Rachel Laudan

Agua Fresca 16: Salvadoran Horchata

By Rachel Laudan October 4, 2008 Drink, Globalization Then and Now 1 Comment

“Salvadorans are fiercely loyal to their horchata, made from the seeds of morro, a green, hard-shelled fruit that looks like a coconut. . . . The morro grows on a…

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Agua Fresca 26: “The Sweet Ones Become Pomegranate Sherbet”

By Rachel Laudan October 4, 2008 Drink, Food History 5 Comments

In her informative and delightful book, Sufi Cuisine (2005), Nevin Halici, one of Turkey’s leading culinary historians, gives a recipe for pomegranate sherbet: a cup of freshly squeezed juice, 2/3…

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Grinding Pineapple on a Metate (Simple Grindstone, Saddle Quern)

By Rachel Laudan September 6, 2008 Drink, Food History, Grinding, Mexican Food 5 Comments

Inspired by this oil painting that shows a woman grinding pineapple to make juicel, I thought it was time to have a go myself. Now, you might say, who in…

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