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Octopus is a vile fish of little worth – Martino di Como
People have been eating octopus for at least the better part of 4000 years. At some point the popularity of the dish waned outside of the Mediterranean and Africa (or, as in the U.S., never caught on), leaving it as bit of a curiosity in Northern Europe and the Americas. It’s an important [...]
Food in the Americas – The History of the New World by Girolamo Benzoni
Some of the first images of Native Americans in the New World were captured in La Historia del Mondo Nuovo di M. Girolamo Benzoni Milanese, Venetia, 1565. Most of the images are of everyday life in South America (when they don’t depict the violence of the Spanish against the natives – a violence that, [...]
Salt Cod is Usually Delicious
I’m a big salt cod proponent – it’s semi-cheap (once you factor in how you’re not paying for the water), much tastier than normal fish because the drying process concentrates the flavors, and it keeps forever. So, this recipe seemed like it would be a simple, pleasant success. It wasn’t a train wreck, [...]
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