Cedar Writes

Tag: food history

  • Horseradish, Pickles, and Sauerkraut

    Horseradish, Pickles, and Sauerkraut

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    I miss growing horseradish. Processing it was a little like setting off a tear gas grenade in your kitchen, pungent to the point of eyes watering and coughing helplessly. A few times I had to just clear out and let some open windows do their trick after I’d run a peeled root through the food…

  • Eat This While You Read That: Chris Nuttall

    Eat This While You Read That: Chris Nuttall

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    Chris is a bright star in the Indie scene, with dozens of novels released in the few years since his writing career began. When I asked Chris if he’d like to take part, and assured him that all I needed was the name of a dish, I didn’t want him to take time from his…

  • Central American Food

    Central American Food

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    What follows is the textual content of a speech I had to give in class. It ran deplorably long, because as regular readers know, I love food, and find the anthropology surrounding meals a fascinating topic. So while this seems stilted, if I start expanding it I’ll wind up with a book, and I haven’t…