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minus-squareDaddleDew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up76·edit-210 hours agoLobster, caviar, mussels, oysters, sushi, ribs, fondue, raclette… They all started as poor people’s dishes
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoMussels, at least, are still fairly cheap. For now.
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·11 hours agoAnd only became associated with luxury due to the insane costs of producing and shipping them at scale. Well, for the seafood anyways.
minus-squareZombie@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 hours agoDon’t forget the scarcity through over extracting! Nothing says luxury like near extinction.
minus-squareloutr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 hours agoShipping used to be the hard part. Eating caviar in Russia in a place with sturgeons nearby was easy enough, serving it at a fancy diner in Berlin or Paris involved insane logistics for the time.
minus-squarediffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoits one of the best things in life 👍
Lobster, caviar, mussels, oysters, sushi, ribs, fondue, raclette… They all started as poor people’s dishes
Mussels, at least, are still fairly cheap. For now.
And only became associated with luxury due to the insane costs of producing and shipping them at scale. Well, for the seafood anyways.
Don’t forget the scarcity through over extracting! Nothing says luxury like near extinction.
Shipping used to be the hard part. Eating caviar in Russia in a place with sturgeons nearby was easy enough, serving it at a fancy diner in Berlin or Paris involved insane logistics for the time.
Pizza
its one of the best things in life 👍