Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take

Who ground the chocolate? Not a trivial question

By Rachel Laudan February 13, 2011 Drink, Food History, Globalization Then and Now, Grinding, Mexican Food 12 Comments

Of all the difficult things to turn into food (and most plants and animals are difficult to turn into food), cacao beans and their processing rank way up there. Let’s…

Grinding Pineapple on a Metate (Simple Grindstone, Saddle Quern)

By Rachel Laudan September 6, 2008 Drink, Food History, Grinding, Mexican Food 5 Comments

Inspired by this oil painting that shows a woman grinding pineapple to make juicel, I thought it was time to have a go myself. Now, you might say, who in…

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Who ground the chocolate? Not a trivial question

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