Nicole Reads

I finally finished ‘The Omnivore's Dilemma’ and how delicious it was!I admit that it took me forever (five months) to finish because it's not exactly my type of literature. It also didn't help that there were many times when the author would go off in a tirade about details and quotes nad obscure references that had me reaching for Wikipedia... and my pillow. Nonetheless, the message in itself is worth every single hour spent on this book.An utterly interesting read about where the food the United States eats every day with careless abandon really comes from and how we have singled handedly lost the ability to appreciate what we put in our mouths.The information that Pollan provides is astounding. Such as how the United States abuses the corn crop and puts it everywhere. How the Government doesn't allow small farmers to have their own kind of alternative farm and countless other things. He also discusses the ethics of animal eating (spoiler: it's ok as long as it's really organic) and chronicles the search of his perfect meal. All the way from hunting a wild boar to the gathering wild fungi to create his version of the perfect meal.As of now, I am part of the slow-food movement.