Chopsticks, mythologized to have been invented 7,000 years ago in China, have become a global symbol of Asian cuisine – more personally, chopsticks have been a two-pronged pain in my side. Difficult to wield and remarkably “oriental-looking,” chopsticks indicated that the food I was about to eat would be exotic, greasy, and full of MSG …
Leo Hidy As an American Studies major and self-described homebody, going abroad was never something I thought that much about. Still, when the opportunity to take a Food Anthropology field course in Copenhagen, Denmark, presented itself, I knew I had to go. Without a second thought, I boarded a plane to Scandinavia and was transported …
Mercado San Benito, Mérida, Yucatán (Minolta X-370, Film, Portra 400). I took this photo on the outskirts of Mercado San Benito, a sprawling indoor/outdoor street food market located in Mérida’s Centro neighborhood. Mercado San Benito spans six city blocks, and the lively bazaar distinctly counterpoises the polished Spanish cathedrals that sit just a few steps …
