foodstuff
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Origin of foodstuff
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“Just like rice—basic foodstuff that you would fix at the end of the world,” he said, adding that he hasn’t had issues with management.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
For over 140 years, restaurateurs have become millionaires capitalizing on the insatiable American appetite for nearly any foodstuff from south of the border.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
As he watches the jamón being carved, Jaime Fernández, international commercial director for the Grupo Osborne, which produces wine, sherry and the renowned Cinco Jotas brand of ham, describes it as a "flagship" national foodstuff.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
Before becoming the symbol of Halloween, pumpkins had a very long history as a foodstuff.
From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024
When the Haudenosaunee hunted these animals, the historian William Cronon observed, they were harvesting a foodstuff which they had consciously been instrumental in creating.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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