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“Japan has a lot of really great beef, like Matsuzaka, but outside of Japan only Kobe is known,” said Troy Lee, an Australian who is the head chef at the Oak Door steakhouse at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo.”
― Larry Olmsted, Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do About It

“Saliva is basically filtered blood.”
― Giulia Enders, Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ

“Our stomach sits much higher in our abdomen than we think. It begins just below the left nipple and ends below the bottom of the ribcage on the right. Any pain felt farther down than this lopsided little pouch cannot be stomachache. Often, when people say they have stomach problems, the trouble is actually in the gut. The heart and the lungs sit on top of the stomach. This explains why we find it more difficult to breathe deeply after eating a lot.”
― Giulia Enders, Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ

“My personal favorite of all these alpine specialties is raclette, which is sort of reverse fondue—instead of dipping food in melted cheese, you spread melted cheese on top of food.”
― Larry Olmsted, Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do About It