Blog entries tagged history

Scared Straight Turkey Tamales

Lois Manno — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:28:26 +0100

Listen up, little dogs. All of you spoiled little chihuahuas, toy poodles, and terriers have had it too good for too long. Sitting at the screen door, barking at everyone, day in, day out, it's a poor choice for a life path. You're so lucky you don't have it like your ancestors did. Four hundred years ago, Mesoamerican peop...

Fiery Foods Bookazine to Hit Newsstands

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:32:00 +0100

On June 28th, my latest publication, entitled “Popular Plates: Fiery Foods” will hit all the major newsstands in the U.S., including Barnes & Noble, Home Depot, Borders, Costco–all the ...

Excerpt: Australia’s Barbecue Heritage

Kelli Bergthold — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:15:13 +0100

Rick Browne, Ph.B takes a look at Australia’s love affair with barbecue in “Baang-gaa to Barbies: Australia’s Barbecue Heritage,” excerpted from the May/June issue of Burn! Magazine.

Let me smash a common misconception about Australian barbecue: Dow...

Dave's Chile Podcasts To Begin

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 12 May 2011 10:25:33 +0100

Sunbelt Shows, Inc., owner of the Fiery Foods & Barbecue SuperSite, has announced the launch of Dave DeWitt's Chile Podcasts, a weekly audio show that features interviews with the top leaders and characters in the fiery foods and barbecue industr...

From The Southwest Table 1

Dave DeWitt — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:23:43 +0100

Everyone is invited to our Cinco de Mayo Book Launch Demo and Signing. I'll be cooking some spicy dishes on a Disc-It for sampling, and the restaurant will provide snacks, or you can order drinks and lunch. Bookworks will be...

Maya Natural Sea Salt Harvest

Dave DeWitt — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:48:02 +0100

Rick Grice of Maya Natural Sea Salt just sent me a link to pics of his salt harvest, which apparently has been going on long before he was born! Rick writes: "White Gold or Mayan Sea Salt has been the subject of numerous books and scholarl...

A Mayan "Christmas Feast": Peccary Tamales

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:59:26 +0100

Three hundred and fifty years after the birth of Jesus Christ, the Mayas in Mexico and Guatemala had never heard of this revered person, but they still celebrated their holidays with tamales—lots of them. Recent discoveries in 2010 at the medium-size...

Founding Foodies a Hit with Reviewers

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:56:14 +0100

I'm pleased to note that my latest book, The Founding Foodies, is getting good reviews. Here's a sampling:

“You've put together a wonderfully detailed and rollicking culinary tale. It's one I will look forward to sharing ...

The Electrifying Case of Sichuan Peppers

Kelli Bergthold — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:07:13 +0100

Dried Sichuan peppers & husks

Sichuan pepper is a popular ingredient in Asian cuisine, but you may not know the whole story behind this unique spice. If you’re a fan of Asian cuisine, there are a few things you should know about Sichuan peppers.

Sichuan peppers (known in Chine...

The Legend of St. Salsa

Dave DeWitt — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:27:41 +0100

On the summit of the eastern hill, Koudiat Zarour, and about 300 metres beyond the ramparts, may be seen the remains of a large church, the most interesting monument in the place, the basilica in which w...

Progenitor of 'Bhut Jolokia' Found?

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:38:56 +0100

For the 5+ years that the rumors and then stories about the superhot 'Bhut Jolokia' from Assam in northeast India have surfaced, I've wondered about its origin. Pods of Capsicum chinense are found all over the Caribb...

New DD Books Published

Dave DeWitt — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:50:59 +0100

I'm pleased to announce the publication of two new books of mine. The first, 1001 Best Hot & Spicy Recipes, is a compilation assembled from my rather large recipe archives. I went through them and selected what I considered to be the best and most represent...

South Africans Unite with BBQ

Kelli Bergthold — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:41:36 +0100

This September, South Africans will be looking forward to a big event. No, the World Cup isn’t making a repeat appearance; instead they’ll be turning their attention to another one of South Africa’s pastimes – barbeque. The word braai is Afrikaans for “barbeque&rdquo...

Food Books That Make You Think

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:09:04 +0100

Food history is a relatively new scholarly discipline, going back only

Only Known Photo of Wilbur Scoville--Found at Last!

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:13:59 +0100

Wilbur Scoville invented the Scoville Organoleptic Test for measuring the heat in chile peppers while working for Parke-Davis pharmaceutical corporation in 1912 in Detroit. But before then, he was a professor at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston. A libra...

World's Earliest Pit Barbecue?

Dave DeWitt — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:42:05 +0100

Remains of a 31,000 year-old mammoth and her calf have been discovered in excavations in the Czech Republic, reports Jiri Svoboda, a professor at the University of Brno. The meats were cooked luau-style underground. Svoboda said, "We found the heating stones still within the pit and around." He believes ...