Zip,perhaps you should contact the author of the article to clarify this juxtaposition;)is that article using the word nitrate and meaning to use nitrite? Or was that jerkey celery based cured?
Pink Curing Salt #1 (2lb Prague Powder) by Anthony's
- Pink salt containing 6.25% Sodium Nitrite for curing meats
"Bitter vegans?" Isn't that redundant?Most of them really mean nitrites, almost all are flawed scientifically, and most are probably authored by bitter vegans.
Vegans don't taste bitter to me?How seriously can you take a site named "boingboing.net", anyhow? There will always be scare stories about how bad nitrates are for you. Most of them really mean nitrites, almost all are flawed scientifically, and most are probably authored by bitter vegans.