Question: Welcome improvement or risk?
David Chang: I don’t know that much about it. I was fortunate enough to visit Wes Jackson out at the Land Institute in Salina, Kansas. And it would seem that genetically modified food is bad across the board. But if you can do it where it benefits.
I don’t know much about it at all.
If there’s a way that can follow the philosophy of doing things the right way and improving the local environment, for instance, I think it’s fine.
Again I don’t want to misinterpret what they’re doing out there, but it seems that like the prairie fields in the Midwest had never been analyzed, right? When people settled it, it was completely, “We’re growing corn and that’s it.” But no one realized that prairie plants are perennials. They never die. So if they could somehow cross that with corn or something; I don’t know.
Forgive me Wes if this ever gets to you, but like it feels like they’re not genetically engineering things, but they’re trying to understand the genetics behind it so they can produce better food, and that’s going to be better for the environment overall.
So that’s something that’s cool. But genetically altered everything else, I don’t know. I don’t know that much about it.
Discuss
Robert James Crawford on March 28, 2008, 4:40 AM
Kates is right. He says flat out he doesn't know much, then says it's ok. What in the world is this doing here? It is a waste of time.
Robert James Crawford on March 28, 2008, 8:40 AM
Kates is right. He says flat out he doesn’t know much, then says it’s ok. What in the world is this doing here? It is a waste of time.
ma tt on May 6, 2008, 3:23 PM
BigThink? Hardly.
There can only be two explanations for even posting this. One, someone at BigThink wasn't (obviously) thinking and in addition to not doing their job (brand building, adding value and conversation to their site, etc) they've made me start to question what they value as experts, hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Second, someone on staff reallly does not like David Chang at Momofuku. Either way, bad for BigThink.
I guess what gets me the most is how uninvolved with food this 'chef' is. GET INFORMED. This guy probably doesn't even know that GMOs are banned in tens of countries, must be labeled as such in Europe, spreading like disease into countries unknowingly and that numerous foods being served at his restaurant are GMO (especially wheat and rice). This is clearly the looking glass at the American food system. We want the cheapest (which ironically, is exactly the crap you get), we don't care how.. not realizing, of course, this is hardly considered as sustainable.
ma tt on May 6, 2008, 7:23 PM
BigThink? Hardly.
There can only be two explanations for even posting this. One, someone at BigThink wasn’t (obviously) thinking and in addition to not doing their job (brand building, adding value and conversation to their site, etc) they’ve made me start to question what they value as experts, hope this isn’t a sign of things to come. Second, someone on staff reallly does not like David Chang at Momofuku. Either way, bad for BigThink.
I guess what gets me the most is how uninvolved with food this ‘chef’ is. GET INFORMED. This guy probably doesn’t even know that GMOs are banned in tens of countries, must be labeled as such in Europe, spreading like disease into countries unknowingly and that numerous foods being served at his restaurant are GMO (especially wheat and rice). This is clearly the looking glass at the American food system. We want the cheapest (which ironically, is exactly the crap you get), we don’t care how.. not realizing, of course, this is hardly considered as sustainable.
FERNANDO F. on October 28, 2008, 1:55 AM
Oh my God… was this guy paid 50 bucks to lie on this site? he is twitching and scratching his face as soon as he starts “spinning” info without knowing anything about the subject. He even says that genetically modified food is good for the environment. Is not because if the neighbour’s farm wants a traditional farm, he won’t be able to do it since his crops will be ‘contaminate’ by the altered food. Monsanto suit a farm because they were selling products affected (by the bees I assume) by the Monsanto fields, and they argue that the farmer was stealing their technology…. and they won!!! amazing.
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