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Don’t rely on your doctor for nutritional advice. And new evidence pushing back the domestication of maize. And fresh recipes from different parts of Africa. Good background on academic history…

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Contra a Moorish Origin for Ensaimadas

For those coming late to this discussion, we’ve been kicking around possible origins for the Mallorcan and Menorcan ensaimada here, as well as the puzzles of its spread (why did…

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Ensaimadas Again. More Moorish?

Here’s another comment, this time on ensaimadas, a topic that we have touched on here and here.  Thanks to Michael Raffael. I probably missed earlier postings, but it seems likely…

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