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Fixing our broken food system and the glory of tacos

Fixing our broken food system and the glory of tacos

Good Food · KCRW

October 3, 202559m 42s

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<p>How do you fix a food system that isn't simply broken but has been captured, top to bottom, in the name of profit?</p> <ul> <li>Our food system isn't simply broken, it has been captured, top to bottom, in the name of profit. <a href="https://www.austinfrerick.com/">Austin Frerick</a> shares the <a href="https://islandpress.org/books/barons#desc">stories of seven agricultural titans</a>, their rise to power, and the consequences for the rest of us.</li> <li>For almost a decade, renowned Mexican chef&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/enriqueolveraf/?hl=en">Enrique Olvera</a> veered away from serving tacos at Pujol, his Michelin-starred Mexico City restaurant. Now, <a href="https://www.phaidon.com/en-us/products/sunny-days-taco-nights-a-cookbook?srsltid=AfmBOoq2lWCafKp8wmM7fz8Q1JFdloNy_9VI-ghvnTijqXsP9jGDfHpC">he celebrates them</a> with taco omakase at the bar.</li> <li>Oaxacans claim if you eat chapul&iacute;nes (grasshoppers), you will return to Oaxaca. Anthropologist&nbsp;<a href="https://jeffreyhcohen.com/">Jeffrey H. Cohen </a>looks at <a href="https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477332283/">the consumption of these insects</a> and the women who make a living selling them.</li> <li>Travel and food writer&nbsp;<a href="http://www.carolineeden.com/">Caroline Eden</a> hiked between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, <a href="https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-us/books/green-mountains-by-caroline-eden/9781787138513">discovering recipes along the way</a>.</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">Connect with Good Food host Evan Kleiman on <a href="https://kcrwgoodfood.substack.com/">Substack</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>