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Freedom: You Can Just Taste It

May 31, 2004

Western values and food are ascendant in Eastern Europe, 15 years after Communist regimes were extirpated.

A good thing, too. Apart from the usual overcooked meat, potatoes and dumplings; delicacies under The Reds included spaghetti made of limp noodles, ketchup and shredded cheese. Pizza was "thick yeast cake topped with vegetables and ketchup." Another favorite: fried cheese with mayonnaise.

Now: grilled salmon with strawberry sauce; herbs and spices; avocados; and exotic items such as asparagus and broccoli.

Before long: piroshky filled with sea urchin; and Slivovitz tastings.

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at May 31, 2004 11:14 AM


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Another beachfront for the bar-b-que? Pass the Aussie reds.

Posted by: Gary B at May 31, 2004 06:29 PM

Or Spanish Reds, which can be great. They don't quite deserve it after recent events. But, oh hell.

The French have truly earned a boycott. Rhone blends on hold. Napa substitutes working fine. GBA.

Posted by: Matt Rosenberg at May 31, 2004 06:51 PM

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