Beef for Sailors: Maritime History Meets Food History
“Difficulty between the United States and Great Britain about Wild Pigs.” How can anyone not love a title like that? It’s from the New York Times, May 23, 1854, p.…
Read moreCuisine & Language 3. Families and Subfamilies of Cuisine
Linguists group languages into families and subfamilies. Is it possible to do the same with cuisines? What would those families and subfamilies be? For a linguist, language families are related…
Read moreSettling the Pacific
It’s an amazing story. How did the settlers cover the vast distances, carry enough food and water, establish food plants in their new lands, and grow to be (in many…
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