TV: California seafood is tainted from Fukushima disaster, says chef — Anything from San Diego to Alaska removed — “It’s easy for people to be convinced there’s no harm now, that’s part of problem”
EYT – Santa Barbara News Channel 3, Jan. 15, 2014 (h/t MissingSky101): Local Chef Takes North Pacific Seafood Off Menu; Chef Robert Perez says Fukushima disaster tainted California seafood [...]
Robert Perez has been a chef for more than three decades, but it was
the nuclear disaster in Japan that changed the way he cooks. [...] Even
though scientists have said that the radiation in the ocean is now low,
Perez isn’t buying it. [...] all seafood from the San Diego border to
Alaska [are off the menu at Seagrass] [...] Scientist think avoiding the
seafood is overboard and have said the levels of radiation in fish are
less than what people are exposed to from x-rays. Perez said he has to
be able to stand behind what he serves, even if people think it’s
extreme.
Chef Perez:
“The way things are heading, we just feel strongly that it is not safe,
and I’m not going to consume the fish and I’m definitely not going to
provide it to my guests. I just can’t do that with a clear conscience
[...] Alpine, New Zealand salmon [...] It comes from glacier water.
[...] It’s easy for people to be convinced that there’s no harm right
now, and that’s part of the problem [...] That’s just part of who we
are. And I cook because I want to please people. And I want people to be
healthy with my food. I want them to feel good physically and
spiritually. So that’s my intent, that’s the intent I put out there. So
if I have a product that I feel uncomfortable with, and I don’t care if
it’s an onion or a piece of meat or a piece of fish, it’s all the same.
It has to be something that I can stand behind and say, ‘Please try
this.’”Watch the broadcast here
0 comments:
Post a Comment