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…
The evolution of street food is an easy part of human history to overlook. You know, it’s one of those things that just is, and we seldom bother to question it. From food carts in public places to snack stalls in the middle of a market, street food is a ubiquitous phenomenon in every culture…
