulses, grains and nuts and make almost all of our food from scratch. Stir fry with cashew tonight, and I try and buy UK grown, seasonal veg and fruit. I think I'm giving them an education for life, and it's lovely to see my young adults cooking the same way. Incidentally, it's a lot cheaper as well!Rebecca Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474010455394752000noreply@blogger.com