The following are three of the most powerful foods we can eat, according to the late ‘ultimate foodie’ Anthony Bordain(1). The three foods are dark chocolate, caviar, and marrow bones. At different times in my life, I have eaten them. To this day, I love and crave them.
Continuing the Anthony Bordain List I am now 76 years young exposing myself to the most nourishing traditions and super healthy foods I can find. The purpose of this is to fill my body with the most vibrant, healthy, nourishing, and delicious food. So let’s return to my food hero and his other two super foods, caviar, and marrow bones.
Photo from and available at OLMAfood.com
I Love Caviar But the good stuff, the real stuff is very expensive. That is unless you have an amazing find like I had once. Years ago, I found a dozen tiny jars of Romanoff black caviar during a regular food shopping trip. There were about a dozen jars on a shelf in a local supermarket mislabeled $5.99 each. They were supposed to be $59.99 each. Neither the price labeling clerk nor the cashier had any idea of the error. But I knew they were wrong. What a find I had come across. That was my singular ‘real caviar’ bargain experience. Some like their caviar on crackers. For me, caviar tastes best on lightly toasted, buttered rye bread.
Marrow Bones Photo and recipe from honestcooking.com/prepare and serve marrow bones
I do roast marrow bones on occasion. Their core becomes succulent and so tasty. Adding garlic, salt and some spontaneous spices creates another heavenly treat.
A SAVIOR FROM TODAY’S WORLD OF PROCESSED FOOD
It is increasingly difficult to get truly healthy food. Sally Fallon Morell(2) is another food hero of mine. She is the founders of the Weston A. Price Foundation(3) as well as the author of the Nourishing Traditions books(4).
Her list of powerful foods includes eating raw meat. It has to be prepared very hygienically these days. In fact, I actually made a traditional Middle Eastern festivity raw lamb dish, kibbeh nayyeh.
A celebratory raw lamb dish made with bulgur wheat and spices. Info from Wikipedia.
RAW SEA FOOD AND MEAT DISHES
Eating fish raw has an abundant history, not only Japanese style but world wide.(5) Other types of meat also have long historical traditions as well.(6) Unfortunately in today’s world wide mass commercial production and distribution, raw foods can be unsafe.
Meat and sea food need to be raised organically, not artificially farmed, as well as prepared hygienically to be safe.(7) Times have changes so much when it comes to what is healthy and what is not healthy to eat due to commercialization. So keep in mind. Enjoy, but beware. Consume with care.
This universally adored combo of salmon and avocado is called palta and is available in Lima’s cevicherías. Photo from Saveur.com.
