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• The Mediterranean diet is in retreat even in Italy. What now for the foodies’ ideal? | Louise Gray

  26-05-2018 18:29 via theguardian.com
  Child obesity is rising across Europe, says a new report, but it’s not all down to junk foodThere was a touch of schadenfreude last week when it was reported that even in Italy, Greece and Spain, the home of the Mediterranean diet, children are suffering the same obesity crisis as here in the UK. They thought they were so clever with their olive oil and fish and fresh vegetables. They were laughing at us Brits with our chips and burgers and, er, more chips. But look! Fast food has got them
  
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• Chicken safety fear as chlorine washing fails bacteria tests

  26-05-2018 15:00 via theguardian.com
  British microbiologists find that American technique at heart of Brexit trade row does not kill listeria and salmonellaThe chlorine washing of food, the controversial “cleaning” technique used by many US poultry producers who want access to the British market post-Brexit, does not remove contaminants, a new study has found.The investigation, by a team of microbiologists from Southampton University and published in the US journal mBio, found that bacilli such as listeria and salmonell
  
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• How I eat: Anna Soubry MP

  26-05-2018 13:00 via theguardian.com
  How does the MP for Broxtowe fuel those miles of door-to-door campaigning?At home [in Nottinghamshire] I cook everything. But when I’m at Westminster, I wake up at 5.30am and pick up two flat whites and a porridge from Pret. Continue reading...
  
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• Vegan banana bread with toasted coconut recipe | Meera Sodha

  26-05-2018 10:30 via theguardian.com
  A dense, moreish banana cake that’s as good with jam for breakfast as it is for general gluttonyWhile all other cakes come and go with seasons and flights of fancy, the banana cake is steady – it’s the safe bet and the crowd-pleaser, and also the secret favourite. Not all banana cakes are created equal, however. This one is so dense, you could make an indentation on a slice with your lips and it would remember them like memory foam. It’s sweet, but not so sweet that it co
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s pea recipes

  26-05-2018 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Pea season is in full swing and these plump little pockets add great flavour to a charred salad, filo cigars and a springtime pasta dishI recently introduced my youngest son to freshly picked peas, and his delighted reaction to this new instant food made me question the idea of even cooking them at all: what a shame to lose that sweet freshness, vibrant greenness and slight crunch by applying heat. But I’m a chef, so I can’t help myself. When they’re super-fresh, I’ll sti
  
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• Can I cook like Napoleon Bonaparte? | Stephen Bush

  26-05-2018 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Was one too many joints (of meat) the downfall of Napoleon’s armies?Napoleon Bonaparte had no real interest in fine dining. Even in later life, when he was in glamorous exile on St Helena, he ate simply and fairly austerely.But he was also a control freak, to the point that the soldiers in the Grand Army were rationed with a meal of his own design: “Soup, boiled beef, a roasted joint and some vegetables; no dessert.” Continue reading...
  
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