New York chef and sneaker lover Eddie Huang files a long piece about how purveyors and the media fuel food trends: "Razor clams aren't a trend. You've been able to find them all around Chinatown or Italian neighborhoods for decades... But beyond taking an item out of the price point where ethnic restaurants can deliver consistently, there's a level of disrespect... Just looking at Chinese history, razor clams have been harvested for over 500 years in Fujian and Zhejiang..." [Fresh Off the Boat]
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