Leftovers Through History Refuse food waste
Throughout history, people repurposed food leftovers and surplus and animal byproducts, challenging the modern perception of them as waste.
Tag: Food history
Passover and Easter Revisited Another look at some ritual foods of the season
God’s original instructions for Passover did not include one of the crucial items on the Seder plate.
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.
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