vegetables – Hackney Citizen

Gillian Riley on food history: ‘I say it’s spinach, and I say the hell with it!’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 4 October 2017 at 12:38

Detail from The Legend of the Baker of Eeklo by Cornelis van Dalem and Jan van Wechelin. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Leafy greens have a crucial role to play in many global cuisines, from Seoul to the Seine. Gillian Riley leafs through her history and recipe books to make the case for the much-maligned likes of spinach and cabbage

Rooting out the history of vegetables

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 3 November 2016 at 12:12

Market scene from 1550s by Peter Aertsen. Image: Wikimedia (Creative Commons)

It is hard to imagine a time when root vegetables were not an essential part of the English diet, and in Hackney there are plenty to choose from

Market gardens: the ‘ugly sisters’ of horticultural history

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 24 May 2016 at 16:09

East London’s market garden scene was once a hotbed of commerce, where fruit, vegetables and exotic plants once flourished

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