Finally, considering that an increasing number of companies are now giving us foods with not a single additive, I refuse to be happy about foods, some of which have so little in common with nature that they might as well have been created entirely in a laboratory. Two products I recently sampled illustrate my problem with such products. Precisely what is natural about this product eludes me. Despite the advanced technology utilized to produce this product and no matter how carefully one follows the preparation instructions, this chemical laden product is not as rich, fluffy or flavorful as puree prepared from fresh potatoes. Nor, if the truth be told, is it that much more convenient than making puree from fresh potatoes.
Fresh potatoes are cheaper and far better.
What bothers me even more is that this high tech product also contains water, potato starch, vegetable oil, sorbitol, soya protein, egg yolk, salt, phosphate, taste, scent and color materials, and caramel, none of which are present in any fish that swims in the seas of this planet and all of which are somehow processed into cohesive chunks. Unlike some of the earlier products in this series, this one is rubbery, tastes more of salty water than of fish and has so little charm that I cannot imagine why anyone would spend their money to buy this stuff when for just a small amount more one can purchase really fine smoked salmon. I supposed when you add monosodium glutimate, soya protein, stabilizers and caramel to a fish ball, it really doesn't matter if you start with the very best sole or of the cheapest Princess of the Nile. At any rate, start with Princess of the Nile and the end result is that when smothered in enough ketchup they taste like like just about any other mass produced frozen fish balls. If I were an even temporary resident of a space capsule, I suppose such products and their additives would not overly offend me.