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Food is fuel, culture, social, political, environmental, and many other things in between. I find myself in arguments with Greek friends as to where baklava originated, but in general the act of eating is as much of a social affair as it is an act of self-preservation. Sometimes food is comfort, but when asparagus is on the table, it is pain.