Volcano disrupts import/export of food

Because air freight is at a standstill in the UK (and elsewhere in Europe I presume), lots of food is just sitting in warehouses, rotting. I want some of that salmon that is about to rot! Distribute to the poor! Sell on the market for cheap! And in Africa they could do the same.

Here's the video update from the BBC - click here.

TYPO!

Apparently there has been a massive typo made in a recently published cookbook...

"An Australian publisher has had to pulp and reprint a cook-book after one recipe listed "salt and freshly ground black people" instead of black pepper."

Nice.

Click here for the full article and how much the reprint will cost.

Farewell to the Sardines

The last sardine packing plant in the United States is closing. Too bad...

In Maine, Last Sardine Cannery in the U.S. Is Clattering Out - NY Times

"They all worked fast, as the job demands, but Mr. Colson, the manager, said with some amazement, as he looked over the daily report, that two of the women, Lulu Orozco and Alma Rodriguez had packed 5,228 cans in 195 minutes, a dizzying rate. It was an extraordinary display of dexterity and focus, if not a little sardine showmanship at the end of the line."

Digging can be good fun

This exhibit looks like good fun at the Imperial War Museum in London - The Ministry of Food. Check out their blog and this cute video!

The Ministry of Food

"Isn't an hour in the garden better than an hour in a queue?"