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The True Cost of Shrimp

Caviarandcodfish, It's great that you are taking the time to read the Solidarity Center report--it is so important that consumers like you learn the truth about their food so they can make informed choices!

When you finish reading the SC report, you might want to check out www.shrimpless.wordpress.com, a blog that specifically addresses not only the human rights abuses associated with imported shrimp, but the environmental and health costs as well. The blog is a project of the Mangrove Action Project (www.mangroveactionproject.org), and is intended to educate consumers about the widespread destruction caused by industrial shrimp production.

Did you know, for example, that shrimp farming is the #1 threat to mangrove forests? Mangroves are coastal wetlands that act as nurseries for many fish and other aquatic species, protect coastlines from erosion and storm damage, provide sustenance and resources to coastal communities, and prevent global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide.

The shrimp produced is mostly exported to the U.S., and it could be posing a risk to consumer health due to residues from antibiotics and pesticides. Did you know that the FDA inspects less than 2% of imported seafood, so it is likely that contaminated seafood is reaching our plates?

So...here is what you can do:
1)ALWAYS ASK about the origin of your seafood.
2) ALWAYS AVOID IMPORTED FARMED SHRIMP
3) Choose domestic and sustainably-harvested varieties of shrimp
4) Reduce your overall consumption of shrimp, as there is simply not enough to feed the growing demand!

From Required Eating

Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

I occasionally cook dinner for my neighbors, but since I am only 24 and live alone, I have limited experience cooking chicken (my mom always did that when I was growing up!) So I have spent HOURS searching for perfect roasting recipes...

From Required Eating

Cook the Book: Win a Copy of 'Cook with Jamie'

Simple cooking: My Scandinavian immigrant grandmother. Gourmet cooking: My Cordon Bleu-educated other grandmother. Health food: My organic/natural foods-obsessed mother. Overall cooking techniques: stints as prep cooks and an internship at Chez Panisse!

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Secret Ingredients, the New Yorker Book of Food and Drink'

From Recipes

Cook the Book: Simple Chocolate Mousse

If I can't have dark chocolate mousse, then a square of super-dark (85% or above) does the trick!

Responses to Comments by sugarandspice

From Talk

The True Cost of Shrimp

After reading this threat and the article, I went home and checked the expensive, Whole Foods shrimp I had in my freezer - sure enough, farmed in Thailand. It was pretty hidden on the package, but I found it. On friday, my friend and I were grocery shopping, and we asked the guy at the seafood counter where the shrimp was from - it was ALL from Thailand. We managed to find one package that was made in the US, the Emerill brand. Absolutely ask ask ask, you should always be aware of where your food comes from.

From Required Eating

Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

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From Required Eating

Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

My sis , I and our kids went through a drive through zoo down in gentry ark years ago. They had gobs of baby chicks crated up to feed to the animals and snakes. The guy that worked there mentioned they had to many chicks and we could take some.The kids wanted to save the chicks from being ate so we ended up taking home a crate of them. Big Mistake. Baby chicks make a whole top of noise in a small car along with 2 kids.when we got home we had no where to put them so a neighbor took them.Talk about a headache.lol

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

Former latchkey child here. I was attempting to be the responsible one and start dinner with Shake and Bake Chicken in the oven. I must have set the temperature wrong, because it took an eternity to cook it thoroughly. What can I say, I was but a lad!

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

A few years ago my husband bought me one of those "set it and forget it" rotisseries for Christmas. What I didn't realize was it the wings or legs slipped out of the cooking twine, they could keep the rotisserie from turning and you'd be sorry you 'forgot it' as you'd have half a burned chicken and half a raw chicken! I think I'll stick to good old fashioned oven roasting from now on!

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

yum chickee dee! my mom used to make some version of chicken everday, and everyone complained, but i loved it - it never tasted the same with all her various recipes

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

When I roast a chicken I always put lots of garlic in the cavity, it gives it a great taste.

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

please enter me thanks!

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

I could eat chicken every day. It would be great to have some new recipes to try!

From Required Eating

Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get into my oven. It's a true story. I checked my oven. There's a roasted chicken in there that would make Julia Child proud.