Convenience Food Snobs

from SALT PIG · host Elinor Hutton & Lukas Volger

Welcome to Salt Pig! This week Ellie and Lukas discuss the convenience foods that we love and the ones we snub. Indian jarred sauces and Trader Joe’s frozen treats are in, but Italian jarred sauces and pre-chopped produce is out. Turns out we are full of contradictions and biased as hell. Plus, are tech companies behind everything? Join us!A Very Good Tomato Sauce (by Alison Roman)Brooklyn Delhi (maker of Tomato Achaar and Cashew Korma)Trader Joe’s Thai Vegetable Gyoza and Orange ChickenFreedom with a Side of Guilt: How Food Delivery Is Reshaping Mealtime (New York Times)Instagram | Substack

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