Black cooks created the feasts that gave the South its reputation for gracious living. “We need to...
Food and Nutrition
Food history examines how people have produced and shared what they eat. Read about the ingredients and traditions that connect everyday meals with culture and historical change.
Christmas Pudding as we know it is a Victorian innovation. Introduction Christmas Pudding is when the British...
The origin of the mince pies can be traced back to the thirteenth century during the Crusades....
Ancient Roman cuisine enthusiasts answer your burning questions. If you were to sit down for a meal...
Bread was central to ancient Egyptian life, feeding households, sustaining laborers, supporting ritual, and linking baking to...
Beer was extremely popular in ancient Mesopotamia. Sipped through straws, it was enjoyed by people from all...
It is hard to go into a modern kitchen and fail to come across an instant pot....
When someone, especially a smart housewife, decides to buy cookware, whether it is anodized or any other...
Climate change has potentially already affected global production of the ten largest crops and the production of...
Honor Ceres, the goddess of wheat, with this ancient recipe. Introduction Although Ceres (Greek Demeter) was in...
Rationed foods were categorized as either needing red or blue points. Introduction The events on December 7,...
Banquets were likely used as an opportunity for rulers to spread a little happiness amongst those they...
Unfortunately, the story of the starving college student has become all too common on campuses across the...
Though food costs rose for everyone, low-income families living in districts like the Lower East Side, were...
Marketers decided to focus on the ‘purity’ of factory food processing – a successful strategy that other...
A sculpture in St. Peter’s Square to commemorate the travails and hopes of displaced people through human...
Some populations of Neanderthals were definitely more carnivorous than others. By Dr. Anna GoldfieldArchaeologist One of the...
The artist uses her craft to represent and raise awareness of Asian-American history and identity. Jasmine Cho...
How did the Columbian Exchange shape food culture in the modern world? Originally published by Newberry Digital...
If you were lucky enough to exist in the wealthiest sets of society… The “Gilded Age,” a...
Let’s adventure back to Colonial America—a time of exploration, revolution, taverns and….fast food? Yes, that’s right, fast...
As climate change alters temperature and rainfall patterns, yields of some crops are increasing while others decline....
Examining the connectedness and transnational interactions in the French spice project through the lens of Poivre’s informal...
What the Romans ate and how. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The ancient Mediterranean diet revolved around four...
Considering language from a biological perspective led researchers to the idea that new food processing technologies affected...
The “age of extremes” from 1914 to 1945 created renewed demand for cheap supplies of protein. One...
A medieval kitchen / British Library, Public Domain If your latest diet resolution is already under strain,...
Examining the reception of Italian cuisine in Europe with the early modern and modern movement of migrants...
How did a religious celebration turn into a holiday that is all about home, family, and Christmas...
Some exciting recipes from the first cookbooks printed in Indian languages. The cuisines detailed within these books...