Colonial American Fast FoodLet’s adventure back to Colonial America—a time of exploration, revolution, taverns and….fast food? Yes, that’s right, fast...
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Agriculture in Ancient RomeThe great majority of the people ruled by Rome were engaged in agriculture. Introduction Roman Agriculture describes the...
The Kellogg Brothers, Breakfast, and ReligionInformed by their religious faith, the siblings merged “spiritual” with physical health. The popular singer and movie...
Searching for Mozzarella in the Land of Processed CheeseGrowing up in suburban Virginia, our Italian-American family relied on my grandmother to bring us the foods...
A Pressing Matter: Ancient Roman Food TechnologyResearchers show that an Ancient Roman text has long been misinterpreted, shedding new light on how innovation...
Food in the Roman WorldWhat the Romans ate and how. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The ancient Mediterranean diet revolved around four...
Softer, Processed Foods Changed the Way Ancient Humans SpokeConsidering language from a biological perspective led researchers to the idea that new food processing technologies affected...
Friedrich Haberlandt’s Failed Vision: Soy in European Food Cultures, 1873–1945The “age of extremes” from 1914 to 1945 created renewed demand for cheap supplies of protein. One...
A Comparison of Ancient Greek and Roman Sports Diets with Modern Day PracticesExamining the dietary and physiological requirements of a modern athlete and contrasting this with those of ancient...
The Politics of the Turtle Feast in 18th-Century EnglandThe humble sea turtle became the pinnacle of haute cuisine in the eighteenth century. From calipash to calipee, the green...
From Migrant Food to Lifestyle Cooking: The Career of Italian Cuisine in EuropeExamining the reception of Italian cuisine in Europe with the early modern and modern movement of migrants...