Word: bulgur
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sadly, in the food revolution as in everything else, the poor are getting stuck with the greasy end of the stick. The affluent like to gorge on the kinds of high-fiber, heart-smart foods that were once relegated to the global peasantry: polenta, lentils, kale, bulgur wheat. Meanwhile, the fat-filled, heart-dumb foods once favored by kings and courtiers have been sedimenting down the socioeconomic scale. And, oh, the joys of nouveau low-income food, in its ever more wanton and promiscuous forms -- fries topped with melted cheese spread, nachos topped with everything, burritos buried in sour cream...
When you're hungry, what could be better than a mixture of mushrooms, onions, oats, brown rice, low-fat cheese, egg whites, bulgur wheat, walnuts and seasonings pressed into a patty and baked? Almost anything, you say? Not according to assorted Hollywood celebrities and health-conscious residents of Portland, Ore. They're all fans of a meatless competitor to the hamburger, called the Gardenburger. Developed by Paul Wenner, president of Portland's Wholesome and Hearty Foods Inc., it packs half the calories and one-fifth the fat of ordinary hamburgers...