EPISODE · Feb 18, 2022 · 51 MIN
Food Thieves: Missing Cows, Fake Fertilizer and Heisted Almonds
from Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio · host Milk Street Radio
Detective Rocky Pipkin is a private eye in California’s Central Valley, where the billion-dollar farming industry has made investigating agricultural crimes his specialty. He tells us how truckloads of nuts can vanish into thin air, why you might be eating stolen citrus and how one man scammed dairy farmers out of millions of dollars with a cow Ponzi scheme. Plus, Ed Levine explains why the diner is one of America's most enduring culinary establishments, Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette examine the language of soup, and we dress up a steak with miso-infused butter.Get this week’s recipe for Pan-Seared Steak with Smoky Miso Butter and Watercress Salad: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/pan-seared-steak-smoky-miso-butter-watercress-saladWe want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotipsThis week’s sponsor:This week’s episode is being brought to you in its entirety without any commercial breaks from the Japan External Trade Organization, JFOODO. To learn more about miso, visit miso-jfoodo.jetro.go.jp/en/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Detective Rocky Pipkin is a private eye in California’s Central Valley, where the billion-dollar farming industry has made investigating agricultural crimes his specialty. He tells us how truckloads of nuts can vanish into thin air, why you might be eating stolen citrus and how one man scammed dairy farmers out of millions of dollars with a cow Ponzi scheme. Plus, Ed Levine explains why the diner is one of America's most enduring culinary establishments, Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette examine the language of soup, and we dress up a steak with miso-infused butter. Get this week’s recipe for Pan-Seared Steak with Smoky Miso Butter and Watercress Salad: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/pan-seared-steak-smoky-miso-butter-watercress-salad We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week’s sponsor: This week’s episode is being brought to you in its entirety without any commercial breaks from the Japan External Trade Organization, JFOODO. To learn more about miso, visit miso-jfoodo.jetro.go.jp/en/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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