What’s up with Belgian coffee exports? I’m working on a complex story that includes the trade in coffee, so when my chum Luigi linked to resourcetrade.earth, from Chatham House, I rushed on over to see about coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinated.
Changing Global Diets: the website A fascinating tool for exploring how, where and when diets evolve A picture is worth way more than 1000 words when it reveals food trends over the past 50 years for more than 150 countries. Continue Reading →
Eat This Newsletter 053 Easter, and the consequences of climate change for snack-happy Japanese. Plus broccoli, Canada’s culinary history and grants for the study of food history. Continue Reading →
Australia: where healthier diets are cheaper … ... but people spend more to eat badly Australians devote almost 60 cents of every dollar they spend on food to unhealthy stuff. They could eat better for less money, but “affordable luxuries” get in the way. Continue Reading →
Eat This Newsletter 052 Not for the gluten-intolerant: African agriculture, food systems, The League of Kitchens and Mamoosh pita. Continue Reading →