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Episode 71: Eat Your Words: A Culinary History of the English Language
Episode 71: Eat Your Words: A Culinary History of the English Language
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Aug 18, 2011
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Podcast episode
Description
What do beat, bean, and leek all have in common with each other? Find out on this weeks episode A Taste of The Past where Linda goes into the history of food and culinary etymology with Ina Lipkowitz teacher of English literature and Biblical Studies at MIT and author of Words to Eat By. Discover the semantic shift in the word meat, the influence of the ancient Romans on plant breeds, and how much religious symbolism is based off food. Listen and become aware about how much food words have an impact on us. This episode is sponsored by The Hearst Ranch.
Released:
Aug 18, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 1: William Grimes: A History of New York Restaurants: On the pilot episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio takes us on a journey through the history of New York City restaurants, from the big boarding house taverns to the Bijou-style eateries. by A Taste of the Past