Articles in Food History

By Susan McKeeThe Road Trips Foodie
OK, foodies: it’s quiz time. Why is the traditional dessert served on January 6 called a king cake?
Those of you who learned about Christian holidays probably mustered up the …

Food takes the top spot in this year’s book award competition from the French Heritage Society.
Named as winner of the Fourth Annual Book Award is A Bite-Sized History of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, …

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By Christiaan Mader for Lafayette Travel
Some time in 1960s, businessmen with the Japanese electronics company Hitachi flew to southwest Louisiana, specifically, we are told, to Ville Platte. Of interest …

January may seem like a month of rest and relaxation after festive indulgences, but there are plenty of reasons to keep celebrating, most prominently: Burns Night.
Scots and other Road Trips Foodies can toast …

Road Trips Foodies contemplating France might want to put Lyon on their itineraries.
La Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie, 4 Grand Cloître du Grand Hôtel-Dieu (Entrance by de l’Hôpital square), Lyon, has opened.
Part museum, part sensory …

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By Karlsruhe Tourism
The story of the city of Karlsruhe in southern Germany begins in 1715, when the foundation stone of the Residenzschloss was laid. The city won worldwide renown …

Following East Central Indiana’s gas boom in the late 19th Century, the Hoosier cabinet, an innovative free-standing piece of kitchen furniture, emerged as one of the most iconic products of the region’s manufacturing industry.
Created around …

If you’re a history buff or know someone who would love to experience Civil War-era food while being regaled with stories of how the North won, Here’s the dinner for you.
A Civil War Dinner will …

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By Mark Mathen Victor for The Sun Daily
In Malaysia, food has undoubtedly always brought people together. With such a multicultural society, local cuisine is derived from recipes that have …