The Japanese as a Wheat-Eating Nation
Sorry, folks. I hit the publish on this before I meant to. In any case an interesting story in Slate. I’d actually put the beginnings of the Japanese move to…
Read moreFrom Three Continents: Black-Eyed Peas in Mexico
This morning’s post is for those obessionistas like me who can’t resist digging into the strange and multiple paths along which people have taken plants, in this case the black-eyed…
Read moreThe Not-So Humble Loaf: An Interview with Aaron Bobrow-Strain
A couple of years ago I heard Aaron Bobrow-Strain give a fascinating talk at the University of California, Davis about American white bread in the Cold War. When I was…
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