Marzipan, Halvah, and the Uses of Meal
When was the last time you thought about comminution—reducing solid materials to a smaller size—in the kitchen? Perhaps you occasionally cut up a chicken or a large piece of meat.…
Read moreDo Emigrants Create National (or Regional) Cuisines?
I think in some cases emigrants do create national or regional cuisines. They create them in their new countries. And then they introduce them to their home countries. Not always,…
Read moreWant to Know Where Ingredients in a Recipe Originated? Try This.
For the past few weeks I’ve been corresponding with Wilfried Hou Je Bek who has an interesting off-beat blog called Cryptoforestry. He’s been developing some nifty tools that might be…
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