(Read What & Why I am Doing This Here)
Read on Twitter: 11:09 AM October 08, 2008 "Umm ... to those of you who told me I had to try the Boccalone pork ragu? BLESS YOU. It's so good. #eatlocal" tweeted by @lifebeginsat30The Boccalone Mission: "Boccalone artisan salumi combine high quality pork, Italian sea salt, and the freshest spices with the rarest of all ingredients: time. We start with sustainably-raised, heritage-breed pork. We combine old-world recipes and traditional methods with modern technology... Our small-batches, hands-on methods and traditional cold curing techniques can take up to ten times longer than other producers’.Eat Local? I was told by the member of Boccalone staff whom I asked the question of, that as well as being locally made (over the Bay in Oakland), 90% of their ingredients are locally sourced too.
Breakfast Day 14
Porridge made from wheat berries [source Eatwell Farm], Plain Yogurt [source: St Benoit], stewed Bramley Apple [source: Philo Apple Farm] with Sage Honey [source: Marshall's] and a little salt.
Lunch Day 14
Leftover Aubergine Bake with Herbed Cream & Whole Wheat Toast with Butter: Eggplants [source: Balakian], Tomatoes [source: Dirty Girl], Butter [source: Clover Organic], Parsley [source: Dirty Girl], Basil [source: Four Sisters], Mint [source: can't remember], Olive Oil [source: Bariani], Garlic [source: not recorded], Creme Fraiche [source: Cowgirl], Bread made from wheat berries [source Eatwell Farm] Salt & Pepper.
Dinner Day 14
Home-made whole wheat pasta made from wheat berries and pasture-raised eggs laid by chickens eating from the exact same batch of wheat berries, [source Eatwell Farm], Tomatoes & Parsley [source: Dirty Girl], Mezzo Secco Cheese [source: Vella], Incanto Pork Ragu [source: Boccalone] Salt & Pepper.
Drinks Day 14
Tap Water, Calistoga Sparkling Water, Robert Mondavi 2007 Pinot Noir, Tea (1 Cup)
Code:
100% Local ingredient
Local Artisan using mostly local ingredients
Local Artisan using non-local ingredients
Californian
Totally Un-local
Pre-declared exempt
Restaurants which focus on local produce
© 2008 Sam
Wow, that's a near perfectly local day.
ReplyDeleteI'll be picking up some of that ragu next time I'm out there.
I keep hearing amazing things about that ragu...I think I'm going to have no choice but to go get myself some.
ReplyDeleteThat ragu is so good it's scary.
ReplyDeleteit's that good is it? i was never a fan of the bottled ragu,but this particular one looks worlds better. Your series is very inspiring btw!
ReplyDeleteOMG so good. We just finished off our jar last night. It does need, or at least can benefit from, a little extension with some tomatoes or broth, but tastes just amazing. Diet food it ain't but the good stuff rarely is.
ReplyDeleteYes - we were advides to add tomato - and I added a few chopped Early Girls into the mix
ReplyDeletegotta track this stuff down!
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