Couscous. Can’t-Miss Festival and Origins of Mexican Couscous
I’m green with envy. I would give anything to be in Los Angeles on the 16th and 17th October, for the couscous festival, run by Susan Ji-Young Park, a frequent…
Read moreWhy the West Doesn’t Wet Grind. Update
The question, posed by Ken Albala. Why doesn’t the “West” grind wet? That is why didn’t they soak or boil grains before they ground them? As a preliminary I would…
Read moreWhy doesn’t the West grind wet like the Mexicans?
Grinding boiled wheat. Here are a couple of questions from my food historian companion-in-arms, Ken Albala. So why do people say you need wheat to make bread? This is about…
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