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tomatoes
‘Gastronomic terrorism!’ How the cucumber has sliced Spain in two | World news
Wounds Jamie Oliver inflicted three years ago when he added chorizo to rice and called it paella remain raw, while hopes of an end to the war over whether onions belong in a tortilla de patatas seem as forlorn as ever. But as Spain endures a particularly sweltering summer, the debate has turned to the …
Are your tinned tomatoes picked by slave labour? | World news
On 6 August last year, 14 immigrant farmhands in Foggia, on the ankle of the Italian boot, were coming home from a 12-hour shift picking tomatoes in 40C heat. The minibus carrying them was registered in Bulgaria; the driver didn’t have a licence or insurance. The seats inside were wooden planks, and it was so …