Foodways and Ways of Talking about Food

Foodways and Ways of Talking about Food

If you have any interest in food studies or food history in the United States, you will find the term “foodways” popping up all over the place.  There are books…

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Molli Chamoy Sauce: Go Figure

Molli Chamoy Sauce: Go Figure

  Sometimes in a recipe, or a menu, or a store, I run across something that makes me chuckle with glee because it is so telling. That happened last week…

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Of Soft Food, Now and in the Past

Of Soft Food, Now and in the Past

For most of the past year,  one of member of my household has been unable to chew. Apart from the invasive (not to mention jaw-droppingly expensive) dental work that made…

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