Food in World History: A 1995 Course at the University of Hawaii
Why I decided to teach food in world history It’s hard to remember that just twenty five years ago food was not considered a worthy academic subject, so it was…
Read moreSo How Do I Decide What Is or Isn’t a Cuisine?
It’s all very well for me (or anyone else) to wave my hands and say “Local Food is a Cuisine” or “It’s not clear whether the United States had or…
Read moreWhat are regional cuisines? Reflections on Hawaii and other places
“We don’t want generic Mexican cuisine,” friends would often say when they visited us in Mexico. “We want to experience the regional cuisines.” Well, yes, it’s true that there are…
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