FOOD AND WORLD CIVILIZATION IN THE NEWS
General
Lorraine Boissoneault, "Ancient Humans Liked Getting Tipsy, Too," Smithsonian, July 10, 2017.
Marissa Fessenden, "Archaeologists Recreate 4,000-Year-Old Hittite Feast To Better Understand Their History," Smithsonian Smartnews, September 17, 2015.
Apple
Nina Martyris, "'Paradise Lost': How The Apple Became The Forbidden Fruit," Salt, NPR, April 30, 2017.
Apricots
Joel Denker, "'Moon Of The Faith': A History Of The Apricot And Its Many Pleasures," Salt, NPR, June 14, 2016.
Beans
Umberto Eco, "Best Invention; How The Bean Saved Civilization," New York Times, April 18, 1999.
Beer
John Noble Wilford, "In Ancient Egypt, The Beer Of Kings Was A Sophisticated Brew," New York Times, July 26, 1996.
Butter
Nicole Jankowski, "Spread The Word: Butter Has An Epic Backstory," Salt, NPR, February 24, 2017.
Chocolate
Rachel Sugar, "Chocolate Has Been Around For Millennia; New Research Suggests It's Even Older Than We Thought," Vox, October 31, 2018.
Josie Garthwaite, "What We Know About The Earliest History Of Chocolate," Smithsonian, February 112, 2015.
Anna-Marie Lever, "Pre-Dating The Love Of Chocolate," BBC News, November 13, 2007.
Henry Fountain, "Love Of Chocolate May Have Begun With Cacao Beer," New York Times, November 13, 2007.
Kenneth Chang, "Before Kisses And Snickers, It Was The Treat Of Royalty," New York Times, June 10, 2003.
Tim Radford, "Frosty Chocolate 'Dates Back To Mayans,'" Guardian, July 18, 2002.
"Chocolate's Frothy Past," BBC News, July 17, 2002.
David Clark Scott, "Hot Chocolate Mexican Style," Christian Science Monitor, February 25, 1993.
Cloves
Simon Worall, "World's Oldest Clove Tree," BBC News, June 23, 2012.
Coffee
John McHugo, "Coffee And Qahwa: How A Drink For Arab Mystics Went Global," BBC Newsmagazine, April 17, 2013.
Adam Cole, "Drink Coffee?: Off With Your Head," The Salt, NPR, January 17, 2012.
Corn
Mark Kinver, "Maize Was Key In Early Andean Civilisation, Study Shows," BBC News, February 25, 2013.
Susan B. Carroll, "Tracking The Ancestry Of Corn Back 9,000 Years, " New York Times, May 24, 2011.
Dates
"A Love Affair With Dates, The Fruit At The Cultural Heart Of Oman," Salt, NPR, May 8, 2012.
Onions
Marek Pruszewicz, "Three Cheers For The Onion," BBC News, January 4, 2015.
Tea
Hamid Dabashi, "How British Colonialism Ruined A Perfect Cup Of Tea," Al Jazeera, September 18, 2017.
Billie Cohen, "The True Story Behind England's Tea Obsession," BBC Travel, August 28, 2017.
Danny Lewis, "Archaeologists Find World's Oldest Tea In The Tomb Of A Han Dynasty Emperor," Smithsonian, January 13, 2016.
Wine
"Ancient Brew Discovered In China," BBC News, December 8, 2004.