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Agua Fresca 24: Nigerian Horchata and the Diffusion of Islamic Cuisine

By Rachel Laudan January 19, 2014 Drink, Food History, Globalization Then and Now 3 Comments

I haven’t posted about the cold drinks known in Mexico as agua fresca (fresh or cool water) in ages. Today though a post on Kitchen Butterfly’s blog (highly recommended, by the…

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Going to the Loo: A Food Related Issue

By Rachel Laudan November 21, 2008 Food Politics, Modern Food No Comments

A pregnant African woman is sitting in a pristine bathroom on a shining white toilet pedestal. ‘As a child growing up in Sudan, we never had toilets. We had to…

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