{"id":2179,"date":"2011-02-25T09:13:40","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T09:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jamesramsden.com\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2011-02-25T09:13:40","modified_gmt":"2011-02-25T09:13:40","slug":"this-weeks-food-news-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamesramsden.com\/2011\/02\/25\/this-weeks-food-news-10\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week’s Food News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organic food less tasty than ‘normal’ food
\n<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/a>In a major blow to organic lobbyists, a study by the Watchdog Which? has found that organic food has less flavour and fewer nutrients than food grown normally<\/a>. Non-organic tomatoes were found to be juicier and more flavoursome than their organic counterparts, while ‘normal’ broccoli had more nutrients. So why are we paying more for this stuff?<\/p>\n

Restaurants to display calorie counts
\n<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/a>As of September restaurants, cafes, and pubs can sign up to display the calorie counts in their food. Andrew Lansley has written to all the members of the Food Network<\/a> suggesting they get involved in the scheme, which also looks to cut salt content and trans fats in our food. Who said food couldn’t be fun, eh?<\/p>\n

Cornish pasties victory
\n<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/a>After nearly 10 years of ferocious and heated debate, the Cornish pasty has been given PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) status<\/a>. This means only pasties made in Cornwall can be called Cornish pasties. The French have champagne and roquefort, the Italians prosecco and parmesan, and we have Cornish pasties. Great.<\/p>\n

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Other food news this week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* Handling chicken packets carries food poisoning risk<\/a>.
\n* New research says you can eat more eggs<\/a>.
\n* KFC changes ‘finger lickin’ good’ slogan to ‘so good<\/a>‘. Snappy.
\n* Costco agree to stop selling unsustainable fish<\/a>.
\n* Breast milk ice cream<\/a> goes on sale in London.<\/p>\n

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Puke of the week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* The tastykake burger<\/a>. Shudder. (via @scandilicious<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Competition!
\n<\/span><\/strong>* Win a meal for two at a restaurant of your choice worth \u00a3200 by giving your favourite cabbage recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Video of the week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* Baby trashes bar in Las Palmas:<\/p>\n