Rachel Laudan

The Flowering of Flour 14,000 Years Ago

By Rachel Laudan July 17, 2018 Bread, Food History, Food Processing, Cooking and Kitchens, Grinding 2 Comments
The Flowering of Flour 14,000 Years Ago

“Bread-like” foodstuffs were being made about 14,000 years ago, well before farming was well established. This according to a paper just published by Amaia Arranz-Otaegui and colleagues in a paper…

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How to Buy a Metate (Simple Grindstone) in the United States

By Rachel Laudan May 15, 2017 Food History, Food Processing, Cooking and Kitchens, Grinding, Mexican Food 16 Comments

The question readers of my blog ask most frequently is “Where in the United States can I buy a metate (the shaped stone slabs on which Mexican women traditionally ground…

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From Moorish Chicken to Mestizo Chicken

By Rachel Laudan April 30, 2017 Food History, Food Processing, Cooking and Kitchens, Globalization Then and Now, Grinding 10 Comments
From Moorish Chicken to Mestizo Chicken

For years I have been playing around with the Islamic contribution to Mexican cuisine.  I was reminded of that during the last couple of days when Carolyn Nadeau spoke at…

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