Cuisine and Language 4. Bi-Cuisinal?
Most people in the world are bilingual (though of course famously not English speakers). Among the strong incentives for becoming fluent in two languages are growing up or marrying into…
Read moreCuisine & Language 2. Mutual unintelligibility means different cuisines
Languages, just like cuisines, come in infinite gradations, each individual speaking or eating his own variant. So how do linguists decide when two languages really are different? One way of…
Read moreThe Spanish Origins of Bread for Day of the Dead?
Few customs are now more ensconced in Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations than the pan de muerto, the traditional bread, rich in eggs and sugar, and decorated with bread…
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