{"id":2707,"date":"2011-07-08T09:07:54","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T09:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jamesramsden.com\/?p=2707"},"modified":"2011-07-08T09:07:54","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T09:07:54","slug":"this-weeks-food-news-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamesramsden.com\/2011\/07\/08\/this-weeks-food-news-20\/","title":{"rendered":"This week’s food news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cutting back on salt ‘doesn’t make you healthier’
\n<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/a>Pious cooks have often prided themselves on not using salt for health purposes, but a major study has found that they’re cutting out on flavour for no reason whatsoever<\/a>. After looking at almost 6,500 subjects the study concluded that there was no significant evidence that eating less salt lowered the risk of heart disease and premature death.<\/p>\n

Britons stay British when abroad
\n<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/a>Over half of Britons actively look for British ‘home comforts’ when abroad, a study has found<\/a>. Over a third of them looked for restaurants serving British food, while a quarter said they only ate food that they would eat at home. Still, an encouraging 21% actively avoided British things when holidaying. I assume that includes other holidaymakers.<\/p>\n

School dinner take-up on the rise?
\n<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/a>In the same week that the Daily Mail reported a drop in takers for school dinner<\/a>, the BBC reported an increase<\/a>. Seems odd. The confusion largely lies in the fact that the numbers are still relatively low – more than a half of pupils still reject school meals. Nonetheless there has been an increase of around 40%, despite the rising costs of the meals.<\/p>\n

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Other food news this week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* The sandwich with a 14-day shelf life<\/a>.
\n* Restaurants adding calorie counts to their menus<\/a>.
\n* Food inflation rises to highest level in two years<\/a>.
\n* Are the yoof going teetotal<\/a>?
\n* UK importing 51% of food consumed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Blog of the week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* Bon Appetit<\/a>: a pretty and well-written blog, mostly in London.<\/p>\n

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Recipe of the week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* Hollow Legs has had a redesign and it looks great. Here’s her recipe for kimchi summer rolls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Video of the week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* Another TED talk, this time from the squeaky but captivating Nathan Myhrvold, author of the extraordinary Modernist Cuisine:<\/p>\n