Lots of disciplines wrestle with understanding the diffusion of ideas, technologies, products and so on. I find browsing the work of archaeologists, economists, historians and others a fruitful source of…
Read moreBack to the issue of food on the move. Here are some general observations about the origin and diffusion of dishes. Independent invention versus diffusion The case of North African…
Read moreThis is something I’ve been thinking quite a bit about, particularly after Adam Balic’s comments on my post on Mexican salsas and North African harisa. You’d think these methods would…
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