Head down to the waterfront to take in the classic Seattle smells: a mix of saltwater, cotton candy and greasy fish and chips.

BBC: A perfect day in Seattle

But I gave in to the resort's do-nothing siren song, spending the mornings snorkeling in the lagoon and the broiling afternoons in my over-water bungalow, watching candy-colored fish through my floor, moving to my deck as shade began to cross it, eventually descending the steps to bid the parrot fish good night.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Lifting the cover of a lacquer bowl might reveal a clear broth with a tiny cube of silken tofu and shreds of chive and citron, followed by a charcoal brazier bearing a small grilled fish, after which an arrangement of candy-coloured dumplings and local wild vegetables might appear on a dish of rustic stoneware.

BBC: Kaiseki-ryori: Japanese haute cuisine

It seems that the use of (heavily subsidized) corn as a cheap universal feed for chickens, for cows, and even for fish, not to mention the corn products that seep into candy, soft drinks, cheese, and almost everything else, has made that particular package of starch nearly inescapable.

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