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53. How American Food Got So Bad

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Food Innovation in Europe, World War Two

The immigration act of 19 24 set quotas in this country that weren't lifted until the sixties. In europe, world war two had exactly the opposite effect: It shut down a lot of transportation and boarders so people ate very locally. The result in europe was to make things more local, not less.

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