food nearby – Blog and Blogger https://blogandblogger.com Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:08:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://blogandblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Blog-and-Blogger-Logo-1-32x32.png food nearby – Blog and Blogger https://blogandblogger.com 32 32 Food Technology Transforming the Future of Food Production https://blogandblogger.com/food-technology-transforming-the-future/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:08:03 +0000 https://blogandblogger.com/?p=2126 Food Technology is dedicated to providing a venue for scientists to share original research findings within the area of food science and technology. The journal’s scope includes the following topics, Proximate analysis, new foods, food quality control and safety, and the raw materials of food Food storage and distribution and acceptance by consumers of food products as well as the physical properties of food products, techniques for food engineering, marketing, and manufacturing,. Food has an importance for human beings that goes far beyond the mere necessity of its duration. It’s a component of the awe-inspiring world of treatment that ensures well-being, an expression of beliefs for vegetarians, and a key element that shapes the way religions and societies are shaped. Recent years have seen foodstuffs, vital to humans, facing a variety of issues. This includes food shortages in countries that are developing, food shortages along with food safety, and an absence of food manufacturers.

Food Technology That Accelerates Food Production

Food Technology That Accelerates Food Production
Food Technology That Accelerates Food Production

Food technology refers to a mixture of “food” as well as “technology.” If we think of the industries that are connected to food, many people imagine things such as food processing and manufacturing, as well as food establishments. For a long time, these sectors have often been viewed as largely unrelated to modern technology. In reality, they are now excellent areas of application for technological advancements, including ICT robotics, robotics, and biotechnology. Each day, businesses are constantly introducing new technologies to boost the efficiency of production as well as to create functional food items that streamline consumption and distribution, respond to the changing requirements of the consumer, and even eliminate labour shortages. One of the main factors that have brought food technology up to speed is the development of technologies to classify ingredients and food technology as industrial items built on technology and science. The food we purchase in the grocery store is mostly made by industrial processes. Agricultural raw materials, like grains, are processed through a variety of stages before being offered as food. Through the process, it is changed in terms of physical, chemical, and microbiological. This is why food technology is a multidisciplinary engineering science. The bachelor’s program in food technology gives students instruction in the field of food engineering on a scholarly basis. The whole process of food production (“From Farm to Fork”) is examined from a technical, technological, scientific, and economic standpoint. A large portion of food processed in the food sector is life. Naturally, every product is unique and has an environment that alters as time passes.

Because of this, unlike electronic devices or automobiles that can be mass-produced and standardized stably, it was a challenge for producers to deal with these products, since their growth and production were not precisely monitored. As an example, robotics were not able to complete tasks that humans would be able to do, for example, grasping and placing uneven, soft strawberries. Innovations in Information Processing Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) that uncovers relevant trends in diverse types of individuals, technology like the Internet of Things (IoT) that allows us to analyse and understand personal differences, as well as biotechnology, which enables us to regulate and monitor the characteristics of animals, as well as plants, have allowed us to adopt a new method of industrialising food technology. Furthermore, the massive size and continued growth of the food and beverage industry can be a reason for the increasing focus on food technology. As per the Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries The global market for food and beverages is projected to expand 1.5 times over time, going from 890 trillion yen in the year 2015 up to 1,360 trillion yen by the year 2030. Since the market for applications is enormous and likely to continue growing, it is a great opportunity to put a lot of money into developing technology that can solve the problems that exist in the market, and create value. A few countries have implemented guidelines that promote food technology as an industry that is growing. In Japan, the Council for Public-Private Partnership in Food Technology was created in 2020 by the Japanese government, in conjunction with academics, industry, and the government to encourage innovative solutions for food technology and other initiatives.

Utilizing Food Technology to Try and Eliminate Food Crises and Losses

Utilizing Food Technology to Try and Eliminate Food Crises and Losses
Utilizing Food Technology to Try and Eliminate Food Crises and Losses

What kind of technology is used to address the social problems related to food and create value? Here is a list of projects in two common regions. In the first, there are measures for tackling hunger crises. By 2050, the planet’s global population is predicted to increase by around 30% from what it is currently. There is no doubt that food technology demand is expected to increase with this. There are also fears that climate change as a result of global warming could make it difficult to grow crops in locations that are suitable for growing. As part of the SDGs, the second one is to achieve “zero hunger.” To address the problems Biotechnology is used in the development of cultured meats through layers of animal cells before creating them using 3D printers to design cultivars that thrive in difficult conditions, with high yields.

Innovative techniques for fisheries and agriculture, including plant factories as well as onshore fisheries with artificial growth environments, are currently being put into application. Through the expansion of these techniques and methods, we’re not just growing yields but unlocking the power inherent in the genes of plants and animals to create foods with several ingredients that can be effective in improving the health of humans. Second, we can eliminate the problem of food waste.

Food Technology and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Food Technology and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Food Technology and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Approximately one-third of foods that are part of food technology, from the production of agricultural products to consumption, are wasted due to a myriad of reasons. This amounts to around 1.3 billion metric tonnes annually. In Japan in particular, where the quality of food is a major concern and a common commercial practice that encourages losses because of the “one-third rule.” According to this principle, the delivery- and sell-by dates are defined by dividing the duration beginning with the production date and ending at the date of expiration by three, which means that the item is removed after every period. The Japanese government is working on a solution to the procedure. The SDGs are also a set of goals to reduce food waste by half per person at the consumer and retail levels, as well as decrease food loss within the supply chain, the production process, and post-harvest losses in 2030. Modern food chain management that makes use of RFID tags, as well as the Internet of Things, is crucial to reducing the problem of food loss. It is the goal to be aware of the chain’s distribution patterns for food products and enable it to react to changes in the product’s condition by making it the raw material used in processing food items when the date for the best-by of food technology is approaching. If these techniques are used, it will also be possible to create traceability, which will ensure the safety of food by preventing fraud about the place of origin as well as tracking foreign chemicals, which include allergens, additives, and halal compliance.

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Food Network Grill Master Unleashed https://blogandblogger.com/food-network-grill-master-unleashed/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 06:01:55 +0000 https://blogandblogger.com/?p=2080 At the start of every new year, Food Network looks forward to seeing what exciting and unexpected culinary and beverage trends pop up—from candy cheeses to spicy pickle snacks—and 2023 is sure to deliver delightful and unexpected culinary and beverage trends we all will savour. As part of their current issue, Food Network Magazine has spent time searching out what they believe are going to be some of the newest food items and liquids you will see this year; their editors even named one ingredient the “Flavour of the Year!” Read along further to discover their forecast trends as well as who was chosen by their editors as “Flavor of the Year!”

Buckwheat Food Network

Buckwheat Food Network
Buckwheat Food Network

Although only five or six millennia old, buckwheat has managed to become one of the hottest trends this season as one of its main ingredients. It resembles seeds in appearance but remains simple enough that many consider it beautiful enough. Buckwheat lovers have fallen for its delicious nutty flavor and are increasingly using it in soups, pasta dishes, and baked goods such as brownies, waffles, cookies, and cakes. This has prompted an unprecedented revival in grain production that’s anticipated to increase by between $457 and $6 billion by 2027. Nostalgia may play a factor here. “People may recall eating pancakes made with buckwheat with their grandparents, which may make the taste familiar and appealing,” notes Caroline Sluyter, Director of Food Network Programs at Whole Grains Council. Add variety to your breakfast menu with these delectable buckwheat-based offerings! Croissants may still be popular, but with 10 years since the Cronut Revolution had passed by, something needed a change. These days, croissants come in many distinctive flavours such as black truffle, ube, and prosciutto-asiago. Michel and Augustin offer inventive options with croissant chips made by them; croissant croutons available from Trader Joe’s are another hit, while mini croissant cereals created by @lappartement4f became an Instagram star! Are you searching for longer-lasting products than coffee breaks? Look no further—with Amazon, you now can. Lovers of pickles will find success this year as we now deliver gallon-size juice made with pickles as well as numerous items with pickle flavour directly to their doorstep! Pickle lovers will delight in trying Grillo’s Pickle de Gallo-flavored cotton sweets, pretzels, tortilla chips, and almonds that pair wonderfully with Best Maid Sour Pickle Beer. Pickles have led us towards more salty, sour-flavoured food due to the increase in popularity of fermented food networks like sauerkraut and kimchi – something that science has verified as a trend. Serotonin, which produces our feel-good hormone, can be generated through sour tastes; thus, these dishes should bring us happiness! For optimal drinking and food enjoyment, cheesemakers have joined with local wineries and breweries to produce unique varieties of traditional handmade cheeses that contain alcohol for an extra kick. “They’re creating new flavour profiles without reinventing how to produce them,” according to Rachel Perez of the American Cheese Society’s Board. Recent winners of this award include Vermont’s Jasper Hill Creamery’s Raclette-Style Cheddar washed with wine; Wisconsin Deer Creek Cheese’s Aged Cheddar Soaked in Chartreuse; and Oregon Rogue Creamery’s Soft Blue wrapped in Pear Brandy Soaked Grape Leaves—to name but three examples! Cheese sold at grocery stores has also caused quite a sensation, such as Murray’s Cheese at Kroger selling bourbon cheddar parm and Aldi selling cheddars created using Irish cream whisky, vodka liqueur, or whisky as ingredients. Be trendy by serving our three favourite recipes we tested here in our kitchen!

Food Network of Fishless Fish

Food Network of Fishless Fish
Food Network of Fishless Fish

Being elegant may be difficult at an age as ancient as 5–6 millennia old, yet buckwheat, an unassuming grain that resembles seeds, has come to become one of the season’s most prized ingredients. Buckwheat lovers have fallen head over heels for its deliciously nutty flavour, including adding it to soups, pasta dishes, and any batter-based recipes (brownies, waffles, cookies, or desserts). It has spurred an economic revival within the grain industry, projected to range between $457 and $6 billion up until 2027. Nostalgia may also play a part. Caroline Sluyter, Director of Food Network Programs for the Whole Grains Council, suggests this may be why so many consumers recall eating pancakes made with buckwheat with their grandparents as appealing flavours that they remember eating when young, according to Sluyter’s research. Mix up your breakfast menu by including delectable buckwheat-based items! Croissants may still be popular, but with over 10 years having passed since the Cronut Revolution took off, they wanted something new! These days, croissants come in an assortment of flavours including black truffle, ube, and prosciutto asiago. Always bringing exciting options, Michel and Augustin created croissant chips, croissant croutons from Trader Joe’s, and mini croissant cereals made available via @lappartement4f, providing new ways to snack. Are you searching for products longer than coffee crumbs? Well, fans of pickles may finally get what they are after this year: a gallon of juice from pickles as well as delicious gadgets featuring them are now readily available through Amazon! Pickle enthusiasts will delight in these pickle-flavoured cotton chocolates, pretzels, tortilla chips, and almonds all dipped into Grillo’s Pickle de Gallo for an exquisitely delicious pickle experience that pairs wonderfully with Best Maid Sour Pickle Beer. Pickles have contributed significantly to our demand for more salty and sour-flavored food since their growing popularity within fermented food networks like sauerkraut and kimchi production networks, including sauerkraut. Clinical studies have supported this trend. Serotonin, which increases our feelings of happiness, can be released through bitter tastes in food. Therefore, for optimal happiness-causing consumption and dining experiences, we need foods rich in bitter flavours to create them! Cheesemakers have collaborated with nearby wineries and breweries to craft creative versions of handmade cheeses to produce boozy cheese products with them! Rachel Perez, a board member of the American Cheese Society, states: “These innovators are creating exciting flavours without reinventing how to produce them.” Recent recipients of this prestigious award include Vermont’s Jasper Hill Creamery’s Raclette-Style Cheese that was washed with wine; an aged cheddar from Wisconsin Deer Creek Cheese doused with Chartreuse; as well as Oregon Rogue Creamery’s soft blue wrapped in pear brandy-soaked grape leaves for good measure. Cheeses found at grocery shops have created much excitement, including Murray’s Cheese at Kroger offering bourbon cheddar parm and Irish cream whisky made into cheddars that Aldi offers as part of its product offering. Bring modern trends to the table by serving any one of the three dishes we tested in our kitchens.

Food Network: Offering Chewy Treats

Food Network Offering Chewy Treats
Food Network Offering Chewy Treats

At Walmart, Piggly Wiggly, or Trader Joe’s, you will encounter mochi in various shapes and forms, from mochi balls filled with ice cream to tiny mochi that mimic marshmallows used in cake mix, plus much more. Mochi, originally found in Japan, is an elegant rice paste known for its subtle sweetness that may or may not have found its way onto grocery store shelves. Chances are you have run across mochi somewhere along your travels! Food Network Mochinut Mochinut is an American mochi doughnut chain offering their famed red velvet and pistachio Nutella versions and red velvet delights that may soon expand throughout the United States. As reported on Food Network, Mochidoki Ice Cream Company is expanding into grocery stores. Gummy rice flour gives mochi confections their distinctive suppleness and elasticity, which has become more widely recognized through tea bubbles, tapioca gummy pearls, boba, etc. That crunchiness has come to be known as QQ.” Kat Lieu’s book Modern Asian Baking at Home uses this idiomatic expression, loosely translated to mean that mochi and boba are delightful snacks to snack on! “Bouncy Taiwanese” describes these qualities perfectly. Desserts come in all colours and flavours, and eating one makes you feel like a kid again.” Take advantage of this new trend and create delicious desserts yourself. Tequila has quickly become the go-to American liquor, second only to vodka when measured by annual revenue. Kendall Jenner, Nick Jonas, and LeBron James all boast private label releases of Tequila as a testament to this trend. Rita Ora, Guy Fieri, and Sammy Hagar will partner to produce Santo Tequila; an alcohol made up of both Tequila and Mezquila components from mezcal. Dos Equis joined in on this trend recently by unveiling an ice-cold lime cocktail packaged together with Coca-Cola Paloma cocktails made by Fresca. Get involved by whipping up some delicious cocktails featuring tequila. There is always room for creativity when creating delectable treats; one such flavorful enhancement could include adding an array of vibrant flowers, such as the hibiscus flower. Our food network’s fascination lies with its brilliant red bloom and its sweet-tart allure. “Both your tasting experience and attire should be carefully considered at any event that everyone is watching,” advises Suzy Badaracco of Culinary Tides Inc. as head fashion forecaster. Since their introduction into cocktails and tea blends, citrusy or tart-tasting flowers have quickly become one of the most desired components. Google searches for beverages incorporating food network hibiscus have increased by two times year over year, and more chefs and cooks are adding this flavour to a wide array of meal objects, ranging from beverages and desserts to appetizers and entrees. Hibiscus can now be found regularly on restaurant menus, with its popularity having expanded by 24% in just the past couple of years. Easily available at grocery stores near your residence with curd, goat cheese, glowing water, or sorbet being just some examples that may contain this delicious red meal gadget containing vitamins C and antioxidants.

Food Nearby Bite into Bliss

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Food Nearby Bite into Bliss https://blogandblogger.com/food-nearby-bite-into-bliss/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 06:16:56 +0000 https://blogandblogger.com/?p=2072 Fast food, junk food, processed meals, and food nearby adjectives better suit industrial output that is greasy and grinding than they may be for American cuisine. However, Americans also have a fantastic urge for food and excellent meals. We’re celebrating its boundless inventiveness inside the kitchen by serving you our listing of the top delectable American foods. You’re going to want to have fun, we are certain of it. Establish ground rules: admit that it is tough to define American cuisine in the first place and that selecting food near American dishes forever omits or unintentionally lacks some delectable local specialties.

Top Food Nearby in the USA

Top Food Nearby in the USA
Top Food Nearby in the USA

When life gives you limes, flip them into a key lime pie rather than limeade. The reputable national pie of Florida, this sassy tart has won international popularity. It all started inside the Florida Keys; that is where the little limes that gave the pie its name originated. The first Key lime pie is credited to Aunt Sally, who cooked for delivery salvager William Curry, Florida’s first self-made millionaire, in the late 1800s. However, you ought food nearby to also provide credit to Florida sponge fishermen for probably developing the recipe for key lime juice, sweetened condensed milk, and egg yolks that would be “cooked” (by a chemical reaction that thickens the aggregate) at sea. We adore French fries; however, the Tater Tot is an American take on the potato theme. This is famous in faculty cafeterias nationally and at Sonic drive-ins. These commercial hash brown cylinders are one of a kind to the Ore-Ida enterprise, as you can see through the registered trademark that is regularly on them. Had you been one of the Grigg brothers who mounted Ore-Ida, you would have also desired to find a use for the leftover pieces of chopped potatoes. In 1956, they fashioned the mash into tiny toddlers, introduced a few flours and seasonings, and then sold them. After a bit over 50 years, Food Nearby in the United States consumes about 32 million kilograms of these potatoes every year. Oddly sufficient, sourdough became fed on in historic Egypt and dates back to the time of the pyramids. However, San Francisco produces the sourest variety and is the undisputed favoured in America. Since the technology of the Gold Rush, sourdough bread has been a mainstay of local delicacies, similar to Napa Valley wine. In the past, settlers and miners who survived sourdough have been referred to as “sourdoughs” and carried pouches around their necks or belts containing sourdough starter, which became more dependable than different leavening. Thankfully, that isn’t how the Boudin Bakery, which has been producing chunk-sized bread in the city by way of the Bay when you consider 1849, does it. The chef’s salad was first created in the East; however, the American chef’s use of lettuce in the West was not going to be outdone. Owner of the Brown Derby Bob Cobb, assembled a salad in 1937 while food was nearby through the refrigerator for ingredients for a meal for Sid Grauman of Grauman’s Theatre. The elements included a head of lettuce, an avocado, a few romaine, watercress, tomatoes, some bloodless chook breast, a hard-boiled egg, chives, cheese, and a few classic French dressings. The legend about the Brown Derby states, “He started out cutting.” I introduced a few pieces of crispy bacon that I took from a working chef. The salad made its way onto the menu and into Hollywood itself.

Pot Roast

Pot Roast
Pot Roast

Pot roast, a cherished Sunday family meal from infant boomer childhoods across the USA, holds a sentimental spot in the top 10 consolation foods in America. Without it, a whole generation would be lost. Pot roasts can be anointed with purple wine or maybe beer, protected, and cooked on the stovetop or inside the oven. They can also be made with red meat brisket, backside or top round, or chuck positioned in a deep roasting pan with potatoes, carrots, onions, and anything else your mother threw in to be infused with the beef’s simmering juices. Since James Dewar created the traditional “Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling” at the Continental Baking Company in Schiller Park, Illinois, in 1930, it’s been making us smile. When bananas were in brief supply during World War II, Twinkie’s original banana cream filling was substituted with vanilla. Deep-frying them has become popularized employing the Texas State Fair as if they were not already absurdly scrumptious. Recalling lunchtime recess, their ladyfinger form (pierced three times to inject filling), and their name (stimulated with the aid of a billboard advertising Twinkle Toe Shoes) make Twinkies endearing even when they’re ruined in warm oil or ripped from their packaging. Between November 2012 and July 2013, they were momentarily removed from the shelves because of Hostess’ bankruptcy filing. Though it can seem unusual to derive such an extreme flavour from dehydrated meat, jerky is a famous high-protein snack among avenue travelers, hikers, and campers globally. It’s American delicacies organized with the same grit and spice as our favourite backwoods fare. The creation myth that attributes its origins to American Indian pemmican, an aggregate of animal fats and fireplace-cured meat, is one that we discover appealing. Meats consist of pork, turkey, chook, venison, buffalo, or even emus, yaks, and ostriches. Glazed with honey, hickory-smoked, barbecued, and peppered. Flavoured with chili, lemon pepper, teriyaki, and jalapeño. The Army is experimenting with jerky sticks which have the caffeine content of a cup of espresso due to the fact jerky is so adaptable, portable, and nutrient-dense. Whatever shape of jerky you choose, decaf, caf, strips, or shreds, get equipped to bite for a very long time. I take it you still have your tooth? Take a few vaqueros who are employed on the range and feed them with the slaughtered cattle. Include the disposable quantities of meat in the people’s profits and allow their resourcefulness to flourish. The start of a Rio Grande location culture may be in grilling skirt steak, or “Faja” in Spanish, over a campfire and wrapping it in a tortilla. It is believed that in 1969, a sure Sonny Falcon started out running fajita taco stands at outdoor activities and rodeos in Texas, which is whilst the fajita first entered popular subculture. Soon after, the dish commenced to appear on menus throughout the Lone Star State and received popularity thanks to its loved side dish of grilled onions and inexperienced pepper, % de. Just like how the banana provides nutrients. Still, props to whoever came up with the banana split sundae variant. In 1904, a banana turned into break-up food nearby and located in an extended boat dish by way of future optometrist David Strickler, who changed into experimenting with sundaes at a pharmacy soda fountain. This incident occurred in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The story is from Wilmington, Ohio, in 1907, when Ernest Hazard, the owner of an eating place, came up with it to attract college students from a nearby university. The cut-up became famous after a Chicago Walgreens created it as their signature dessert within the 1920s. Whatever the background, Wilmington’s annual Banana Split Festival, which takes area on the second weekend in June, offers a whole lot of meals for ideas. Cornbread is a staple of Southern cooking, but it’s also the soul meals of many other cultures, which include Native American, black, and white ones, and no longer just the ones located south of the Mason-Dixon line. If you coarsely grind corn, you get grits; if you soak kernels in alkali, you get hominy, which we advise making into posole. Cornbread is made with the aid of leaving finely ground cornmeal with baking powder. Whatever its form, cornbread—whether it is New England johnnycakes, Southern hushpuppies, or corn pone—stays the quick and easy cross-to bread that maintains it on tables throughout the kingdom and has historically made Native American and pioneer moms happy. It can be baked in muffin tins or a skillet.

GORP

GORP
GORP

“The Classic Raisins and Peanuts” GORP is the power-saving desire for all hikers. Eating path mix dates back centuries in Europe, where trekking became almost a countrywide pastime earlier than it was popularized in bags and bins. It’s essential to keep in mind that that is rocket fuel for American delicacies. Add as much granola, nuts, seeds, candied ginger, dried fruit, and M&Ms as you like. Just make sure to store it in a bear-proof canister—hanging a nylon sack from a branch won’t work. Gumbo, crawfish pie, and jambalaya What dish could be so memorable that it made Hank Williams write a 1952 party song for it and dozens of other artists (like Jo Stafford, Credence Clearwater Revival, and Emmylou Harris) cover it? Spanish paella’s tidy-up-the-kitchen cousin, jambalaya, is available in two flavours: red (Creole, with tomatoes) and brown (Cajun, without). This traditional Louisiana dish consists of rice, meat, and vegetables (a trinity of celery, peppers, and onions). It is especially good when served with shrimp and andouille sausage. When you sit down with friends to a large bowlful, regardless of the colour and secret ingredients, one thing is certain: you’re going to have a blast on the bayou. If biscuits and gravy weren’t a Southern classic, they would be corny. They are just that good. Traditionally, butter, lard, or buttermilk are used to make the biscuits; meat drippings, milk (or “sawmill” or country) gravy, chunks of fresh, high-quality pork sausage, and black pepper are added. For sharecroppers and slaves, biscuits and gravy provided a cheap and readily available meal that would sustain them through a hard day in the fields. The Southern gravy tradition originated out of deprivation. People learn to get by when they’re poor. According to the Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook, “which means folks make gravy,” You could say that soul food is its soul. Ham, history, and hospitality. That’s the motto of Smithfield, a town in Virginia that is also the home of Smithfield Ham. Observe that the word “ham” appears before history, which is significant food nearby that this 8,100-person hamlet was first settled in 1634. The epicentre of hog curing and production, Smithfield earns its moniker as the “Ham Capital of the World” quite rightly: while Virginia is home to a large amount of ham, there is only one Smithfield, thanks to a 1926 law requiring all ham processing to take place inside the city limits. Dry-cured and hard, the original American country ham could be stored until it was soaked in water to remove the salt and reconstitute it before cooking. The favourite has turned out to be deliciously genuine, cured Virginia country ham. A guilty pleasure indeed, chicken fried steak was designed to pair with traditional American dishes like black-eyed peas and mashed potatoes. Similar to the Weiner Schnitzel that German and Austrian immigrants brought to Texas, this dish is a slab of tenderized steak that is breaded in seasoned flour and pan-fried. These immigrants modified their veal recipe to utilize the abundant beef in Texas. The dish’s origins are attributed to Lamesa, on the plains of South Texas, where cattle are raised, but John “White Gravy” Neutzling, of the Lone Star State cowboy town of Bandera, maintains that he invented it. Do you care, or are you just itching to get your hands on some peppery white gravy and eat? There were no elaborate centerpieces or protracted family arguments on that first Thanksgiving in 1621 in Plymouth, when the food nearby chose to celebrate with the Wampanoag tribe instead of fasting. We spare them the deer they probably ate today, cramming three days’ worth of feasting into one sumptuous meal. Despite any indigestion, nothing compares to the classic American Thanksgiving meal consisting of roasted or deep-fried or the strangely popular Louisiana dish turducken, along with dressing (cornbread, old loaf bread, onion and celery, sausage, fruit, chestnuts, oysters, whatever your mom made, the sage was the food nearby), mashed and sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, and that quirky green bean casserole topped with French-fried onion rings.

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