To mark International Chocolate Day tomorrow, let’s uncover the history of one of our favourite sweet treats. The Origins And Uses Of Chocolate It is well known that the Maya, an ancient civilisation from Mesoamerica (the area now known as Central America and southern...
Two seemingly unremarkable river tributaries, the White Nile – which originates in South Sudan – and the Blue Nile – which starts in Ethiopia – join together in the Sudanese city of Khartoum to form one of the most famous rivers in the world. A...
Exams are, finally, over; revision notes are packed away, shredded, passed on to your sibling, or thrown on the BBQ; the endless balmy days of a British summer lie ahead of you. You can lounge in the sun, meet up with friends, and you don’t have to worry about setting...
The 1st of July is reggae day. So, let’s mark the occasion with a quick overview of this musical genre. Origins Reggae developed in Jamaica, and in particular the capital Kingston, in the 1960s. The term “reggae” was first used in the 1968 Toots and the Maytals song...
Let’s start with the basics: what exactly is a Cornish pasty? In essence, a Cornish pasty is a circle of pastry, folded in half and sealed, with a savoury filling inside – traditionally beef, potato, onion and swede in gravy. One edge of the pasty is crimped into a...
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee marks the first time a British monarch has ever reached the milestone of a 70-year reign. A key element of many Jubilee celebrations taking place will be something both deceptively mundane and potentially problematic: food. Royal...
