Author\Larry Olmsted

"How did we end up in this situation where we need reporters to investigate where our food comes from?" - Michael. Michael Pollan, "The Omnivore's Dilemma"

Lions are so-called "opportunistic" hunters, which means they will hunt for food even when they are not particularly hungry. Anything that is easy to catch is swallowed. If antelopes, wildebeests, warthogs and birds are considered easy prey, they will never be on the lion's menu. , and doesn't know what to eat for its next meal - it just eats anything available.

Humans are better off. We eat for both survival and entertainment. And we have more food choices than any other creature on Earth, so it's all about how we choose. Just like throwing a pebble into a pond creates ripples, our dietary choices set off a chain reaction that goes beyond just that. It's just about the calories we need between meals. If you choose to eat real food, the immediate benefit is that it tastes great, and the long-term benefit is that it's almost always healthier and most real foods are made in a better way. It is environmentally friendly, conducive to the sustainable development of the environment, and can also support the achievements, practices and groups of real food makers, making the world a better place

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On the contrary, when you choose or are fooled into eating fake food, you will usually find it tastes terrible, is unhealthy, and sometimes even contains truly dangerous ingredients. The manufacturing process of these fake foods is often not sustainable and is sometimes illegal. The most unethical example of fake food is the exploitation of labor. In addition, the oceans are also damaged, and tens of thousands of people are infected with HIV every year. Deaths from drug-resistant superbugs, a surge in heart disease, and widespread consumer exposure to known carcinogens and dangerous chemicals banned from food are all commonplace in the world of fake food. For me, the financial fraud alone is enough to make me want to avoid fake food, not to mention the hard work behind these fake and counterfeit foods.

Change, of course. There is a price. The Kobe beef, champagne and many other foods described in this book are very expensive. But eating real food is not just for the rich. I am far from rich, and I still secretly long for it. One day I will be able to join the middle and upper class. Whenever I go to buy real beef, I am caught in a conflict between heaven and man. I see that the pure natural grass-fed beef without any chemicals is priced at such a high price, but I just stand aside. Industrially raised beef is a third of the price.

There's really a big difference between the two, and not everyone can afford a good steak. So what's my solution? Normally, I eat less beef, and every time I decide to splurge, I make the meal a little more meaningful. Fortunately, not all high-quality, real food is intimidating. It is more expensive than industrially raised beef, but not that much more expensive. It is much cheaper than natural beef, so I eat chicken more often now, and only real chicken.