“There are things in life I really don’t like, and rice pudding is one of them.” Ivana Trump
Hold on
Sometimes the kitchen mutates into hell. To make sure that heads don’t get spinning between the bubbling pots and sizzling pans, there are little encouragers like the crab from Ototo, which prevents every cooking spoon from sinking. Ototo, “RED Spoon Holder & Steam Releaser”, approx. 14.- (www.animicausa.com)
Treats
Okay, okay. We’ll stop complaining about the change of season at . Mymuesli is making it pretty easy for us to look forward to cold days: apple pieces, currants, plums and hazelnuts are added to the bowl of the new autumn muesli, accompanied by salted caramel crispies. A mixture like a walk through the leaves and at least as exciting as a rollercoaster ride at the fall market. Mymuesli, “Herbstmüesli”, 575 g, approx. 13.- (www.mymuesli.ch/herbstmuesli)
Porky
Have you ever accompanied a wild boar on a truffle hunt? Then even the cutest pet mutates into an untamed ramp sow. In the German Black Forest, the Kessler family regularly goes in search of the Burgundy truffle, which not only transforms dishes into delicacies, but also turns the house gin into an addictive drink. Boar is therefore boldly emblazoned on the bottle filled with high-proof spirits – and above the door of the 175-year-old distillery. In addition to the so-called Black Forest gold (the truffle sniffed out by the wild boar), juniper berries, lavender and thyme provide a taste that makes you want to enjoy this little water pure rather than adulterated with tonic and the like. Not a trace of bitterness or spiciness. Yes, what happens on the palate is pure love. Boar, “Blackforest Premium Dry Gin”, 50 cl, approx. 64.-
Fuck plastic
Hunger. Not that empty feeling in your stomach just before lunch, but the hole in your stomach, anxiety, despair, nausea at the mere thought of not being able to eat the next day either. The world is unfair. Help is on the way from the Swiss project Buy Food with Plastic. The concept is as simple as its name: the population in Nicaragua, for example, collects plastic bottles that would otherwise just end up carelessly in the sea and pollute the environment, and receives a meal for their return. At the same time, those involved are informed about the plastic problem and encouraged to help. The plastic collected in this way is also used to build houses. Hunger, plastic, housing: three problems, one solution – that’s how it works. www.buyfoodwithplastic.org
