Brewing Identity: when will it be British wheat's time to shine?
Wheat has been used in brewing since the time of the ancient Sumerians. Belgian and German brewers made the ingredient their own,...
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SOURCED
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
SEASON 2.4: WHEAT
The history of wheat is one that is linked so closely to many shifts in human food systems. In broad strokes it is the cultivation of...
SOURCED
- Nov 26, 2021
- 3 min
The Ten: Natalia Middleton
Name and job title Natalia Middleton, Development chef and Head Food Educator at Food Behind Bars Where were you born, and where do you...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Oct 30, 2021
- 6 min
The Ten: Charlotte Druckman
Name and job title Charlotte Druckman author/food writer Where were you born, and where do you live now? New York, New York. Both...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
The Ten: Mark Byrne
Name and job title Mark Byrne, Co-founder of Good Liquorworks Where were you born, and where do you live now? I was born in Southern...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
The Ten: Vidya Balachander
Name and job title Vidya Balachander, food & travel journalist and editor. Where were you born, and where do you live now? I was born in...
SOURCED
- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Ten: David Paw
Name and job title David Paw, International Editor at Resy. Where were you born, and where do you live now? I was born in Rangoon. I now...
Dan Lepard
- Sep 4, 2021
- 7 min
Baking with cinnamon, things to consider
Firstly, let me explain a little about the interaction between cinnamon, yeast, and heat...
Dan Lepard
- Sep 4, 2021
- 8 min
Britain’s Story of Cinnamon: a look through the cookbooks
It’s curious, given Britain’s once dominant position in the cinnamon trade...
Nikhita Venugopal
- Aug 28, 2021
- 7 min
What spice means to gin
There’s an ancient legend, a story told by Greek and Roman scholars, about a large mythical bird in India and the Arabian peninsula that...
Clarissa Wei
- Aug 24, 2021
- 3 min
An Ode to Taiwanese Cinnamon (阿里山土肉桂)
In much of the Western world, cinnamon is grated and added liberally to desserts and swirled into breads. But in Taiwan, it’s used as a...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Aug 17, 2021
- 5 min
CINNAMON: the making of myths and legends
Cinnamon is a spice of stories. I asked Twitter what people’s favourite food or drinks with cinnamon were and the response I got was...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
2.3 CINNAMON
Welcome to the first season that focuses on an ingredient that you would keep in your cupboard! Water and Soil season were somewhat all...
Sejal Sukhadwala
- Aug 1, 2021
- 4 min
Onion Pakora Weather
Editors' note: This piece has been a long time coming and is the product of collaborative creativity. Sourced has always been a project...
Joseph Pilgrim
- Jul 28, 2021
- 8 min
Holiday 'Home': Rum Punch and the Diaspora
Rum punch - not a paradise cocktail to be sipped poolside but words inextricably linked by seafaring merchants on a devastating colonial...
Anja Madhvani
- Jul 28, 2021
- 8 min
India Pale Ale, a name to be reckoned with
Writer and beer industry worker Anja Madhvani looks at how IPA was named after its sea-voyaged destination of India and its place in the...
Chelsea Carter
- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
The Cockles of My Heart: a modern history
Everyday around the world, people’s lives are shaped by water. We can begin to gain a better understanding of how precious our waters are...
Anna Sulan Masing
- Jul 19, 2021
- 1 min
Interview: Chanchala Gunewardena
Anna speaks to Chanchala Gunewardena, Founder /CEO Kimbula Kithul, about how taking her product across oceans and seas is the way to...
Chloe-Rose Crabtree
- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
Who Feeds London?
Water season has us looking at how food moves with people as they migrate overseas. Historically this migration has happened for many...
Yvonne Maxwell
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
It Travelled with Me, within Me
My mother is one of the few people I know that is in constant pursuit of perfection. Each action, movement and activity has a defined...