AS RAÍZES DA VINGANÇA
A namorada de Kyle BoggessRepresálias, revanchismo, desforra... Diferentes palavras conferem um matiz diferente a um conceito conhecido de pessoas de todas as épocas e culturas: a vingança. Quais as...
View ArticleJÉSUS, CONTESTATAIRE RADICAL
Jésus chassant les marchands du templeIl y a deux mille ans, prêchant l'amour de Dieu et des hommes, un pauvre Galiléen inventait le christianisme. Cette religion universelle a d'abord dû s'imposer,...
View ArticleEGGPLANT- DOMESTICATION, HISTORY AND GENEALOGY
Eggplant (Solanum melongena), also known as aubergine or brinjal, is a cultivated crop with a mysterious but well-documented past. Eggplant is a member of the Solanaceae family, which includes its...
View ArticleFOOD IN A CARIOCA WAY
Moqueca de CamarãoMinha terra tem palmeiras,Onde canta o sabiá.As aves que aqui gorjeiamNão gorjeiam como lá.My land has palm treesWhere the thrush sings.The birds that here singDo not sing as they do...
View ArticleCOMIDA MODERNA
Empresa desenvolve barras de proteína que prometem substituir refeições, mas os efeitos colaterais são polêmicos.No filme Tempos Modernos, uma espécie de máquina aceleradora de refeições alimenta um...
View ArticleCUISINE DU BRÉSIL
À la ressemblance de toutes les cuisines, celle du Brésil est à la fois une géographie, une histoire, une lutte contre la faim, une volupté et une sociologie. Comme le pays est très grand, qu’il jouit...
View ArticleEL CERVELLO SIEDE A TAVOLA
Studi recenti dimostrano che a il cibo influisce anche sulla mente. E quindi su salute psichi ca e umore.Mangiare bene fa bene alla salute. Senz'altro del corpo, molto probabilmente anche della mente....
View ArticleDINNER, DEBATES, AND DANCING GIRLS IN ANCIENT GREECE
In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent banquets called symposia. Not only an occasion for thinking and philosophizing, the symposium was also a place for enjoying women, wine, and...
View ArticleUNDERSTANDING THE FEMALE BODY
Some things about the Middle Ages are certainly upsetting to read about. Yet, if we want to appreciate the past, we need to try to understand how people viewed the world at that time. One element in...
View ArticleTHE DELECTABLE PARSI CUISINE IN INDIA
Parsi cuisine is the traditional cuisine of Parsis living in India. Parsis have a long association with India’s pluralistic cultural cosmos. Parsis migrated from Persia to India during 8th -10th...
View ArticleA FALÁCIA DOS "ALIMENTOS NATURAIS"
Natural e orgânico não querem dizer a mesma coisa. O rótulo "orgânico"é controlado pelo Ministério da Agricultura e fiscalizado. Quer dizer que os produtos não usaram agrotóxicos ou fertilizantes...
View ArticleUN FROMAGE DE 1676
Ce qui ressemble à un fromage, et en a au moins l'odeur (!), a été remonté de l'épave du Korgan, un navire suédois ayant sombré il y a trois cent quarante ans.Le 1r juin 1676, le navire de guerre...
View ArticleLES BAS-FOND D'ANTIQUE ROME
SUBURRERome, ville sûre? À l'époque de la transition entre la République et l'Empire, ce n'était pas vraiment le cas. Ségrégation sociale, urbanisme désordonné, disettes, tout favorisait l'existence...
View ArticleCULINARY MYTHS OF THE MEXICAN NATION
In November 2010, UNESCO granted Mexican cuisine heritage status, thereby underscoring the role of food as an indissoluble bond between the country’s inhabitants. International recognition of how...
View ArticleLA TUMBA DE JESÚS
ESPECIALISTAS ACCEDEN AL ENCLAVE MÁS SAGRADO DEL CRISTIANISMO, GENERANDO UNA ENORME POLÉMICA. CIENTÍFICOS DE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Y DE LA UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE ATENAS HAN ENTRADO NADA MENOS QUE A LA...
View ArticleLESSONS FROM THE CUPBOARDS: ANCIENT CLASSICAL GREECE
WHAT IT WAS:The cuisine of ancient classical Greece was like many ancient and modern cuisines. It was fundamentally representative of basic cultural principles, ideals and thoughts. Ancient Greece,...
View ArticleLITERARY EATS - ERNEST HEMINGWAY
The recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) published a surprising number of recipes during his life—and not only drink recipes (though there are a goodly...
View ArticleO MULATO RICO E O RACISMO DO BRASIL COLONIAL
André Vidal de NegreirosPor muito tempo, as pesquisas históricas sobre o Brasil Colonial se concentraram nas relações deste com a Coroa Portuguesa. No entanto, desde os anos 90, esse panorama começou a...
View ArticleMATIAS VIDAL DE NEGREIROS - DE MULATO A NOBRE
MATIAS VIDAL DE NEGREIROS - MULATO ENTRE A NORMA REINOL E AS PRÁTICAS ULTRAMARINAS.RESUMO Inicialmente, o artigo compara as ideias de sangue, hereditariedade e raça nos tratados de nobreza. O cotejo...
View ArticleSAUCE
We tend to think of sauce as something we pour over something else just before serving it, but practically speaking, sauce is any seasoned fat, acid, cooking liquid, juice, plant puree, or combination...
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