The ability to tax wheat moving through choke points gives empires their power, even today.

Empire and grain

Using food to explore all manner of topics, from agriculture to zoology. Eat This Podcast tries to go beyond the obvious to see how the food we eat influences and is influenced by history, archaeology, trade, chemistry, economics, geography, evolution, religion — you get the picture. We don’t do recipes, except when we do, or restaurant reviews, ditto. We do offer an eclectic smorgasbord of tasty topics.

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In the end, the meaning of chametz rests on history and tradition, and new traditions are possible.

What is Chametz?

God’s original instructions for Passover did not include one of the crucial items on the Seder plate.

Passover and Easter Revisited

Ordinarily, evading food rationing in times of war is considered a crime. There are times when it must be accepted as a necessity.

Malta Besieged & Black-market Intrigues

The European Union has failed to implement one of the most effective public health interventions, one that the United Kingdom is now able to contemplate.

The Case for Folic Acid Fortification

Pizza Hut says it invented the stuffed crust pizza. A judge agreed. But Anthony Mongiello has US patent 4,661,361, no matter what the law says.

Empire and grain

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