Our Daily Bread: A Meditation by Predrag Matvejević
The end of 1942 and the beginning of 1943 saw one of the harshest winters of the century. In norther Germany, near Osnabrück, my father [a Russian speaker from the…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreOn My Mind: Islamic Cuisine, Razor Clams, Carbs and More
Just a few items in food history and politics that have caught my attention this week. Anissa Helou‘s magnificent, far-reaching Feast: Food of the Islamic World is out. It’s taut…
Read more