Food Anthropology (FEASTS) with Katherine Spiers
Ologies with Alie Ward
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The Importance of Fats in the Winter
In the wild, our lipid stores are our bank accounts. Being plump as a partridge was a compliment in America until about the 1840s when this Presbyterian minister slash diet guru named Sylvester said that moral women should follow a plain, abstinent diet devoid of spices and indulgences. Despite America's appreciation of food, hunger is still a big fucking issue. One in six Americans are what are called food insecure, meaning that hunger is an issue. If you're having a feast in the winter, that means you can afford sugar and salt. You are out of control wealthy.
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