http://www.cheknews.ca/places-that-defy-expectation-herring-return-in-waves-and-find-new-places-to-spawn-off-ahousaht-1195556/?amp The post What’s Making Food History – 20 March 2024-Herring are Back appeared first on The British Columbia Food History Network ..read more

Food Prices and Changing Food Habits https://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/news/consumer-food-buying-behaviour-changing-rapidly/ The post What’s Making Food History – February 21, 2024 appeared first on The British Columbia Food History Network ..read more

Quinoa, Trendy Ancient Grain By Linda Peterat, BC Food History Network For the past decade, quinoa has been trendy because it is gluten-free, easy to grow, and nutrient-dense; all factors that make it one of the most consumed grains in the world today. It dates back at least three to four thousand years in the [...] The post Quinoa, Trendy Ancient Food appeared first on The British Columbia Food History Network ..read more

Flemmie Kittrell (1904-1980) revolutionized child health and nutrition. In 1936, she became the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. from Cornell University, and  the first to earn a PhD. in Nutrition. In honour of her achievements and to recognize Black History Month, Kittrell is featured on the BC Food History Network. She was [...] The post Flemmie Kittrell Revolutionized Child Health appeared first on The British Columbia Food History Network ..read more

Mystery Kitchen Objects Almost every local museum has food-related objects in their collections.  These range  from tractors and farm implements, to kitchen utensils and equipment, to plant and animal specimens, to traditional table textiles, to cookbooks and historic photographs, to fish nets or tools used by indigenous cultures, to household items from archaeological contexts. Look [...] The post Mystery Kitchen Objects appeared first on The British Columbia Food History Network ..read more

Pyrohy Comfort Food and Celebratory Dish By Linda Peterat Around my dinner table I recently asked my guests what food traditions they had for their meal on Christmas Eve and I learned that for some pyrohy is the traditional Christmas Eve food. Many of us who now live in British Columbia grew up on the [...] The post Pyrohy appeared first on The British Columbia Food History Network ..read more

December 23, 2023  - Library and Archives Canada reposted this blog by Caitlin Webster, written in 2019. Gale Smith originally posted information about Satsuma oranges in 2016.  It's a topic that remains forever interesting. Sweet treats from far away—anticipating Japanese “Christmas oranges” | Library and Archives Canada Blog (thediscoverblog.com) The post What’s Making Food History – Mandarin Oranges appeared first on The British Columbia Food History Network ..read more

https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/opinion/opinion-getting-grocers-off-the-naughty-list/   The post What’s Making Food History – Canada’s Food Price Report 2024 appeared first on The British Columbia Food History Network ..read more

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cookies-archives-fundraiser-smithers-1.7053853 The post What’s Making Food History – Heritage Cookie recipes appeared first on The British Columbia Food History Network ..read more

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cantaloupe-salmonella-deaths-canada-1.7053006 The post What’s Making Food History – Salmonella in Cantaloupe appeared first on The British Columbia Food History Network ..read more