Tag: cuisine

Miss Gienia
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Miss Gienia

The school canteen menu in Poland is full of traditional comfort food. That same home-made feeling of culinary nostalgia can also be found in the country’s milk bars.
Marta Zboralska
Thoughts on the End of Humanity
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Thoughts on the End of Humanity

In the face of ecological disaster, some people are taking a stand against destructive food practices. Local ingredients, zero waste and edible plates are just a handful of the ideas they are implementing.
Monika Kucia
Tradition Invented
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Tradition Invented

It can be tempting to consider a nation’s traditional food as a product solely of that culture. Yet the reality is more complex. Cuisine is in constant flux; always being reinvented.
Monika Kucia
The ‘100-Mile’ Rule
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The ‘100-Mile’ Rule

In our globalized world, the plethora of culinary choices is a wonderful thing… at least for those in the Global North. A switch to local food might benefit all of us.
Monika Kucia
The Memory of Pickled Beetroot Juice
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The Memory of Pickled Beetroot Juice

The act of inheriting recipes is tied intrinsically with culture. It occurs not simply through remembering a technique, but within an unspoken sensory and emotional realm.
Monika Kucia
Foraging for Forgotten Foods
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Foraging for Forgotten Foods

Cultural historian Jarosław Dumanowski talks with Magdalena Kasprzyk-Chevriaux about maintaining nutritional knowledge and the importance of our culinary roots.
Jarosław Dumanowski, Magdalena Kasprzyk-Chevriaux
An Archive of Taste
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An Archive of Taste

Food isn’t simply a gustatory experience. It can also evoke associations with people and places, taking us on an emotional trip down memory lane.
Monika Kucia