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Food, the Dog Days of Summer, and a Few Other Shocking Facts

Food, the Dog Days of Summer, and a Few Other Shocking Facts

Posted on August 16, 2015August 16, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, China, Cookbooks, Cooking, France, Photography4 Minutes Read

Pears – an Exploration of Ancient Food Preservation

Pears – an Exploration of Ancient Food Preservation

Posted on November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, China, France, French Cooking, Local foods, Paintings, Pears, Photography3 Minutes Read

In My Grandfather’s Garden, or, a Long Apothegm on Apricots

In My Grandfather’s Garden, or, a Long Apothegm on Apricots

Posted on June 12, 2013June 12, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, Apricots, Asia, China, France, French Cooking, Local foods, Photography, Pies--Sweet4 Minutes Read

Eating Cat Meat: A Taboo?

Eating Cat Meat: A Taboo?

Posted on June 7, 2010June 8, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, China, Cooking, Methods, Spain5 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #62

Idylls of Cuisine, #62

Posted on May 16, 2010May 16, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn China, Herbs, Photography1 Minute Read

Sour and Bitter Blended in the Soup of Wu:* Very Early Chinese Herbals

Sour and Bitter Blended in the Soup of Wu:* Very Early Chinese Herbals

Posted on May 13, 2010May 13, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asia, China, Herbs5 Minutes Read

Feasting in State: Obama’s First Real State Dinner

Feasting in State: Obama’s First Real State Dinner

Posted on November 19, 2009November 19, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn China, Thanksgiving, United States, White House4 Minutes Read

Hunger, Starvation, Famine and the Sweep of Human History

Hunger, Starvation, Famine and the Sweep of Human History

Posted on November 9, 2009June 21, 2017 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Agriculture, China, Europe, Thanksgiving3 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine, #37

Idylls of Cuisine, #37

Posted on November 8, 2009November 8, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn China, Eggs, Photography1 Minute Read

No Thanks to Marco Polo: An Encyclopedia of Italy’s Pasta Shapes

No Thanks to Marco Polo: An Encyclopedia of Italy’s Pasta Shapes

Posted on November 6, 2009November 7, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Archaeology, Book Reviews, China, Italian Cooking, Italy, Local foods, Pasta, Reference3 Minutes Read

The Chinese in the West: How Railroad Coolies Ate

The Chinese in the West: How Railroad Coolies Ate

Posted on September 21, 2009November 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Asian Cooking, China, Oral History4 Minutes Read

Fish in the Diets of Early Modern Humans in China 40,000 Years Ago — Direct Evidence

Fish in the Diets of Early Modern Humans in China 40,000 Years Ago — Direct Evidence

Posted on July 18, 2009July 14, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Archaeology, China, Evolution, Fish1 Minute Read

Fermentations and Food Science in China — Joseph Needham’s Magnum Opus and Ancient Probiotics

Fermentations and Food Science in China — Joseph Needham’s Magnum Opus and Ancient Probiotics

Posted on July 17, 2009July 16, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn China, Fermentation3 Minutes Read

Idylls of Cuisine #20

Idylls of Cuisine #20

Posted on July 5, 2009July 5, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Beans, China, Photography1 Minute Read

Eggplant: An Exploration (Part I)

Eggplant: An Exploration (Part I)

Posted on March 30, 2009March 30, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, China, Eggplant3 Minutes Read

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British Food and Food History Links

  • * 15th-Century Cookery Books (Full Text)
  • * 39 Dishes from the First Christmas Menu, Published in 1660
  • * Britannia – Cooking
  • * British Cookbook Primer
  • * British Cookbooks, a Gift to America
  • * British Food
  • * British Food Bloggers
  • * British Food in America
  • * British Food: A History
  • * British History Online
  • * British, Scottish, Welsh Food & Cooking
  • * Chutney Recipes from Food Network UK
  • * Cookbooks – 18th Century Cookbooks (England, Scotland, America)
  • * Culinary History Online
  • * Culinary Jottings for Madras, by Col. Kenney-Henry
  • * Dictionary of Middle-English Cookery Terms
  • * DNA and the British Isles
  • * Elizabethan Era Resources
  • * English Cookbooks
  • * English Fairy Tales – Bibliography (quite stupendous, with links to full-text)
  • * Great British Chefs
  • * Heston Blumenthal's Web Site
  • * Historic Food by Ivan Day
  • * Ivan Day's Historic British Food
  • * Libraries – BOOKS FOR COOKS AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY
  • * Libraries – Fons Grewe Collection at University of Barcelona
  • * Map of British DNA Patterns
  • * Measuring Worth
  • * Medieval English Cookery Books
  • * Miss Foodwise
  • * Oxford University Press List of Links related to Britain's History
  • * Restaurants – Dishoom
  • * Stuart Peachey Food & Cookery Historical Booklets
  • * The British Library
  • * The Foods of England
  • * The Forme of Cury (Earliest English Cookbook)
  • * The National Archives UK
  • * Thomas Gloning’s Corpus of Culinary & Dietetic Texts of Europe from the Middle Ages to 1800
  • * Vision of Britain (maps through history)
  • * Volume (Liquid) Converter to Metric
  • Cooking Terms (US/UK/NZ/AU/CA)
  • The English Diaspora

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