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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the King's horses and all the King's men, Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Egg Cetera #3: Take thirty Eggs, fifteen whites, beat them well…

07 Apr 2012

In the third report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, Dr Joe Moshenska delves into Sir Kenelm Digby’s fantastical and exotic 17th-...

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Inside a contemporary ramen shop in the south of Japan

'Noodle-ology': the politics of cuisine

01 May 2008

Food history breaks down our understanding of national borders: Barak Kushner is examining how interactions between China and Japan have shaped...

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