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Ken Albala posted an update in the group Community Workshop: Question: Origin of the Balanced Meal. I was looking down at […]

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 18:56:58 +0100

Question: Origin of the Balanced Meal. I was looking down at my plate the past few dinners and noticed that I instinctively place carbs, vegs and protein in fairly equal measure on a plate and it feels right to me. Even when dishes are jumbled up as in a casserole, I feel they are a complete meal when all three components are balanced. I think…

Ken Albala posted an update in the group Community Workshop: Imagine the Ideal Food System, the ideal agriculture, […]

Fri, 21 May 2021 15:45:20 +0100

Imagine the Ideal Food System, the ideal agriculture, manufacutre, distribution, preparation, consumption. Does your mind tend to look forward or backward for inspiration? Or are there elements of both? I think few people are purely romantic/nostalgic and few who are obstinately positivist and confident that science will solve all problems. This…

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Thu, 13 May 2021 16:52:48 +0100

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A Question of Smoke: We normally recognize smoke as an aroma, but rarely a primary flavor in food. It would stand to reason that if cooking food provided […]

Ken Albala posted an update in the group Community Workshop: A Question of Smoke: We normally recognize smoke as an […]

Thu, 13 May 2021 16:43:14 +0100

A Question of Smoke: We normally recognize smoke as an aroma, but rarely a primary flavor in food. It would stand to reason that if cooking food provided nutritional benefits, and perhaps killing pathogens, giving our prehistoric ancestors advantages over those that didn’t cook, then smoke might be hard-wired into our taste preferences…

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Tue, 04 May 2021 09:35:30 +0100

Yes, I agree, that’s an excellent distinction to make. I was thinking how in Thailand it is a fork and spoon rather than chopsticks. It’s equally interesting that Americans often want to use chopsticks in Thai restaurants anyway and insist on being provided with them. Anwyay, yes, many combinations especially with spoons.

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Question on Eating Utensils: It is said that one third of the world eats with fork and knife, one third with chopsticks and one third with hands. Do you […]

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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 21:42:13 +0100

look in my comment above. frying

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An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking implements can yield very varied results. It is difficult to flip food in cast iron, a […]

Ken Albala posted an update in the group Community Workshop: Question on Eating Utensils: It is said that one third of […]

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:33:34 +0100

Question on Eating Utensils: It is said that one third of the world eats with fork and knife, one third with chopsticks and one third with hands. Do you think the way people eat ultimately influences, maybe even determines not just the way food is served, but ultimately how it is prepared and cooked? It seems obvious that in Chinese cuisine food…

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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:25:54 +0100

Yes in modern Spanish, but in 17th c. I’ve seen huevos quajados (with a q) I think probably in Martinez Montino. Curdled eggs I think must just mean lightly set? Or maybe a custardy texture?

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An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking implements can yield very varied results. It is difficult to flip food in cast iron, a […]

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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:47:00 +0100

So if you put a shallow layer of oil in a clay pot and heat the eggs through gently, that’s not frying? But poaching in oil? In 17th century Spanish I’ve definitely seen this process described as frying. The original title is Vieja Friendo Huevos. They do have another word for poaching which is in water – escalfar. There’s also quajado for curdled… Read more

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An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking implements can yield very varied results. It is difficult to flip food in cast iron, a […]

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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:21:05 +0100

yes, since I am the potter, I only have myself to blame!

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An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking implements can yield very varied results. It is difficult to flip food in cast iron, a […]

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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:17:39 +0100

what I’ve really never been able to pin down is when cast iron pans became popular. I think as late as 18th c. It’s not ancient, though there are other objects made of iron long before

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An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking implements can yield very varied results. It is difficult to flip food in cast iron, a […]

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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:14:29 +0100

yes! but sometimes you really do want to flip ingredients, to keep the heat high and everything moving, but you can’t do it in iron. I have some carbon steel that’s light but it refuses to season and become nonstick like iron

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An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking implements can yield very varied results. It is difficult to flip food in cast iron, a […]

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Sat, 24 Apr 2021 16:09:31 +0100

this is one of my favorite paintings. we analyzed it in my freshman seminar a few weeks ago. we couldn’t figure out what the artist was trying to say. she’s not impoverished, but clearly not wealty either. they weren’t satisfied with my answer: it’s about frying eggs, that’s all!

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An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking implements can yield very varied results. It is difficult to flip food in cast iron, a […]

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Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:05:27 +0100

Loren, Absolutely. I got an Indian soapstone tawa recently and it takes like an hour to cool down after using!

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Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:04:27 +0100

Glenn, The pipkin is precisely the pot that got me thinking about this. A 16th c rabbit in a pipkin burns in a metal pot, nothing else works but clay over hot coals.

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An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking implements can yield very varied results. It is difficult to flip food in cast iron, a […]

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Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:00:51 +0100

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An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking implements can yield very varied results. It is difficult to flip food in cast iron, a […]

Ken Albala posted an update in the group Community Workshop: An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking […]

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:55:11 +0100

An Equipment Question. As we all know, different cooking implements can yield very varied results. It is difficult to flip food in cast iron, a teflon-coated pan requires less fat to avoid sticking, your instant pot will not brown food. This past week I’ve been playing with some old pots buried at the back of my cabinet, including iron, carbon…

Ken Albala posted an update: The challenges of historic cooking. While most people […]

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 19:03:53 +0100

The challenges of historic cooking.

While most people find historic recipes inscrutable due to lack of precise measurements and cooking times, a number of more difficult and interesting challenges present themselves. Obviously modern plant cultivars and livestock breeds are different today. Domestic pigs are often bred with little fat and wont… Read more

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