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The Horse Meat Scandal in the UK
Food journalist, restaurant critic and novelist Jay Rayner explains how the recent horse meat scandal in the UK unfolded. A national panic ensued when equine DNA was found in frozen beef burgers and lasagna. Rayner wrote in the Observer that "thuggish" supermarkets are to blame for the lack of oversight.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readFood journalist, restaurant critic and novelist Jay Rayner explains how the recent horse meat scandal in the UK unfolded. A national panic ensued when equine DNA was found in frozen beef burgers and lasagna. Rayner wrote in the Observer that "thuggish" supermarkets are to blame for the lack of oversight.
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- 13:00Roots, Tubers, Rhizomes and Corms
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- 48:14Tacos al Vapor
- 52:58Harold McGee Answers Your Food Questions
The full episode
5 of 8Horse Meat Scandal; Canal House Cooks; History of the A&P- 0:00Market Report
- 7:24The Apotheosis of Toast and Jam
- 13:00Roots, Tubers, Rhizomes and Corms
- 20:20Canal House Cooks Every Day
- 29:04The Horse Meat Scandal in the UKYou’re reading this
- 38:07A History of the A&P
- 48:14Tacos al Vapor
- 52:58Harold McGee Answers Your Food Questions