Very little can solve or create problems like food. While doing fieldwork once, I was able to bond with an informant's family over food. Grandmother wanted me to sample her rice and beans. We spent an hour comparing how her family made it with how my family did. In the meantime, I had a second …
Local Cuisine
Daily writing promptWhat food would you say is your specialty?View all responses The world of cuisine is a world centered on colossal pilferage. A saying in the social sciences sums it up: "If you steal from one, it's plagiarism; if you steal from many, it's research." So, the world of food must be one of the …

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