FOODS NAMED AFTER CULTURES... BUT NOT REALLY
( life / health / food / language )

Prompted and edited by Bill.Food history is basically a scrapbook of misunderstandings, stereotypes, and Europeans projecting their fantasies onto other cultures. Let's walk through a few of the most interesting examples. Here are some of the biggest offenders -- dishes whose names gesture toward a people or place, but the connection is sideway... read more