Looking for the Origin of the Term “Food System”
[Until the 1970s and 80s, the term “food system,” which now seems so indispensable, was rarely used. In March 2017 I posted on the possible origins of the term. What…
Read moreFood in World History: A 1995 Course at the University of Hawaii
Why I decided to teach food in world history It’s hard to remember that just twenty five years ago food was not considered a worthy academic subject, so it was…
Read moreUS Foreign Policy, the Flaky Flatbread Called Parotta, and Where Does Asafoetida Fit?
Back to Malabar Parotta, which as I said in my last post was new to me but which I learn is thriving as a street food and Indian processed food. …
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