Food is one of the most fundamental aspects of human life, which of course means that historians rarely talk about it, but an exciting new web project called the Ottoman Food Map (ottomanfoodmap.com) is intent on changing all that. On this episode of the Ottoman History Podcast, Nick Danforth explains how looking at the geographical spread and distribution of different foods can challenge our basic understanding of nationalism and the cultural divides and continuities of the modern Middle East.
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Visit the Ottoman Food Map website
For our podcast on yogurt in Ottoman history, see Gratien 3 July 2011.
Nicholas Danforth is a PhD student studying the history of modern Turkey at Georgetown University (see academia.edu)
Chris Gratien is a PhD student studying the history of the modern Middle East at Georgetown University (see academia.edu)
Chris Gratien is a PhD student studying the history of the modern Middle East at Georgetown University (see academia.edu)
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