tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post7324727094997850706..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): One more locavore noteJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-72603600177964054802012-07-09T03:40:42.695-04:002012-07-09T03:40:42.695-04:00I was thinking of a plain tomatoes, not something ...I was thinking of a plain tomatoes, not something in a dish, but that's still an interesting point.<br /><br />By the way, I'm no food expert but I generally agree -- cheap stuff properly seasoned and prepared is better than good stuff mishandled -- but raw tomatoes (even in a salad or sandwich) are the exception. They don't have to be heirloom but they do have to be picked ripe. <br /><br />(I'm a Southern boy. You can trust me on this)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705408455380402571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-9683741720582966392012-07-09T02:13:52.700-04:002012-07-09T02:13:52.700-04:00Cowen is not a typical gourmet. While he does thin...Cowen is not a typical gourmet. While he does think good ingredients matter, he also thinks their importance is overrated and I'm pretty sure at least some of those North Korean restaurants in Virginia strip malls he frequents use Florida tomatoes. <br />If you look at the type of food he recommends it's mostly very heavily seasoned - and he's probably right that once you throw it into a proper curry it's pretty hard to distinguish the Florida tomato from the local, organic heirloom. <br /><br />(That, and, while Cowen is no Steven Landsburg, he shares the love of contrarianism so common among libertarians and economists and so particularly unbearable among libertarian economists).Latinamericanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088329371056600460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-20268454407576874832012-07-08T22:48:20.911-04:002012-07-08T22:48:20.911-04:00Those tomatoes were developed during the Cold War ...Those tomatoes were developed during the Cold War as part of our nation's nuclear war fighting strategy. They can take anything but a direct hit.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657594626549433232noreply@blogger.com