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Episode 94: Hummus Wars

Episode 94: Hummus Wars

FromA Taste of the Past


Episode 94: Hummus Wars

FromA Taste of the Past

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How do you indigenize a food? What are the hummus wars? Tune in to a food identity themed episode of A Taste of the Past as Linda Pelaccio chats with Ari Ariel, Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU. Tune in to learn how cuisine is shared and sometimes protected in different countries and cultures. Learn what makes a dish authentic and how hummus has caused such a fuss between nations. This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard and Winery. Migration provokes changes in foodways. I think in America we all understand that nothing is truly authentic. The word hummus is just the Arab word for chick pea, it has nothing to do with preparation. --Ari Ariel, Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU on A Taste of the Past
Released:
Mar 15, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Linda Pelaccio, a culinary historian, takes a weekly journey through the history of food on A Taste of the Past. Tune in for interviews with authors, scholars and culinary chroniclers who discuss food culture from ancient Mesopotamia and Rome to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Each week Linda explores the lively link between food cultures of the present and past.