Glacier Thieves, Immortal Lard: SFoodie Isn't Sure What to Make of This Information
Categories: Talking Points, WTF?
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| Jemima Packington, asparamancer. |
And some days, like today, the information equivalent of a human foot washes ashore. Normally, a story wondering whether squirrel meat is going to become the next quail would be the shiniest thing on the beach. But that's mundane compared to the Chilean guy arrested for poaching 5 tons of ice from a disappearing glacier -- all to sell to high-end bars. (Even better: The article makes up an estimated value for the ice.) A German man reveals that he's been saving a tin of lard since 1948, and scientists determine that it has been treated with so many preservatives it's still edible.
And Bon Appetit magazine, of all publications, posts a video of a British woman who claims to tell the future by reading asparagus spears (video after the jump). What does one do with all this information? And what does it say about those other mysteries still lurking in the deep, roiling waters of the web?
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