Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

A Tarahumara mother encourages her hungry child

By Rachel Laudan August 29, 2010 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Mexican Food 2 Comments

Only indirectly to do with food. I’ve often wondered at the Mexican four and five year-olds (or younger) who trot along beside their mothers for mile after mile. It induces…

Grinding Chocolate by Hand

By Rachel Laudan August 7, 2010 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Food History, Grinding, Mexican Food No Comments

Following up on an earlier post about turning cacao beans into chocolate, Lesley Téllez provides a timely lesson on what grinding chocolate on the metate (grindstone) is actually like. Pain…

Fueling Mexico City: A Grain Revolution

By Rachel Laudan June 14, 2010 Adventures, Mainly Culinary, Food History, Food Politics, Grinding, Mexican Food, Modern Food 20 Comments

So here’s Nicola Twilley’s transcript of Fueling Mexico City: A Grain Revolution, the talk I gave at Postopolis 2010 last week in Mexico City. Do go to her post too…

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