Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

Serving couscous in Mexico in the 1800s

By Rachel Laudan February 28, 2010 Food History, Globalization Then and Now, Mexican Food 9 Comments

So how were the wheat couscous and the maize couscous (remember this is not sweet corn nor even cornmeal but essentially a crumbled tamal of maiz that has been treated…

Alcuscuz de trigo (Wheat couscous) in Nineteenth Century Mexico

By Rachel Laudan February 11, 2010 Food History, Globalization Then and Now, Mexican Food 13 Comments

Thanks Susan, Adam and Paula for the comments on the couscous recipe I posted earlier today. I’ll return to those later. First I’ll talk about where this couscous recipe (title…

Was food exchanged in the Columbian Exchange?

By Rachel Laudan December 17, 2009 Food History, Food Politics, Globalization Then and Now 1 Comment

From Ken Albala Rachel, You’re right about immediate impact, it takes several centuries for New World plants to really transform Europe – eventually they do. But more interesting is the…

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A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

Serving couscous in Mexico in the 1800s

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