Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

Tamales: From The Cause of Crime to the Cause of Celebration at Candelaria

By Rachel Laudan February 2, 2016 Food History, Mexican Food 6 Comments

In Mexico, Candelaria is an important holiday. Above all, it’s the day for tamales, steamed, usually stuffed maize dumplings (unlike in the United States where tamales are now for Christmas).…

Was the Agricultural Revolution a Terrible Mistake? Not If You Take Food Processing Into Account

By Rachel Laudan January 21, 2016 Food History, Food Politics, Food Processing, Cooking and Kitchens 34 Comments

The agriculture-as disaster theory rests, at least in part, on ignoring the work involved importance of processing and cooking food

In Memoriam Sidney Mintz

By Rachel Laudan January 1, 2016 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Food History 7 Comments

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.…

Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

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