I haven't been on here in almost a month but...
I wrote a story for Gastro/Atlas Obscura and it was published today!

"One Man’s Fight to Preserve Pakistan’s Perfect Cooking Pot"

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-a-gorkon-pakistan-cooking-pot

#foodhistory #historicalfoodways #culinaryhistory #foodculture #foodwriting

"Noche Buena When There Was Christmas"

What Noche Buena was like in Cuba before the Fidel Castro regime outlawed it in the late 1960s.

#foodhistory #histfood #foodculture

https://open.substack.com/pub/historicalfoodways/p/noche-buena-when-there-was-christmas?r=1n7r7o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

My latest Substack post is up and it's a boozy one!

Crema de Vie: A Cuban Eggnog-Style Holiday Drink
https://open.substack.com/pub/historicalfoodways/p/crema-de-vie-a-cuban-eggnog-style?r=1n7r7o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#histfood #foodhistory #culinaryhistory #foodculture

Ding dong the witch is dead.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/henry-kissinger-war-criminal-dead-1234804748/

Did you know that the first documented thanksgiving celebration by Europeans in what is now the United States was actually in San Agustin de la Florida in 1565, by the Spanish and a local Indigenous group, and not, as the myth goes, the 1621 Pilgrim feast?

#foodhistory #foodculture #culinaryhistory #thanksgivingmyth

This weekend I'm going to tackle ramen from scratch (except for the noodles). I'm making Hakata-style mountain of scallions ramen. It's definitely a multi-day process and I hope it's worth it!

#foodculture #foodie

Look what’s here on publication day!
Madhur Jaffrey’s An Invitation to Indian Cooking 50th Anniversary Edition!

#cookbooks #foodculture

I’ve been baking bread for about 16 years, but only got into sourdough this July. I’ve made my last two loaves using the Tartine basic country bread recipe/method. They have been the best sourdough loaves I’ve made so far. Amazing taste and gorgeous crumb.

If you make sourdough and haven’t tried this recipe yet, do yourself a favor and give it a try.

(You might need a proofing box because they proof the dough at 78F-82F)
#bakestorians

I recently learned about the nutmeg and mace cooperative in Pollachi, India. I'm trying to find where I can buy Pollachi mace but I haven't found anything. At any rate, more growers should follow the example of the growers in Pollachi and cut the middle man.

#foodculture #culinaryculture