Janette Speyer
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#DigitalArtist #Photography #Flipboard #Surf. #Marketer by day and #Artist #Blogger by night. #FlipboardUserGroup founder. #Traveler, #FoodHistory lover.
Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages www.scrippsnews.com/science-and-... #guatemala #volcano
Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages
Guatemala raised a red alert after the Fuego volcano erupted, displacing 1,700 people and affecting 29,000 more with ashfall.
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Cheesecake is a survivor of ancient civilizations. Greek Olympic athletes & Romans ate it. Discover the history of the world’s favorite desserts foodculturebites.com/cheesecake-i... #FoodCultureBites #FoodHistory #Cheesecake #AncientFood #Dessert
More than 2,000 years ago, the Aztec and Maya were already grinding chilies, tomatoes, and seeds into fiery sauces. Historians claims these as early ancestors to today’s salsa. foodculturebites.com/this-ancient... #FoodHistory #FoodCulture #CulinaryHistory #IndigenousCuisine #FoodCultureBites
Garum was made from fermented fish, and poured over everything from vegetables to meat. Could it have been the predecessor of condiments like ketchup or Worcestershire sauce? foodculturebites.com/garum-the-an... #FoodHistory #RomanFood #AncientRecipes #FoodCulture #FoodCultureBites
Garum: The Ancient Roman “Ketchup” That Vanished - foodculturebites.com
Garum, a fermented fish sauce poured on almost everything was the Roman Ketchup. Modern chefs are now bringing this ancient flavor back.
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Back in my muse city. Here’s a brand new piece A multiple-exposure abstract that blurs architecture, movement, and time, capturing the restless energy of New York as a living, breathing memory. #abstractart #art #digitalart #photoart #artmatters
Humans are the only species that drink another animal’s milk. Many of us can’t digest it. So how come dairy is one of history’s most important foods? I’ve included an ancient recipe for rice pudding. foodculturebites.com/milk-beverag... #FoodHistory #FoodCulture #Milk #FoodCultureBites
Milk: The Beverage Humans Were Never Meant to Drink
Humans are the only species that drink another animal’s milk. Many of us can’t even digest it. So why did we start, and how did it reshape our biology?
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The Mongols conquered vast territories with no massive stores of grain. How did they move faster than every army they faced? They had a brilliant food strategy that kept warriors fed, & ready for battle. foodculturebites.com/the-hidden-f... #FoodHistory #MongolEmpire #GenghisKhan #FoodCultureBites
The Hidden Food Strategy That Helped Conquer the World - foodculturebites.com
The largest empire in history wasn’t built on weapons, but on a hidden food strategy. Genghis Khan’s army had no supply chains. They survived on high-protein, ultra-portable rations. This allowed them...
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What do cornbread, grits, maple, and cedar plank salmon have in common? Their stories begin with Indigenous dishes that helped shape American food. #IndigenousFood #NativeAmericanHistory #CulinaryHistory #FoodCulture #FoodCultureBites Feed you curiosity at: foodculturebites.com/indigenous-d...
What does Al Capone and prohibition have to do with the American diet? Discover the intricate world of the mob and speakeasy’s and how they influenced how we dine today #foodhistory #foodculture #history #FoodCultureBites Feed your curiosity at: foodculturebites.com/what-did-al-...
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Your kitchen has foods that were prescribed over 3,000 years ago☕️ In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) everyday ingredients were considered powerful health foods. Discover more. foodculturebites.com/traditional-... #FoodHistory #TraditionalChineseMedicine #AncientWisdom #FoodCulture #HealthyEating
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Hiding in Your Kitchen
Traditional Chinese Medicine believed food was the body's first medicine. They prescribed ginger for nausea, green tea for balance, bone broth for strength, and fermented foods for digestion. Three th...
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Gelatin desserts have been wobbling for more than 600 years. They've graced medieval banquet halls & your grandmother's molded salads. Although Jell-O lost its luster, it's now back in kitchens. #FoodCultureBites #foodhistory #FoodTrends #Jell-O #GelatinDesserts foodculturebites.com/the-wobbly-h...
The Wobbly History of Gelatin Desserts
Gelatin desserts have been wobbling around for more than 600 years. They've graced medieval banquet halls, your grandmother's molded salads, and tables around the world. Although Jell-O eventually los...
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Delis make you think of family gathering and community. These meeting points helped immigrants find their footing in new homes filled with familiar smells & language. Hand-sliced pastrami & knishes helped shape American culture. #FoodHistory #FoodCulture #Delis foodculturebites.com/how-delis-be...
How Delis Became American Legends Behind the Counter
Delis make you think of family gathering and community. These meeting points helped immigrants find their footing in second homes filled with familiar smells and language.
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When my grandmother taught me to cook, I had no idea I was following a centuries-old tradition of women cooks whose names history forgot. In this article, I uncover their hidden legacy. #WomenChefs #FoodHistory #FoodCulture #FoodHeritage #FoodStories foodculturebites.com/women-cooks-...
Women Cooks Were the Best in History. So Why Don’t We Know Them?
My grandmother taught me to cook, I had no idea I was following a centuries-old tradition of women whose names history forgot. Discover the hidden legacy of women cooks that kept societies alive.
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Around the world, almost all major religions have forbidden, restricted or deeply symbolic foods. Here are food rules that show how our beliefs shape cultures. foodculturebites.com/the-forbidde... #FoodHistory #ReligiousFood #Foodculture #WorldReligions #FoodTraditions
The Forbidden Fruits in World Religions
The Bible never actually says the forbidden fruit is an apple. Around the world, nearly every major religion has foods that are forbidden, restricted, or deeply symbolic. These choices are dictated by...
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Grocery tourism is the growing travel trend of exploring local supermarkets abroad. Discover what shopping carts reveal about culture, food, and everyday life. #grocerytourism #traveltrend #Foodculture #FoodCultureBites foodculturebites.com/what-is-groc...
Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 3,535, with more than 16,700 injured, BNO News reports.
Gustavo Dudamel’s final Hollywood Bowl appearance as L.A. Phil music director will double as “A Concert for Venezuela,” raising funds for communities devastated by June’s twin earthquakes. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Gustavo Dudamel’s final Hollywood Bowl concert will benefit Venezuela after earthquakes
After 17 years with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, departing music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel will play a final benefit concert for Venezuela at the Hollywood Bowl on Aug. 23.
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Did you eat your fiber today? Your great grandmother never thought about it. She just ate rye bread, beans, and peas. Industrialized foods started digestive problems. In 1960s Dr. Burkitt, rediscovered fiber. #FiberMaxxing #FoodHistory #GutHealth foodculturebites.com/fiber-become...
Would you eat a cricket, a fertilized duck egg? Or cheese fermented with live fly larvae? 8 strange foods from around the world, and the surprising reasons people swear by them. #StrangeFoods #FoodCultureBites #CulinaryTraditions #FoodHistory. foodculturebites.com/eight-strang...
Eight Strange Foods Around the World Worth a Bite
Are you ready to taste the unexpected? Here are eight strange foods from around the world that prove the boldest bites create the best stories.
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Rescue dog Tsunami retires after saving 25 earthquake survivors in Venezuela Our four-legged rescuer was able to save 25 people from under the rubble of buildings toppled by the earthquakes. – Government of Venezuela mezha.net/eng/bukvy/92...
A goat herder in 9th-century Ethiopia noticed his goats wouldn’t stop bouncing after eating some red berries. He tried them and coffee was born. #coffee, #foodculture, #foodhistory, #foodculturebites, #coffeeculture foodculturebites.com/coffee-cultu...
What did they eat in 1776? Washington entertained with lavish European meals. Poor families ate bread, & salted fish. Techniques came from indigenous & enslaved cooks. Learn what they ate 250 years ago. #foodhistory #colonialfoods #FoodCultureBites,#4thofJuly foodculturebites.com/colonial-foo...
The Foods That Fueled the American Revolution
What did they eat in 1776? George Washington entertained guests with elegant roasts. Ordinary families lived on beans, bread, and salted fish. As America celebrates 250 years of Independence, take a d...
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This 4th of July, as we mark 250, years grab a hot dog and taste a little immigrant history. The hot dog came from Germany in the 1800s. It became the symbol of the 4th of July. Here’s a story about how America adds its own flair to world flavors. foodculturebites.com/the-hot-dogs...
Between the Buns: The Hot Dog's American Dream
Warning: this article may cause nostalgic cravings. The hot dog tells a surprising story about culture and identity. A sausage in a bun changed American food forever.
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