local produce

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Hi all,

I am just starting to get into the whole philosophy of macrobiotics,

and to me most of it makes a lot of sense, and corresponds with my

outlook on life. However, there is still one thing puzzling me... The

philosophy stresses that we should try to live off local produce. Eg.

we should not eat pineapples if we live in Scandinavia. I completely

agree with this both from a health, and an environmental standpoint.

Now to my question... How does this fit in with all the advice and

recipes containing miso, seaweed, umeboshi, daikon etc etc. which is

produce local to Japan, and imported in most other places especially

here in Australia where it is quite hard to find?

Warmth,

Louise