Other than that it tastes delicious with butter, what do you know about the knobbily-armoured, scarlet creature staring back at you from your fancy dinner plate? Food writer …
Lamb: A Global History is an introduction to one of the world's most popular foods. With a good look at how lamb has been consumed since the very beginnings of agriculture and …
Supple but crunchy, sweet but tart-with its strange construction of seeds filled with delicious garnet juice so vibrant it's hard not think it is some otherworldly blood-no wonder …
From ancient medicines to the savoury dishes of today, there is hardly a culture in the world that does not know and make use of herbs. Despite often being little more than weeds, …
The avocado is the iconic food of the twenty-first century. It has gone from a little-known regional food to a social media darling in less than a hundred years. This is an …
Despite their fearsome reputation, chillies have helped to shape the identities of innumerable world cuisines. Chillies traces the culinary journey of the spice and uncovers …
There are some of us who can't even stand to look at them-and others who can't live without them: chillies have been searing tongues and watering eyes for centuries in innumerable …
Explore the dramatic history of the world's most expensive spice in Saffron: A Global History. Literally worth their weight in gold, sunset-red saffron threads are prized …
"e;Pork. The Other White Meat."e; The well known National Pork Board slogan doesn't begin to describe the many types of meat that fall under the umbrella of …
Some might be put off by its texture, aroma, or murky origins, but the fact of the matter is seaweed is one of the oldest human foods on earth. And prepared the right way, it can …
