Daily Mail - 30.08.2019

Daily Mail, Friday, August 30, 2019 Page 31
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From nose to tail, the guide to foodie chat

By Josh White

Flexitarian (1990s) One

who eats a predominantly

vegetarian diet, with meat

and fish only occasionally

Hangry (1992) When you

feel irritable because

you’re hungry (a portman-

teau of angry and hungry)

Pescatarian (1993) Some-

one who eats a vegetarian

diet, plus fish and seafood

Gastropub (1996) A pub

that serves fancy food

Freegan (1997) An activist

who scavenges for free food

(e.g. waste from stores) to

reduce use of resources

Nose-to-tail eating (1999)

Eating the whole animal,

not just ‘popular’ cuts

Smart fridge (2000) A

refrigerator connected to

the internet that is pro-

grammed to detect what is

inside, and keeps track of

expiry dates and usage

Small plates (2000) A pop-

ular type of dining, food is

served in small portions

and on smaller plates,

designed to be shared

Free-from (around 2003)

Used to describe foods that

don’t include allergens

such as gluten and dairy

Single-use plastic (2018)

Products made to be used

once before being thrown

away, such as plastic straws

THEY’RE words and phrases that

would leave Fanny Cradock scratch-

ing her head.

Over the last few decades, a gastro-

nomic lexicon has been created to

describe our changing eating habits.

And now the BBC’s Good Food maga-

zine has put them into a handy guide to

help those who thought life was

as simple as a plate of meat

and two veg.

For instance, instead of spud

peelers, these days cooks have

‘spiralizers’ – and by eating a

cheap cut of beef you could

inadvertently be part of the

‘nose-to-tail eating’ scene.

Indulging in meat and fish

only a few times a week may

classify you as a ‘flexitarian’,

while fishing food from super-

market bins could render you a

‘freegan’, rather than a down and out. At

least most know of ‘soggy bottom’, made

popular by Mary Berry on Bake Off to

describe the deleterious effect of under-

baking a pastry or pie.

The glossary is helping celebrate Good

Food magazine’s 30th birth-

day. Lulu Grimes, managing

editor, says: ‘A lot has changed

in the world of food since we

launched in 1989. In fact, many

of the food-related words and

phrases we use today didn’t

even exist back then.

‘To indulge in a bit of nos-

talgia, we’ve pulled together

a 2019 food dictionary – a list

of terms... you might be sur-

prised to learn have only been

around since the 1990s.’

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A TEENAGER who stabbed a

17-year-old to death in her own

home was stripped of his ano-

nymity yesterday after pleading

guilty to murder.

Thomas Griffiths, also 17, knifed Ellie

Gould multiple times in what a judge

described as an ‘extremely grave crime’.

Peter Blair QC lifted restrictions that

had prevented the media from identifying

Griffiths because of his age.

He was arrested on May 3, shortly after

Wiltshire Police were called to Ellie’s family

home in Calne.

His victim, a keen horse rider and show-

jumper, was pronounced dead at the scene,

Bristol Crown Court was told.

No motive for the attack was given in

court or by the police.

Griffiths, who was known to his victim,

spoke only to confirm his name and reply

‘guilty’ when the murder charge was read to

him. He will be sentenced in November.

Judge Blair ruled it was ‘appropriate, rea-

sonable and proportionate’ for him to lift

the anonymity order to allow Griffiths to be

identified in public. Guilty of murder: Thomas Griffiths

Speaking after the hearing,

Detective Chief Inspector Jim Tay-

lor said: ‘Ellie was murdered as a

result of a violent attack. [She]

was in her first year of sixth form

and was looking forward to the

next steps in her education.

‘Her parents have told me that

she was considering a career in

the police and had been looking

into attending university. The

options available were endless but

her hopes and dreams will now

sadly never be realised.’

He said officers were able to

quickly identify and arrest Griffiths

after the discovery of the body.

The teenager, from Derry Hill in

Wiltshire, had initially denied hav-

ing seen Ellie that day, or in the

days before. Mr Taylor added:

‘While I am pleased that Ellie’s

family will not have to endure a

lengthy trial process which would

have caused them further distress,

I know just how difficult this whole

period has been for them.

‘They should have been enjoying

Ellie’s family has paid tribute to

her, saying she was ‘fun-loving and

a joy to be around’. They added:

‘We would like Ellie to be remem-

bered as a kind, caring young lady

with a wonderful, fun personality.’

Describing her love of riding, they

said: ‘She also spent the summer

months often just herself and her

beloved Blackjack hacking over

Wiltshire’s beautiful countryside.

‘She competed in local shows

and cross country events. It was

nail-biting to watch as she would

gallop past and fly over enormous

cross country jumps.’

Lisa Percy, headteacher of Hard-

enhuish School in Chippenham,

said pupils and staff were devas-

tated by the murder. ‘Ellie was an

extremely popular student in our

lower sixth form, who was prepar-

ing for her A-levels the following

year,’ she added.

‘She was popular, friendly and

very talented, and understandably

her death has hugely impacted on

our school. Her close-knit group

of friends have shown strength

beyond their young years in the

months that have followed Ellie’s

death, and have supported one

another extraordinarily well.

‘We continue to support our stu-

dents with the help of partner

agencies who have been invalua-

ble to our school during such an

unprecedented time.’

By Izzy Ferris and Josh White

‘An extremely

grave crime’

It’s never too

late to take

up exercise

• not even

in your 80s!

TAKING up exercise in your 70s

or 80s can still have major ben-

efits even after a lifetime on

the couch, a study has found.

Experts discovered that eld-

erly participants who had never

done structured exercise

before still benefited from gym

sessions. Surprisingly, they had

the same ability to build muscle

as highly-trained ‘master

athletes’ of the same age.

Researchers said even walk-

ing up stairs can pay dividends.

The University of Birmingham

scientists compared muscle-

building ability in two groups of

elderly men. The first were the

athletes – seven lifelong exer-

cisers in their 70s and 80s.

In the second were eight

healthy individuals of a similar

age, who had never tried struc-

tured exercise.

Each participant drank an

isotope tracer – which shows

how proteins develop in mus-

‘Gardening

can help’

By Ben Spencer

Medical Correspondent

Unmasked,

murderer

aged 17 who

knifed Ellie

at her home

Victim: Ellie Gould, 17, was a talented showjumper

cle – before doing weight-

training. Samples taken in the

48-hour periods just before

and after the session showed

both groups had an equal

capacity to build muscle.

The study was published in the

Frontiers in Physiology journal.

Research leader Dr Leigh

Breen said: ‘Our study clearly

shows that it doesn’t matter if

you haven’t been a regular

exerciser throughout your life,

you can still derive benefit from

exercise whenever you start.’

While Dr Breen stressed that

a ‘long-term commitment’ to

exercise was the best approach,

starting later in life still helped

‘delay age-related frailty’.

He added: ‘What’s needed is

more specific guidance on how

individuals can improve muscle

strength, even outside of a gym-

setting through activities under-

taken in their homes – activities

such as gardening, walking up

and down stairs, or lifting up a

shopping bag can all help...’

the school holidays with their

daughter but, instead, they are com-

ing to terms with the fact she has

been cruelly taken away from them

in unthinkable circumstances.’