A partial history of the turkey Where and when were they domesticated
For a nomenclature nerd, the turkey is wonderful. Why would a bird from America be named after a country on the edge of Asia?
For a nomenclature nerd, the turkey is wonderful. Why would a bird from America be named after a country on the edge of Asia?
As people in North America prepare to give thanks and devour unimaginable quantities of food, we go to the heart of the matter. Why are turkeys called turkeys? In next week’s show, more about the American contribution to poultry culture.
These days, every little town and village in Italy has its sagra or festa, a weekend, or longer, in celebration of a particular local food. Although they have a whiff of tradition about them, most of these are relatively recent inventions, designed to attract tourists as much as honour the …
In the 1930s the Italian fascists decided that floats laden with giant grapes would be the vehicle to drive forward Italian nationalism. Hear how in next week’s Eat This Podcast.
Kazakhstan stretches across Central Asia from the Caspian Sea in the east to China in the west. The country is famous for many things – it is the largest landlocked country in the world, says Wikipedia – but among food and plant people it is most important as the home …