Food History

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A Spicy Labour of Love
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A Spicy Labour of Love

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Perry King shares his own connection to Guyanese food and flavours, the use of dumplings in chicken and vegetable soups, the influences of Caribbean flavours, and his fear of spice and hot things … 4 $0.40 Add
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Around the World
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Around the World

The Wrapper

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Michael Stein reflects on his “dumplings around the world” feast to honour his late friend Julie-Rae, friendship, religion, and the food as Shivas. 13 $1.30 Add
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Ask No Questions About Samosas
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Ask No Questions About Samosas

The Filling

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Angela Misri reflects on how her mothers samosas and pakoras reflected her own upbringing in Kashmir, the rules of a Misiri kitchen, her relationship with her mother, longing for Canadian foods, … 11 $1.10 Add
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Silphium

Silphium

From: Lost Feast

This chapter follows Newman’s time in Iceland tasting Icelandic butter and her reflections on culinary extinction and how the Iceland’s unique dairy products could soon become lost. 17 $1.70 Add
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Chapter 1: Arrival
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Chapter 1: Arrival

PART I: RED HORIZONS

From: Dinner on Mars

In Chapter 1 the authors imagine what a Martian city would look like in the year 2080. Discussing the chosen location of the city, water access, resources and extraction, food, and how it would … ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Scrambled Paradise

The Scrambled Paradise

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman describes her time travelling through Hawaii and the biodiversity she witnessed there. Newman describes how after centuries of plant and animal invasions, both purposefully … 24 $2.40 Add
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Chapter 10: Ballrooms of Mars
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Chapter 10: Ballrooms of Mars

PART IV: RED DAWN

From: Dinner on Mars

Chapter 10 offers a reflection on what a night out would look like for both the authors in the Martian city in 2080. Discussion recreation, work life, pubs, music and dancing, first and second … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Honey and Roses

Honey and Roses

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman explores the history of honey and mead and how it has maintained a presence and connection to society for millennia’s. 15 $1.50 Add
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The Sex Life of Plants

The Sex Life of Plants

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman continues to focus on the roles of bees, however, this time she explore their role in pollination, crop survival, and the dangers of decline and loss of bee populations … 23 $2.30 Add
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Wabi-Sabi

Wabi-Sabi

From: Lost Feast

In this final chapter Newman focuses on our relationship to the ocean and how global warming, pollution, and overfishing puts the is leading us to a global crisis which needs to be addressed. 27 $2.70 Add
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Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman explores the history of major animal extinction through the work of Charles Darwin and other naturalists, through using the decline of the dodo bird throughout. 22 $2.20 Add
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Chapter 2: Foundation
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Chapter 2: Foundation

PART I: RED HORIZONS

From: Dinner on Mars

Chapter 2 focuses on setting up the foundations for a Martian city. Discussing the establishment of a BaseTown, power, self-sufficiency, food sovereignty, self-reliance, solar energy, … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Across the Seas of Grass

Across the Seas of Grass

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman reflects on her travels to the Yukon to explore northern cuisine during which she reflects on the local bison, their preservation, and the history of the decline of … 17 $1.70 Add
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Chapter 3: Small Is Beautiful
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Chapter 3: Small Is Beautiful

PART I: RED HORIZONS

From: Dinner on Mars

Chapter 3 explores the possibilities of nanotechnology. Discussing the potential of biotechnology experiments, crops, algae, bacteria, fertilizers, medicines, and the creation of a new and unique … ; 9 $0.90 Add
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The Beast in the Jaktorów Forest

The Beast in the Jaktorów Forest

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman explores the history of the cow, both as a animal and a food source. 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter 4: Biophilia
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Chapter 4: Biophilia

PART II: RED EDEN

From: Dinner on Mars

Chapter 4 examines the role biospheres and greenspaces will play in the Martian city. Discussing the Bloedel Conservatory, agriculture and architecture , the history of greenhouses and glass … ; 28 $2.80 Add