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If you think about it, is there really a kinder way of killing something and eating it? Environmental issues are one thing but some movements for animal rights, i think, are just too much. I remember there was an article some months back on Gourmet magazine featuring a Lobster festival in the U.S. and it drew so much strong reaction from readers because the author gave considerable weight on animal rights instead of just focusing on the pleasures of eating a lobster! Apparently, there are people who are bothered by killing lobsters (by putting it in a pot of boiling water while still alive)- bothered enough to swear off eating lobsters altoghether.

In any case, the good news is, most farmers now realize that meat from animals subjected to minimum stress is several times better in quality than meat from stressed animals, especially just before they are slaughtered. This can be good, like in the case of one farm in the u.s. that provides cows with an air cushion to sleep on! But you know, I think there’s something really sinister about pampering something only to kill it later on to consume its flesh! It’s just as cruel as torturing something before killing it!

Katrina, you’re right about Chilean Sea Bass. Its real name is actually “Patagonian Toothfish”. The industrial fishing fleets discovered this fish after exhausting the deep sea stock of another kind of fish. Since its name sounded so unappetizing, the marketing geniuses came up with “Chilean Sea Bass”. And yes, it IS endangered due to overfishing. The stocks have collapsed so much that many restaurants have stopped serving it, in the hopes that a drop in demand will make the fishing fleets stop catching it. I love it, but I won’t eat it anymore.

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By the way, someone recently told me the recent popularity of Chilean Sea Bass has caused their overfishing, and that they’re now endangered. If true, I may have to give that up too! :-( What’s a conscientious foodie to do?!

Marketman! It just hit me, you’re a veritable male, online Martha Stewart! Minus the insider trading scandal, of course. I don’t know how you feel about her, so just to be clear, I definitely mean this as a compliment!

Your outlook is just so positive! And creative too! I mean, who would have thought you can make a topiary out of Dalandan? Everything’s excellent! Thank you. You’re my lifestyle guru!