The horror

I never buy premarinated meat or fish. I simply don't like the taste of the used marinades, they burn on the grill and there are too many chemical additives in them. I also suspect that the producers marinate meat that's beggining to rot and give it a "second life" by drenching it in a spicy and salty marinade.
Now, here is the proof - http://zpravy.idnes.cz/nalozene-maso-muze-znicit-zdravi-odrovnalo-i-ochutnavace-mf-dnes-pht-/domaci.asp?c=A090724_083957_domaci_lpo

Check out the attached detailed results - http://ekonomika.idnes.cz/specialni-priloha.asp?y=test/vysledky-testu-marinova-masa.htm

All I can say is OMG! Some of the samples were infected with salmonella and listeria, several were literally rotten. Horrible.

New book

I bought a really cool book today! It's called Ingredients and is currently sold for only 199 krowns in the Levne Knihy shops.

It has pictures and brief descriptions of any edible ingredient you may think of. Dairy products, dozens of cheese types, meat, fish and seafood, fruits, vegetables, spices, condiments, drinks...everything! It's like a food encyclopedia.

I especially liked this photo...lamb eyeballs featured in the offal section :))