dsi1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 7:50:23 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 12:17:03 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> > > On Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 6:55:09 AM UTC-10, Cindy
> > > Hamilton wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 11:45:32 AM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > > On Friday, December 16, 2016 at 1:27:50 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > On 2016-12-16 11:01 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday, December 16, 2016 at 3:15:52 AM UTC-10, Gary
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >> dsi1 wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >>> There's no reason to think that the foods in the UK
> > > > > > will be the >>> same as it is now. The foods will be
> > > > > > transformed by the >>> sociological, economic, and
> > > > > > environmental, conditions of the >>> time. A hundred years
> > > > > > from now it's going to be totally changed. >>> They may
> > > > > > still have fish and chips but my guess is that the >>>
> > > > > > "fish" will be assembled by nano-bots. >>
> > > > > > ------------------------
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> LOL. WTH is wrong with you? ;-D
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > My guess is that you're not eating the same foods that
> > > > > > > Americans were eating a hundred years ago. You might
> > > > > > > believe that but you ain't. My guess is that you're not
> > > > > > > eating the same foods that Americans were eating 50 years
> > > > > > > ago.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That is probably sort of possibly true. I would venture
> > > > > > that most Americans a hundred years ate a diet of things
> > > > > > that some Americans still eat, like beef, pork, chicken,
> > > > > > turkey, bacon, eggs, ham, corn, potatoes, tomatoes,
> > > > > > carrots, onions, beans, peas etch. Descendants of those
> > > > > > Americans probably still eat a lot of those things, but
> > > > > > thanks to refrigeration and improved transportation, we now
> > > > > > have almost year round access to fresh fruits and
> > > > > > vegetables. \
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I was a kid the fresh produce section of the grocery
> > > > > > store was tiny and had only seasonal products. Most of the
> > > > > > fruit and vegetables we had were canned. Any dinner saw at
> > > > > > least two cans opened.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks again to modern transportation we now also have
> > > > > > access to things we never used to be able to get. Produce
> > > > > > sections not only have more of the stuff we are used to,
> > > > > > but they have all sorts of imported things that he used to
> > > > > > only read about or ate when we were travelling.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Then there is the ethnic shift. The US and Canada have
> > > > > > have massive immigration from other countries and the
> > > > > > immigrants have brought their native cuisine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My guess is that you're not
> > > > > > > eating the same foods that you did during the 80's or
> > > > > > > even 90's. I sure ain't. Perhaps you've been in a coma
> > > > > > > for the last decade or so. Welcome back, the world has
> > > > > > > changed since you were out. For one thing, only old farts
> > > > > > > posting on Usenet use "LOL" these days.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > https://www.wired.com/2016/12/google...iving-car-waym
> > > > > > > o/
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > As far as what people ate a hundred years ago, technology
> > > > > certainly did change everything. The most important being our
> > > > > ability to bind nitrogen into a form that can be used as a
> > > > > fertilizer. It has been estimated that half the population of
> > > > > this planet are living because of this discovery.
> > > > >
> > > > > It's like the wild, wild, West on this rock. Everything has
> > > > > changed from 50 years ago. Yesterday I cooked lemongrass
> > > > > chicken, made with boneless, skinless, chicken thighs. This
> > > > > form of chicken did not exist back in the 60's but it's
> > > > > trending these days. Back in the old days, we had saimin and
> > > > > sushi but we didn't have ramen or pho or sushi as it is
> > > > > served these days. We didn't have Thai or Vietnamese curry or
> > > > > Thai or Vietnamese anything. No Korean or Filipino foods
> > > > > either.
> > > > >
> > > > > Back in the early 80's a group of Hawaiian chefs set out to
> > > > > change the way the people on this rock saw food. They
> > > > > succeeded and as a result, the fallout from that will change
> > > > > how people on the mainland will eat i.e., Hawaii will be at
> > > > > the forefront of foodie trends in N. America. These days, the
> > > > > kids are eating raw fish as a meal and they're loving it. Hoo
> > > > > boy!
> > > >
> > > > You don't seem to discriminate between "we'll be making food
> > > > with nanobots" and "we've discovered lemongrass". Can't you be
> > > > more precise? You don't make a case for nanobots by mentioning
> > > > lemongrass.
> > > >
> > > > In any event, I've been using lemongrass and eating raw fish
> > > > since the 1970s, in the wilds of Michigan. It's old news.
> > > > You write as if you're 20 years old and have no experience
> > > > of the world.
> > > >
> > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > >
> > > Oh, I see, you invented lemongrass and eating raw fish in
> > > Michigan in the 70's. Astounding!
> >
> > No. But you contention that lemongrass is cutting edge cuisine is
> > simply misinformed. You live in a culinary bubble.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> I'm not the one saying that I'm eating the same foods that I was 50
> years ago. I'm saying that everything has changed. What the heck is
> your definition of "living in a culinary bubble?" My guess is that
> you live in a bubble of negativity. I'd hate to live in one of those.
>
> So you eat the same things that you did 50 years ago and lemongrass
> and eating raw fish is common in America. If you say so then it must
> be true - right?

Lemongrass is grown here and exported. Raw fish is easy to find in
homes and restraunts.

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