Thoughts and reflections as interesting as the complex flavours in this beautifully described dish. And you do not shy from the dark undercurrent… When Henri made that pledge there were 18m Frenchmen and women. Today there are 68m. The world population has increased 16x since 1600 and the percentage able to buy a chicken is at an all time high – and rising. You don’t have to agree with everything Harari says to see his point: animals are the main victims of human progress (even if one stops short of his indictment of industrial farms as the worst crime in history)… Now, what’s for supper?
Thoughts and reflections as interesting as the complex flavours in this beautifully described dish. And you do not shy from the dark undercurrent… When Henri made that pledge there were 18m Frenchmen and women. Today there are 68m. The world population has increased 16x since 1600 and the percentage able to buy a chicken is at an all time high – and rising. You don’t have to agree with everything Harari says to see his point: animals are the main victims of human progress (even if one stops short of his indictment of industrial farms as the worst crime in history)… Now, what’s for supper?
Lovely post, and a favourite dish. Just remember if taking the shallot route to leave approximately 3-4 weeks to peel them.
thanks Tim. I was indeed thinking of adding that warning but decided it may put people off.