Exploring global cuisines and food traditions.
During holiday trips and vacations, visitors seldom have to stress before interfacing with local street food culture. In vibrant cities and even slow-paced countrysides, the signature scent of delicacies by street vendors and food carts is sometimes the first cultural welcome visitors receive. Interestingly, no nation in the world has the monotony of street food…
Medieval feasts are far removed from what applies in the twenty-first century. Interestingly, many of these medieval dining customs have influenced modern dining habits. Try to visualize long tables lit by firelight, with towering dishes arriving in quick succession, and minstrels providing entertainment. However, contrary to the myths popularized by mainstream media about medieval banquets,…
The global impact of the West African cuisine history is underrated. A great deal is often said about how the global West influenced African culture through colonization, culinary trade routes, and other means of contact. However, the reciprocal impact of the global food history Africa on diasporans and their Western communities is often underplayed. The…
When people recount stories of how they moved away from a place that was formerly ‘home,’ the tale often features titbits on the interplay between migration and food culture. One of the first things the average migrant is likely to recollect about the early days of relocation is their culinary acclamatization. How they learned to…
Igloos may have become a rarity in the Arctic, but the traditional Inuit diet persists in some communities. The prevailing cold weather in the Arctic directly affects local culture. For instance, it influences the kind of food that makes it to the plate of Arctic-dwellers. For example, the year-round winter makes fresh produce hard to…
