The Invention of Baby Food What’s good and when to offer it Commercial baby food was perhaps the original industrial food product, with all that that entails
Jewish Food in Rome Everything changes, everything stays the same The Jewish Community of Rome arrived before the Christian Era and has never left. Its cuisine was created by hardship and ingenuity. Continue Reading →
Food Riots in England Bad weather and bad governance bring out the beast in people When you’ve got nothing, you’ve got nothing to lose … except your life Continue Reading →
Making Mr Song’s Cheese China appreciated cheese and dairy long before it was decided they couldn’t The standard story is that ethnic Chinese don’t eat cheese or drink milk because they are lactose intolerant. They do, but it’s complicated Continue Reading →
Grain and finance The need to buy and sell wheat created modern commerce Wheat was money, when a store was no more than a store of goods to be exchanged for wheat. Continue Reading →