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The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food

99% Invisible

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Mikayan, the Soviet Chef Boyard

Mikayan was a dogged micro manager. He tas tested every new product, approved every last label design. To many russians, mikaan was just a brand name for the meat products he developed. Behind the scenes, though, mikayan was churning out product after product. A lot of people had never before seen some of the foods he was mass producing.

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