I can't understand for the life of me, as to why people buy into this exotic food nonsense. If I'm going to have food of any kind, it's going to be chocolate and it's going to be good quality chocolate like Lindt or Dove.
Anyway here's the latest "food fad" from the United Press International site:
Consumers eat up $160 sandwiches
DUBLIN, Ireland, May 12 (UPI) -- Some dismissed Selfridges $160 "massaged" Japanese beef sandwich as a gimmick, but the British luxury department store sells up to 50 of them a week.
The price tag has not deterred consumers from forking out for the sourdough sandwich containing wagyu beef, foie gras and black truffle mayonnaise, Selfridges food and catering director Ewan Venter said.
Designer foods are the latest fad, and it seems nothing is too rich, the Irish Independent reported.
Bacon-and-cabbage pizza or organic beef goulash for babies exhibited at an exclusive food fair in Dublin this week could put Ireland on the gourmet map.
Exotic foods are no longer the preserve of the few, said Irish Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan. What you eat has become a major indicator of your lifestyle and identity, she said.
Consumers could be divided into "fuelers," who use food purely to satisfy hunger, and "foodies," who seek out the richest flavors and textures and most interesting and authentic products, Coughlan said.
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