The Globalist

A short global history of the potato plus a recipe for an exceptional potato salad

We cannot just worry about the Baltic states, we should also consider Georgia. A very timely tribute to Tbilisi and God’s “heavenly feast”.

Plus: A recipe for salt-baked fish and roots.

Increased consumption of ultra-processed foods is directly linked to increased greenhouse gas emissions.

A recipe for a simple store-cupboard curry

Butter’s history, its troubled path to the present – plus a recipe for buttery shortbread.

Plus: A recipe for Southeast Asian bumbu sauce

A cultural and culinary history, plus: A recipe for radish, parsley and goat’s cheese salad.

Why not focus our wrath against the mass-producers of cheap chickens before we attack niche-market foie gras?

Eating locally grown, seasonal vegetables is the best health supplement.