It is no surprise that when the anthropologist Sidney Mintz died on December 26th, obituaries flooded the media. I particularly liked this essay by a former graduate student, Sarah Hill.…
Read moreFalling from Grace: Dried Fruits and Nuts (Frutos Secos)
Funny the difference words can make to food. When I learned Spanish, I learned that the term frutos secos, dried fruits, included nuts as well as what the English called…
Read moreCreating and Re-Creating Rice, Maize, and Chicken
We don’t just gather our food. We gather the raw materials and then we turn them into food. The skill and determination that have gone into making food inspire awe.…
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