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Bacon

Pig is good. And perhaps the most popular part of it is so beliked that it’s traded as a commodity on itself at the Chicago Commodity Exchange. I am of course talking about the pork belly, the main ingredient in bacon. Right? Well… It turns out when I say

What's up with the Philadelphia frenzy in France?

In 2011,  Philadelphia cream cheese arrived in France. Loudly advertised, the French population was apparently thrilled to finally be able to prepare cheesecakes or to simple spread some cream cheese on a piece of bread. Novelty, right? Wrong. All the fuss surrounding Philadelphia’s arrival seemed widely overdone.  For when

Butter

Butter is fantastic. It gives fried meat a great texture, it gives cakes a lean buttery flavor, and it’s amazing on a piece of bread. Swedes eat a lot of butter, but none-pasteurized artisan varieties are very rare. In France you’ll find all kinds of great butter, salted

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