Food and Foodways
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Bridging Cultures, Nourishing Souls
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Ke Zhao | Mar 18, 2024
Can corn congee capture the essence of Chinese American cultural fusion? -
Punch Bowls in the Attic
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Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre | Feb 14, 2024
The discovery of family punch bowls led one historian to delve into the midcentury history of the drink. -
Southern Hospitality?
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Jessica Carbone | Jan 19, 2024
Barbecue is a cornerstone of American cuisine, containing all of the contradictions of the country itself. -
What's in a Bottle?
Annual Meeting
Julia Ornelas-Higdon | Dec 5, 2023
Like the vintages themselves, the history of California’s wine industry is complex.
Most Recent
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It’s Always Time for a Cheeky Nando’s
Trishula Patel | Sep 19, 2023
A South American pepper brought by Portuguese colonizers to Africa has become the basis of a global South African brand. -
Posset Goes Viral (Again)
KC Hysmith | Sep 15, 2023
Lemon posset has been all the rage this summer on social media—only the latest instance of the dessert’s periodic popularity. -
Fusion, Assimilation, or Just a Good Idea?
Fei-Hsien Wang | Aug 30, 2023
The only thing we know for sure about the curry puff is that it is unquestionably delicious. -
Mexican-Style Snails
Fernanda Sada Jiménez | Aug 16, 2023
A 1920s recipe raises questions about how a national cuisine is defined. -
Even Better Than the Real Thing
Leonie Rau | Aug 2, 2023
Whether or not a food is “real” has been a question far longer than one might think.
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