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    The World Digested
    • May 5, 2020
    • 9 min

    The Tragedy of the Common—Sense

    C’est la guerre. The long-dreaded World War III is finally here. The waiting is over. It is here and now, everywhere and against everyone...

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    The World Digested
    • Jan 11, 2020
    • 8 min

    Barcarolle for Baccalà

    Venice, once the rich republic of seafaring traders, now trades in tourism. Instead of spices and silk from the Orient, she receives fridge

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    The World Digested
    • Apr 10, 2019
    • 6 min

    Everything Tastes Like Chicken

    “What’s the matter? Where’re you going? You, chicken! That’s it, isn’t it—Nothing but a little chicken!” Marty’s body stiffens, his eyes w...

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    The World Digested
    • Feb 7, 2019
    • 9 min

    Dreaming the Dream of Icarus

    But in the meantime, pray to George Carlin (and maybe Joe Pesci too just to make sure), and chant "Save the Planet":   Save the t

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    The World Digested
    • Nov 24, 2018
    • 8 min

    Authentically Alien

    Authenticity—that is what we strive for. It is about being genuine; it is about being true; and it is about being original. Don’t we all wis

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    The World Digested
    • Oct 16, 2018
    • 7 min

    Say Sayonara to Sushi

    Gone with the wind and time—we say good bye to Tsukiji, to the sea, to edomae and to the fish. Forgotten and foregone is the art of nimono a

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    The World Digested
    • Sep 8, 2018
    • 7 min

    Sweet and Salty and, Sweaty

    For every single yen counts here in Nishinari, Osaka. It is a town without convenience stores because nothing sold in 7-Eleven or FamilyMart

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    The World Digested
    • Aug 11, 2018
    • 10 min

    Estonia, a Country of Mean

    There are 28 countries, soon to be 27, in the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, De...

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    The World Digested
    • May 8, 2018
    • 16 min

    Eating Taboo

    Human beings are animals. Thus we get into cat fights and dog fights, and we sigh, blaming our misbehavior on our animal instincts. Neverthe

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    The World Digested
    • Apr 10, 2018
    • 11 min

    The Hot Sushi

    Perhaps, the cruel wind that breathes down from Mount Hiei carries a cold that is made more physiologically chilling by its psychological as

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    The World Digested
    • Mar 28, 2018
    • 13 min

    The Fish Named Weak

    Sardines – these unfortunate creatures – are so weak that they are even named as “weak fish” in Japanese (iwashi).

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    The World Digested
    • Mar 2, 2018
    • 15 min

    American Wagashi

    "I observe how fast the people eat higashi," says Mr. Kita, as it was his gauge for the dryness of the customer's mouth, he ex

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    The World Digested
    • Jan 11, 2018
    • 15 min

    Kissaten du temps perdu

    a café provides that sweet touch of human sympathy, a conviviality in the hubbub of activities, a sense of companionship and a feeling of be

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    The World Digested
    • Nov 19, 2017
    • 14 min

    The Thing That Moves Us

    Culture is nothing but a web of ideas, shifting and changing. For, the human mind is simply too susceptible to inertia (so are the rest of t

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    The World Digested
    • Oct 27, 2017
    • 5 min

    The Oldest Christian Vegan Feast!?

    As the palate opens, so does the mind. Once the physical hunger is satiated, the intellect starts to wander and wonder – what kind of land,

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    The World Digested
    • Sep 23, 2017
    • 8 min

    Mont Blanc - Aiming for the Summit

    The origin of this famous gateau can be traced back to the Duchy of Savoy at the foot of the eponymous Mont Blanc, naturally, but the origin

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    The World Digested
    • Sep 7, 2017
    • 6 min

    Time Preserved in a Jar

    ut a jar of jam is not just a jar of cooked fruit, is it? It is a magical mixture where nature meets art: made of only sugar and fruit, the

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    The World Digested
    • Aug 25, 2017
    • 9 min

    Breaking of the Bread

    Yet one little bakery in Nara – just steps away from the deer, the people and the largest Buddha in the world – has decided to name their sh

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    The World Digested
    • Aug 11, 2017
    • 6 min

    The Ceremony of Coffee

    Now, there is no argument that ceremony is dead: it is dead in Japan, it is dead in the U.K., and it is dead just about everywhere and anywh

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    The World Digested
    • Aug 5, 2017
    • 5 min

    Dear Mr. Potato Head

    In the heart of quaint Ningyo-cho, one of the few districts in Tokyo which still wears Edo on its sleeve, or a shield against modernity, is

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