If you’ve ever shopped at the Bushwick Food Coop, you know that no trip to its tiny storefront at The Loom would be complete without at least one conversation about food. Maybe you’ll get some advice about how to prepare Hakurei Turnips, or perhaps you’ll be presented with an argument for why you should avoid products that contain carageenan. Even cynical epicure Eddie Huang has had the Bushwick Food Coop klatsch experience, as evidenced in the latest episode of his Fresh Off the Boat series (it’s sort of delightful how into it he is). Call it oral tradition or call it foodieism; either way, after a few visits you’ll come to count on it.
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