Why are Americans Eating Spicier Food?
This question prompted much discussion on Marginal Revolution, the blog run by economists Tyler Cowan and Alex Tabarrok. No one much liked the hypothesis of the study under discussion: that…
Read moreTracking recent changes in taste: Algeria
One of the hardest things to figure out about food, if you live in the US, is how tastes are changing in other parts of the world. Cookbooks and food…
Read moreWasn’t There Islamic Cuisine in India before the Mughals?
That’s a question I have been asked several times. In my Mexican Kitchen’s Islamic Connection I mention only the Mughals. Yes, clearly there was. Muslims conquerers had begun entering India…
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