Food EditorEditor’s Note: This is the introduction to Ms. Saberi’s fine book Afghan Food and Cookery. (click for review) Anxious to share her love for the country and the food, she has kindly let us reproduce …
History of Ice Cream
How to Make Ice Cream at Home, Ice Cream Makers Past and Present One final word: Good ice cream depends on the balance of ice crystals, concentrated cream and air. Follow the recipe, and treat …
History of the Sandwich
Webster tells us that the sandwich was named after the Earl of Sandwich, and defines it as “two or more slices of bread with a filling of meat, fish, cheese, jam, etc., between them…” With …
History of the Hamburger
How to Make Burgers, The History of the Hamburger, Presidential Burgers, Popeye & the Burger, Hundred Dollar Burgers and Burger Recipes Nothing is as quintessentially American as the patty of ground meat that, when placed …
All About Hotdogs
Whether you call them hot dogs, wieners, franks or sausages, those tasty tubes of meat are pure summer. Who doesn’t remember firing up the grill or the campfire to char a hot dog black and …
The Origins and History of Meringue
Meringue is a versatile and uniquely appropriate ingredient from which to make a pavlova; it is the single ingredient that gives pavlova both function and an æsthetic beauty. It does this through its ability to …
Indian Cooking
Indian Cooking derives from a 4000 year old timeline, during which culture has changed, geographical boundaries have changed significantly leading to confusing terms such as sub-continental cuisine while other parts of a region want a …
Cuban Food
OLIVE OIL AND SOFRITO Much like los Griegos — the Greeks — we use olive oil for all our saucing. A Cuban household without olive oil is like a bath without water. Olive oil and …
History of Pizza
Pizza, like so many other foods, did not originate in the country for which it is now famous. Unless you have researched the subject, you, like so many people, probably always thought Pizza was strictly …