Foodie
46
The web's best collection of food blogs and writing for your viewing pleasure.
Curated by Nigel Dawson
Follow
Scooped by Nigel Dawson onto Foodie
Scoop.it!

Why Does the White House Always Pardon White Turkeys?

Why Does the White House Always Pardon White Turkeys? | Foodie | Scoop.it
Notable heritage breeds don't make it to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., thanks to the industrial turkey farming lobby's lock on the annual event.
No comment yet.
Your new post is loading...
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

The Gut-Wrenching Science Behind the World’s Hottest Peppers

The Gut-Wrenching Science Behind the World’s Hottest Peppers | Foodie | Scoop.it
Chiliheads crave the heat that hurts so good, but nothing compares to the legendary superhot that spices life in remote India
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

Wisdom from the Past: Nixtamalization of Corn

Wisdom from the Past: Nixtamalization of Corn | Foodie | Scoop.it
Frugal cooking in the past often went way beyond simply trying to fill bellies.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

A savoury soup (and other nineteenth-century rhubarb recipes)

A savoury soup (and other nineteenth-century rhubarb recipes) | Foodie | Scoop.it
Spring Fruit Pudding, Spring Fruit Tart and Spring Fruit Soup Today’s recipes are all drawn from Dr William Kitchiner’s Cook’s Oracle, which was first published in 1817. Our Cookbook contains trans...
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

Panaeng Curry with Pork and Kabocha Squash

Panaeng Curry with Pork and Kabocha Squash | Foodie | Scoop.it
Growing up, I hated all tubers: taro, cassava, potato, yam, etc. And since cooked hard squashes have similar texture to cooked tubers, I avoided them as well. Funny how your taste changes over time...
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

Guisado de Pollo (Chicken and Potato Stew) Recipe - Saveur.com

Guisado de Pollo (Chicken and Potato Stew) Recipe - Saveur.com | Foodie | Scoop.it
Hearty and filling, this easy chicken stew gets its signature smoky flavor from chipotles in adobo. It can also be made with any shredded, leftover meat, including pork or beef.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

59% of the 'Tuna' Americans Eat Is Not Tuna

59% of the 'Tuna' Americans Eat Is Not Tuna | Foodie | Scoop.it
Nonprofit ocean protection group Oceana took 1,215 samples of fish from across the United States and genetically tested them in order to bring us the following astonishing facts
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

Wings, innards and okra - where West African and Southern meals meet

Wings, innards and okra - where West African and Southern meals meet | Foodie | Scoop.it
More from CNN's Inside Africa

Previously -- The cook who picks cotton: reclaiming my roots and Marcus Samuelsson: How I got here...
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

How To Save A Public Library: Make It A Seed Bank : NPR

How To Save A Public Library: Make It A Seed Bank : NPR | Foodie | Scoop.it
A small-town library in Colorado is lending more than just books. Patrons can now check out seeds and farm them.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

People Have Been Eating Curry for 4,500 Years

People Have Been Eating Curry for 4,500 Years | Foodie | Scoop.it
Thanks to new research methods and a pile of (very old) dirty dishes, archaeologists have discovered the very ancient origins of a globally popular cuisine.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

A Brief History of Racist Soft Drinks

A Brief History of Racist Soft Drinks | Foodie | Scoop.it
Lots of people know about how Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine or how Pepsi was the hip drink in the 1960s. Few realize that Coke marketed assiduously to whites, while Pepsi hired a "negro markets" department.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

7 photos that reveal what families eat in one week | Oxfam America First Person Blog

7 photos that reveal what families eat in one week | Oxfam America First Person Blog | Foodie | Scoop.it
In a new series of photos, families worldwide pose with one week's food supply.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

Mixed Pickle: The Sweet And Sour Legacy Of Dutch Trade : NPR

Mixed Pickle: The Sweet And Sour Legacy Of Dutch Trade : NPR | Foodie | Scoop.it
What do salt, ancient Jewish pickle carts, the sometimes brutal Indonesian spice trade and Vincent Van Gogh have in common? They brought life to Dutch cuisine, specifically, the Dutch pickle.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

The Art of Making Bread in the Stone Age | Rachel Laudan

The Art of Making Bread in the Stone Age | Rachel Laudan | Foodie | Scoop.it

Grains once ground go rancid fairly quickly because of the oil that is released.  So grinding goes on day after day, season after season, year after year.

Yet the very features that made grains so difficult to turn into food, their hardness and dryness, made them easy to store and easy to transport.  So it was grains, and pretty much grains alone, that could support cities and states.

In short, grinding was the necessary (though not the sufficient) condition for farming and for cities and for states.

 

No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

How to Make Jaew แจ่ว - Thai Dried Chilli Dipping Sauce | SheSimmersSheSimmers

How to Make Jaew แจ่ว - Thai Dried Chilli Dipping Sauce | SheSimmersSheSimmers | Foodie | Scoop.it
A recipe site for people interested in Thai home cooking and how to replicate their favorite Thai restaurant dishes. Easy recipes featured on this site are designed with home cooks in mind and employ ingredients that are easily available worldwide.
Anna V. A. Resurreccion's curator insight, June 14, 7:09 PM

Don't know if this works.  I was intrigued because I will soon be traveling to Thailand for a much awaited Final Oral Exam for the Ph.D. degree of my graduate student, Ann.  She worked on satay sauce, a convenient low-fat product that promises to have the flavor profile of the freshly "made from basic ingredients" counterpart. I look forward to Thai food and the hospitality of good friends who abound from Chaing Mai in the North  and Bangkok

 

FoodieDoc, Anna Resurreccion

Rescooped by Nigel Dawson from History and Food
Scoop.it!

SFA Blog: We Saved You a Plate: Te Quiero, La Michoacana

SFA Blog: We Saved You a Plate: Te Quiero, La Michoacana | Foodie | Scoop.it

Every morning, twenty-five-year-old Rafael Gonzalez delivers coolers laden with homemade ice cream and paletas, or popsicles, to his three Memphis-area La Michoacana ice cream shops. His recipe is simple: fresh fruit, fresh cream, and sugar. Horchata (a blend of rice milk and cinnamon) and pine nut are the most popular flavors, along with avocado, strawberry, and vanilla. Gonzalez sources dulce de leche from his father's ice cream shop in Chihuahua, Mexico. And he imports ice cream making equipment from the tiny village of Tocumbo, in the state of Michoacan.

No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

Unsafe at These Speeds | Southern Poverty Law Center

Unsafe at These Speeds | Southern Poverty Law Center | Foodie | Scoop.it

Inside these frigid plants, workers stand almost shoulder-to-shoulder as chicken carcasses zip by on high-speed processing lines. Together, small teams of workers may hang, gut or slice more than 100 birds in a single minute. It’s a process they’ll repeat for eight hours or more in order to prepare birds for dinner tables and restaurants across America.

Nigel Dawson's insight:

Fascinating expose of the poultry industry.

No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

It’s the Sugar, Folks

It’s the Sugar, Folks | Foodie | Scoop.it
A new study shows solid links between added sugar and the onset of diabetes.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

WATCH: Processed Foods Remain 'Fresh' After Several Months

WATCH: Processed Foods Remain 'Fresh' After Several Months | Foodie | Scoop.it
You know that store-bought guacamole that sat in the back of your fridge for months because you forgot about it?
Nigel Dawson's insight:

Eyeopening stuff!!

No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

Spicy Sichuan Sauerkraut - Food With Legs | Food With Legs

Spicy Sichuan Sauerkraut - Food With Legs | Food With Legs | Foodie | Scoop.it

’m always thinking about fermentation experiments and at this time of year that really means sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is traditionally full of acidic twang and cabbage crunch but unless you add one of the traditional spices like caraway or juniper berries it ends there. I wondered if I could make a batch of sauerkraut and then add stuff to it to turn it into Spicy Sichuan Sauerkraut. 

No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

Small Kansas flour maker still cooking | Wichita Eagle

Small Kansas flour maker still cooking | Wichita Eagle | Foodie | Scoop.it
Stafford County Flour Mills was authentic before authentic was cool.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

We Are What We Eat - Gastronomica

We Are What We Eat - Gastronomica | Foodie | Scoop.it

The most famous gastronome of them all, Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, wrote in Physiologie du Gout, ou Meditations de Gastronomie Transcendante (1826): “Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es.”: “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.” For some, such as Adelle Davis —Time magazine characterized her as “the high priestess of a new nutrition religion” in December 1972 — the consequences of our food choices are stark: “As I see it, every day you do one of two things: build health or produce disease.”

No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

In Heartland, Butcher Shops Offer Classes

In Heartland, Butcher Shops Offer Classes | Foodie | Scoop.it
With knives in hand, students face a carcass. In the Midwest, the class is less likely to be a one-time curiosity than on the East or West Coast.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

The Manhattan project: A bartender spills his secrets on the king of cocktails

The Manhattan project: A bartender spills his secrets on the king of cocktails | Foodie | Scoop.it
The Manhattan project: A bartender spills his secrets on the king of cocktails The dry gin martini is often heralded as the king of cocktails, but it's the Manhattan that's the true sovereign of the V-shaped glass.
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

Mark Kurlansky's The Food of a Younger Land.

Mark Kurlansky's The Food of a Younger Land. | Foodie | Scoop.it
Among the fortunate Americans who managed to find employment during the Great Depression was a Florida woman named Rose Shepherd—or, as she often signed her work, "Rose Shepherd, Writer." We don't know much else about Rose Shepherd, Writer, but we...
No comment yet.
Scooped by Nigel Dawson
Scoop.it!

The Diet-Climate Connection: How the Foods We Eat Affect the Planet | Civil Eats

The Diet-Climate Connection: How the Foods We Eat Affect the Planet | Civil Eats | Foodie | Scoop.it

With the droughts, heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes of 2012 fresh on our mind, it may be an opportune moment to examine the connection between these extreme weather episodes and our warming planet. One aspect that is often overlooked is the surprising relationship between the foods we eat and climate change.

No comment yet.