"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

01 May 2013

Lifting.


Yesterday, an Italian wire service reported that the USDA is planning on lifting its longstanding ban on the import of cured Italian meats made outside of big, USDA-inspected factories. Which means that, starting May 28, we're going to drown in a tidal wave of delicious, salty salumi from artisanal Italian producers. But that got us thinking: What else is out there that we just can't get in the U.S.? And what else has the government flip-flopped on recently?

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