I think it is merely a matter of the limitations of human language. We can use nuance, but there comes a point where certain knowledge must be assumed, lest every interview would take a year or more.

Great performance! Being against GLP-1 drugs makes no sense at all. I lost my weight on my own, but I shudder when I think how much less miserable my life could have been and still would be with these drugs. They make weight loss/maintenance easiER, not easy. Willpower is still needed.

Okra happens to be one of my favourite vegetables. I especially like frozen cut/sliced okra. A real bachelor food!

Another election. I hope you get one.

It can also be downright cheap and not require much work. Just ditch "recipes". I eat food, not recipes.

In addition, I use natto, but since this is usually seen as a food and not a condiment, I put that one separately.

Well done. I don't use any of those because I prefer to avoid unneeded energy and have learned to prefer simple foods (except for one: MSG, although I have run out a few years ago and didn't buy it again so far). I also use citric acid (crystals in a salt grinder) and canned crushed tomatoes.

I had forgotten about it. You are probably referring to this👇. It's so revolting that I stopped watching.

@kevinh-phd.bsky.social did exactly that. Years ago. Read it. It is interesting. Really.

Lots of companies do, why would tv production companies be any more ethical?

Glad you like it, Julia. I think you wrote an important book with several subjects that are important to myself (weight loss) and to our society as a whole (food waste, cruelty, environment, poverty) without the usual filler distractions (such as the absence of recipes).

I also remember her disagreement with the idea that only humans have feelings (and intelligence). I was always sent to catholic schools and it put me at odds with my teachers. Animals were considered instinctive automatons that had no intelligence and no emotions or feelings. Revolting.

I thought she was remarkable, and while it is almost insulting to compare them, I loved comparing her to Audrey Hepburn. To me, as a very distant observer who never had contact with them, they seemed to have the same aristocratic gentleness that made them a delight to listen to.

In short: if you like natto and make it yourself: try these. It is more than worth it.

In my opinion, of all those I have made, fenugreek stands out and on its own. The effect is surprising and quite yummy. My personal favourite is probably moth bean natto. In some ways, I compare it to caviar, but with a different flavour profile. I love it. But then, I also love plain moth beans.

only in mixtures, not on themselves yet. The only "failure" in those mixtures was popping corn, but that was because it was so hard that while it was possible to bite it, it was unpleasant. Non-legume grains are just bound to be "less strong" because they contain significantly less protein.

I have made natto with soybeans (yaay!), green peas, black-eyed beans, white pea beans, jumbo lima beans, "black" chickpeas, black turtle beans, moth beans, black matpe beans, green mung beans, crimson lentils, TVP and fenugreek. They also work. I have made it with dried grains as well, but