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From Petal to Pot: The Timeless Journey of Tea | Part 2
In China and Japan, tea was consumed in a very specific manner, involving an intricate process. With books like Lu Yu’s The Classic of...
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Feb 222 min read
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From Petal to Pot: The Timeless Journey of Tea | Part 1
Tea, today, is often considered the Englishman’s drink. Sipped from delicate ceramics, this beverage has a strong association to the...
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Feb 42 min read
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From Grape to Goblet: The Ancient Roots of Wine | Part 2
Unlike others, who drank pure wine, Greeks mixed their wine with water. This, they believed, was what civilized individuals should do....
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Jan 93 min read
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From Grape to Goblet: The Ancient Roots of Wine | Part 1
Several cultures have their own myths on how wine was created, though a commonality is that wine is typically regarded as a gift from the...
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Dec 26, 20242 min read
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From Grain to Glass: The Ancient Roots of Beer
After water and tea, beer is the most popular beverage, and among alcoholic drinks, it is the most popular. With nations like Germany,...
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Dec 15, 20243 min read
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All-You-Can-Eat Buffet: Not American?
The American all-you-can-eat is an American culinary symbol, a representation of the American go-big—just in food form. Associated with...
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Nov 28, 20243 min read
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Regulation, Not Unfounded Opposition, of GMOs Can Be an Answer to Resolution of Food Crises
Food: often a predominant concern, and an indubitable necessity. While an eclectic collection of nations are secure in their ability to...
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Nov 17, 20246 min read
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Napoleon and Cans
One of the most popular methods of preserving and storing food is through cans; from spam and tuna to tomatoes and pineapple, there is no...
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Oct 21, 20242 min read
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Tteokbokki: From Palace Gourmet to Popular Street Food
Tteokbokki is undoubtedly an iconic street food of Korea, regarded as a convenient and quick snack. But little do most people know about...
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Sep 1, 20243 min read
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Rossini: a Connoisseur of Opera and Food
Gioachino Rossini, or G.A. Rossini, is known to be a renowned opera composer that was also a connoisseur of gourmet food. Many of his...
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Aug 10, 20243 min read
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French Toast
It comes in both sweet and savory; it’s breakfast toast, but it’s not toast; it’s French toast. Enjoyed today as a classic breakfast...
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Jul 27, 20242 min read
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Foods From War, Pt. 1: The Korean War
With the substantial casualties that often come with war, it can undoubtedly be said that war is a progenitor of tragedy. Yet it also...
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Jul 18, 20243 min read
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The Korean Red Pepper, Go-chu: Its Journey to Korea
When we think of Korean food, kimchi and gochujang undoubtedly come into mind as irreplaceable staples of Korean cuisine. Yet the little...
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Jun 14, 20243 min read
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Starbucks (Coffee Part 3)
Starbucks is often considered a symbol of American culture; its logo is also said to represent the allure and mystique of coffee. Having...
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Apr 21, 20242 min read
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History of Coffee (Coffee Part 2)
Coffee was also discovered in the Arabian Peninsula, a region where many individuals came from the west to study. As these scholars...
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Apr 13, 20242 min read
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Legends of Coffee (Coffee Part 1)
With exhausted teens regarding it as the key to late night studying and others enjoying it as a light beverage, coffee is widely...
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Apr 7, 20242 min read
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The Assassination of King Gyeong-Jong
In Joseon, the king was served five meals every day, each course a lavish compilation of various banchans (side dishes), soups, and rice....
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Feb 17, 20242 min read
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