This panel examines adulteration from different perspectives: the ‘dilution’ of herbs and spices when processed into blends that lead to a cultural devaluation of the prime ingredient; regulatory efforts to…

Move over, hash brownies. These papers launch from the current interest in cannabis cookery to investigate both the original counterculture cookery books from the 1960s and ‘70s and the culinary…

These papers view herbs and spices in the colonial context from opposite ends of the telescope: how did annatto move around the world courtesy of French colonial activity versus what…

This diverse panel explores how certain herbs and spices have been markers of identity; these papers explore their use as a tool expressing power dynamics within societies, as well as…

Herbs and spices have long been seen as medicine: whether dealing with ways of combatting scurvy, a justification for consuming saffron with unleavened bread, or as healing cordials, these key…