January 2012
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WatchA medium-rare steak is a medium-rare steak is a medium-rare steak. But how much salt does it take for it to be seasoned “perfectly.” You know it when you taste it, but what does your friend think? The person at the next table who binged on potato chips earlier that day? The smoker? And that’s just one dimension of seasoning.
Cooking and eating play on the very thin line between...
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Southern Foodways Alliance →
I’m blown away: the SFA has put together an amazing collection of oral histories, videos, interactive maps, and more detailing the past and present of southern food. What’s more, they spell out guidelines and tips for contributing your own interviews to the project.
Whether you want to know the history of boudin, curious about what’s new in Southern artisanal cheese, or are...