Bread and what? Figuring out Catalan cuisine

Bread and something is the most basic meal in much of the world. Bread and water is the most basic of all.  So if you are trying to figure out…

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Salt Bones (Huesos salados)

  “And those?’ I asked, pointing to a pile of white things in the corner of the butcher’s counter.  “Salted bones,” she said, “huesos salados.” This was in a small…

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Culinary Heritage: UNESCO and the Mediterranean Diet

Here’s a must read article on the UNESCO designation of the Mediterranean Diet as intangible patrimony of humanity from the excellent Food in Italy blog run by Zachary Nowak with…

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