Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

“Plain and Simple:” The Ideal Diet for a Child According to John Locke

By Rachel Laudan November 14, 2017 Bread, Drink, English Food, Food History, Food Politics 8 Comments

“As for [the child’s] diet, it ought to be very plain and simple,” said the philosopher and political theorist John Locke in 1693 in his Thoughts Concerning Education. Bread, bread,…

What’s the True History of Pizza? Consider Argentina

By Rachel Laudan October 25, 2017 Bread, Food History, Food Politics, Food Processing, Cooking and Kitchens, Globalization Then and Now 20 Comments

Yes, the title of this post does verge on clickbait. In the popular imagination and in a large number of articles and books, the history of pizza is located firmly…

Why did our ancestors prefer white bread to wholegrains?

By Rachel Laudan January 29, 2017 Bread, English Food, Food History, Food Processing, Cooking and Kitchens, Grinding, Modern Food, Taste 45 Comments

A couple of days ago, a reader contacted me to ask me to clarify my post on why our ancestors preferred white bread. I checked the post. It’s been consistently one…

Rachel Laudan

A Historian's Take on Food and Food Politics

“Plain and Simple:” The Ideal Diet for a Child According to John Locke

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