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Elizabethan England, Puritans, Country Food

Posted October 2, 201700:33:18

English cookery’s unflattering reputation really conceals a rich and varied culinary past. In today’s podcast we’re going to look at the religious...

Dutch Treat—Coffee, Tea, Sugar, Tobacco

Posted October 2, 201700:34:10

In today's podcast, we'll follow the conquests of the Dutch, the British, and the French, and we'll discuss how the trade in a group of entirely superfluous,...

African and Aboriginal Cuisines

Posted October 2, 201700:34:29

In this episode we're going to learn about the distinctive African foodways. These are food ecosystems that predated extensive outside contact. They...

Edo, Japan—Samurai Dining and Zen Aesthetics

Posted October 2, 201700:35:56

In today's podast, we're travelling all the way to the islands of Japan, where we will contemplate how traditional Japanese reverence for nature is...

Colonial Cookery in North America

Posted October 2, 201700:35:14

In today's podcast we're going to contrast the culinary fashions of colonial Virginia which were modeled on the English gentry, with the mercantile,...