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Research paper thumbnail of Bread: A Global History

What food is more basic, more essential and more universal than bread? Common to the diets of bot... more What food is more basic, more essential and more universal than bread? Common to the diets of both rich and poor, bread is one of our oldest foods. Loaves and rolls have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs, and excavated from ovens in Pompeii that were buried when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. From the sixteenth-century English peasants' bread made with pea flour and rye, to the grain-wasting, pure white bread of the French court, from the crusty sourdough loaf made by artisan bakers to the doughy 'sliced white' found in every supermarket, there is a bread for every time and place in history. William Rubel takes us on a journey to discover breads around the world, from Mexican pan dulce to French baguettes and German pumpernickel, and shows how the kind of bread you eat reveals who you are. He also describes the techniques of bread-making, from ancient recipes leavened with brewers' yeast to the factory-made sandwich loaf. Containing a glossary of over one hundred diff...

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Research paper thumbnail of Pasture and Pastoralism: the inextricable links between food, culture and landscape in Samburu District, Northern Kenya

Food and Landscape: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery 2018, 2019

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Research paper thumbnail of Artisan Bread

Food and Architecture, 2016

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Research paper thumbnail of A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom, Amanita muscaria, as an Example 1 A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom

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Research paper thumbnail of Dutch Ovens Chronicled: Their Use in the United States: Dutch Ovens Chronicled: Their Use in the United States

Gastronomica, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of English Horse-bread, 1590?1800

Gastronomica, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom, Amanita muscaria, as an Example

Economic Botany, 2009

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Research paper thumbnail of A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom, Amanita muscaria, as an Example 1 A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom

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Research paper thumbnail of Bread: A Global History

What food is more basic, more essential and more universal than bread? Common to the diets of bot... more What food is more basic, more essential and more universal than bread? Common to the diets of both rich and poor, bread is one of our oldest foods. Loaves and rolls have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs, and excavated from ovens in Pompeii that were buried when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. From the sixteenth-century English peasants' bread made with pea flour and rye, to the grain-wasting, pure white bread of the French court, from the crusty sourdough loaf made by artisan bakers to the doughy 'sliced white' found in every supermarket, there is a bread for every time and place in history. William Rubel takes us on a journey to discover breads around the world, from Mexican pan dulce to French baguettes and German pumpernickel, and shows how the kind of bread you eat reveals who you are. He also describes the techniques of bread-making, from ancient recipes leavened with brewers' yeast to the factory-made sandwich loaf. Containing a glossary of over one hundred diff...

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Research paper thumbnail of Pasture and Pastoralism: the inextricable links between food, culture and landscape in Samburu District, Northern Kenya

Food and Landscape: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery 2018, 2019

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Research paper thumbnail of Artisan Bread

Food and Architecture, 2016

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Research paper thumbnail of A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom, Amanita muscaria, as an Example 1 A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom

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Research paper thumbnail of Dutch Ovens Chronicled: Their Use in the United States: Dutch Ovens Chronicled: Their Use in the United States

Gastronomica, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of English Horse-bread, 1590?1800

Gastronomica, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom, Amanita muscaria, as an Example

Economic Botany, 2009

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Research paper thumbnail of A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom, Amanita muscaria, as an Example 1 A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom

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