Comments on: I am totally . . . wait . . . escamoles (ant eggs)

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:39:02 +0000

All I know is that I’ve been totally pissed off at the prices of short ribs over the past ten years or so.

Totally.

By: ken albala

ken albala — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:44:12 +0000

Ok trend setters, I bet any amount of money that next season we will see these at Dean and Deluca.

In the meantime, where do I me some?

By: maria v

maria v — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:36:51 +0000

only the wealthy can afford to eat like peasants

indeed, this is how it seems sometimes on seeing the prices of local produce in crete – like when we pay 18 euro a kilo for graviera cheese, which used to constitute the poor people’s protein

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:26:00 +0000

Speaking of the ridiculous nature of food pricing, look at the retail prices of whole wheat flour and raw sugar and ask yourself, what we are paying for- because it certainly isn’t extra labor or processing, is it?

By: Rachel Laudan

Rachel Laudan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:08:35 +0000

Glad you find it useful too.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:52:39 +0000

I’ve thought about the co-opting of peasant food a lot this past year. In fact, the other day, I realized that before long livers, tripe and pig trotters will probably be $20 a pound (if they aren’t already). I think “Soy totalamente Palacios” should be the new phrase for Pilcher’s “..only the wealthy can afford to eat like peasants.” Thanks for adding to my vocabulary!