You read the title right! Wheat, in fact, domesticated us. Well, if you look at it in a certain way. Let me explain. This article was inspired by author Yuval Noah Harari, whose words I have paraphrased here, who proposed a really interesting argument that, while it sounds absurd at first, has a lot ofContinue reading “How “wheat (and other grains) domesticated us””
Category Archives: Food
Alcohol: Why humans and chimps love the liquid courage
Alcohol is a definite feature of the human race. We simply drink too much of it, we have huge industries producing bottles by the minute, we have so many different varieties of alcohol that it is just ingrained into our culture. Something most people don’t know about alcohol, though, is that our closest cousins, theContinue reading “Alcohol: Why humans and chimps love the liquid courage”
History of Bread
Bread, like cheese, is a fundamental food and is more common than cheese, with form of bread found all over the Old World, including Europe, Ethiopia, India, the Levant, and Central Asia. Bread is very versatile and can go with just about anything, so let’s look at how bread became a thing. 12,000 years agoContinue reading “History of Bread”
A concise history of cheese – part I
Cheddar, Mozzarella, Gruyere, Blue, Feta, Gorgonzola, cheese is a fundemental ingredient in many cuisines. Cheese is very versatile (almost a bit too versatile, in the case of Easy Cheese or Cheez Whiz) and one of the oldest fermented foods ever. So today, we’re going to take a look at this overlooked food item and seeContinue reading “A concise history of cheese – part I”
A timeline of human cuisine
Yogurt Thousand Island
Along with our Mango mustard, I made a lipsmacking thousand island dressing with yogurt and of course, mango juice! Here’s how you can make your own fresh Thousand Island. This involves very few ingredients, a few spoons, and a bowl, so the little ones can make this very easily! Ingredients: 1 cup yogurt 2 cupsContinue reading “Yogurt Thousand Island”
Mango Garlic Mustard
Today we made an amazing discovery while trying to make honey mustard, except… there’s wasn’t any honey in the house. So I made a yogurt and mango based version of the condiment. Here’s how you make it: 1 1/2 cups yellow mustard 1 cup plain yogurt 2 tbsp mango nectar/juice 2 tbsp cane sugar 1Continue reading “Mango Garlic Mustard”
Anay Ganesh 