Comments by "Louis Giokas" (@louisgiokas2206) on "Losing Everything, Even Their Underwear!China’s Most Miserable Industry in 2023 Is Unexpectedly This" video.

Caucasian meals? Funny. Actually, the raw ingredients are often healthier. In the 1970s I "introduced" my mother to raw mushrooms. I was just starting out at university. My closest friends were Indian. One's parents were moving back to India (his father was a diplomat) and his mother tried to teach us traditional Indian cooking. It was soooo complicated. So, we switched to Zen macrobiotic cooking. Actually, one time, between places, I moved back into my parents' house for a couple of weeks. My mother decided to try eating what I did for a week, and she started to lose weight. Her doctor told me to keep it up for her. Well, I moved into a new place, and she did not continue with it and did not continue to lose weight. I went through a life change a few years ago and returned to a simple diet (no sugar, no processed foods, pescatarian, etc.) and lost about 25% of my peak weight. I was overweight but not obese. Physically I am back to where I was in my 20s and it feels great! Considering the problems that the Chinese people have with obesity and diabetes (which are related), this trend might be a good thing.
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@uuclmusic2711 Good advice! Actually, I won't eat anything from China. I actually try to source all my foods, as much as possible, from the US.
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@cliffontheroad No problem.
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@cliffontheroad Very good points. I use granulated garlic that is grown and processed in the US. As for garlic cloves and chili peppers, I grow them at home. This also applies to several herbs. Safer that way. I fully agree with you on the Chinese fishing fleet. They are raping the oceans. Bad, not good. I generally get fresh seafood (usually frozen and individually packaged) from US fisheries. I live in the Midwest. I also pay attention to where canned seafood is from. I also look at where it seafood is packaged as well. I found one brand of wild caught US salmon packaged in the Americas. I once accidentally got a package of squid that was from China. It made me sick (I almost never get sick), so I threw it out.
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@cliffontheroad Great story. Strange situation though. I avoid plastic packaging whenever possible. My ex-wife left lots of plastic containers and I packed them away. I should just recycle them. I use glass containers whenever I have leftovers, etc. They have plastic lids, but the food does not touch the lids.
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@cliffontheroad I typed a detailed reply, but I don't see it here. I must have neglected to press the reply button.
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@cliffontheroad In my deleted comment I basically agreed with you. The gist is that I avoid food from China and actually try to source from the US as much as possible. I use a lot of granulated garlic and that is US grown and processed, for example. I even found a really nice olive oil from California.
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