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      Sarah Lohman

      Sarah Lohman

      Joined: Dec 6, 2016

      Sarah Lohman is a culinary historian and author of the book Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine as well as the blog Four Pounds Flour.

      In the latter half of the 20th century, sushi went from exotic delicacy to all-American food.

      A Brief History of America's Sushi Obsession

      The diners of the 1950s featured a sleek, space age design.

      The Delicious History of the Diner

      Is there beaver butt secretion in your vanilla ice cream?

      A Brief History of Castoreum, the Beaver Butt Secretion Used as Flavoring

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      5 Rules for the Paleo Diet from Actual Paleolithic Humans

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      Why Early America Was Obsessed With Wooden Nutmegs

      Two hundred years ago, crafting fake spices out of wood was a popular pastime—or so the legends would have you believe.

      Sarah Lohman
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      8 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Chocolate-Makers

      Don't keep your good chocolate in the fridge!

      Sarah Lohman
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