Food is essential to survival. It is also essential to identity. During times of national crisis like the coronavirus pandemic and in the historical landscape, food issues become prominent.
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Articles on Food history
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Olive oil, grapes and fish. There’s a lot to love about the Mediterranean diet but focusing on it might be a way to exclude other healthy and global diets.
Chain restaurants are as authentic to the British food world as the inns and taverns of the 18th century.
Is a shot of tequila actually good for you? What’s the deal with the worm? Who was margarita, anyway? A food historian explores some little-known aspects of the popular Mexican spirit.
Canada recently slapped a tariff on US exports of the tomato-based condiment, and the EU plans to do the same, perhaps on the notion that it’s distinctly American. In fact, ketchup’s origins are global, as are its fans.
The gooey treat couldn’t have become popularized without the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution, which brought cheap sweets to the masses.
‘Take a silver cup – always a silver cup’ and ‘fill it with ice pulverized to the fineness of snow,’ a Kentucky man explained in 1908.
Why are they shiny? And how did Pennsylvania become the pretzel capital of the world?
In the 19th century, puddings were as popular and widespread as pasta dishes are today.
What would you prefer: spleen diet, fish custard, or a modern prison meal?
The Queen-Empress had a notoriously sweet tooth.
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Associate Professor of Hospitality Management, Colorado State University
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PhD in History, University of Bristol
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