u/Average_Guava
▲ 71 r/AskFoodHistorians
The word "barbecue" as a description for foods
I'm in the USA. We have different meanings of the word "barbecue" by region.
My mom, from Illinois, added barbecue sauce to some pork, and it was barbecue pork.
In some places it involves a lot more than a sauce.
I'm just curious how this word became contentious. Thanks in advance!
u/Average_Guava — 3 days ago
Seed Oils. There is a misinformed fad that's anti seed oils. In fact, seed oils have been an essential part of people's diets for millenia.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/seeding-doubt-the-truth-about-cooking-oils
Edit: I feel really encouraged by the upvotes. Thank you! I didn't know whether I would be above ground or under ground with this post 😆
Edit 2: I could be wrong, but I sense there's a shill or bot or two in here.
I mean, who writes a 12 paragraph post here, with a whole lot of specifics but also a lot of exaggeration, trying to cut down my post so passionately in any possible way, trying to discredit Harvard, me, any possible contradiction in what I said, many of which I answered to, who is going to do so much work to oppose me? Why?
Are there really that many people here who will be anti seed oil like their life depends on it?
u/Average_Guava — 6 days ago
I'm fascinated with this. Mostly, I wonder why storytelling of historical events was not taken seriously by most scientists in the past.
Some Australian aboriginal people know from storytelling what hunting grounds there used to be, that are now under the ocean. Native Americans near Crater Lake here in Oregon have storytelling passed down generations that match what geologists now say happened.
I think these stories should be taken seriously, and it seems like they are being taken more seriously than they used to be.
I am the one with less knowledge here, and I appreciate any answers you have to this.
TIA
u/Average_Guava — 9 days ago
▲ 22 r/AskFoodHistorians
As I understand it, traditional diets are pretty much healthy diets by default; if a population is sustained for a long time, maybe centuries at least, their diet is healthy.
I was just thinking tonight, some places have pretty much the same weather all year. Others go from hot summers to cold winters, and a season much drier than another, and then there are Arctic climates.
I would be interested in any insights as to how diets evolved differently in places with more even climates vs places with more seasonal changes
Thanks in advance!
u/Average_Guava — 12 days ago
▲ 13 r/herbs
I have some fresh dill because I really want to taste it in a dish, but I don't know where to start. What would you recommend for an easy start to get the "feel" of it?
TIA
u/Average_Guava — 16 days ago
▲ 3 r/RICE
In one place I lived in India, near Hyderabad in south India, coconut rice was a common thing. I have great memories of that rice with their very spicy chicken curry.
I make coconut rice sometimes here in the USA, using canned coconut milk, jasmine rice and water.
Are you familiar with a similar rice preparation? And where are you? I'm wondering how widespread this is.
u/Average_Guava — 16 days ago
▲ 18 r/herbs
I love mints in general, but to me there's a big difference between spearmint and peppermint.
I'm just wondering if that's a common thing or if I'm an outlier.
If I'm cooking, it's almost always going to be spearmint.
u/Average_Guava — 18 days ago