Chicago Foodways: Mongolia: The Farthest Horizon, June 9th

Mongolia: The Farthest Horizon

Presented by
Cynthia Clampitt

Saturday, June 9th, 2007
10 AM
Kendall College
900 North Branch Street, Chicago
(West of Halsted Street, North of Chicago Avenue)
Free Parking

Cost: $2 per person, free to Kendall students and faculty with ID.


Come enjoy a trip through Mongolia, from Lake Khuvsgul in the north to the Gobi in the south, and across the vast expanses of the central plains, where Ghengis Khan once marshaled his Golden Horde. So what does this have to do with food? More than you might imagine. From sampling fermented mares’ milk to considering the culinary impact of the Pax Mongolica, food adventures and food history are abundant in this remote land. This may be more travelogue than pure food history, but food will still be front and center, from tea with the reindeer people and camel milk vodka with desert nomads to restaurants in Ulaanbaatar and snack food at the Naadam Games—and you’ll take home an authentic Mongolian recipe (no weird ingredients needed).

Cynthia Clampitt is a writer, photographer and food historian with forty years of international travel experience. She has visited thirty-five countries on six continents, with trips running the full gamut from high-end urban to tantalizingly exotic to rugged and remote.

This program is hosted by the Chicago Foodways Roundtable. To reserve, please call (847) 432-8255, then leave your name, telephone number and the number of people in your party or e-mail to:
chicago.foodways.roundtable@gmail.com

Hi,

A gentle reminder this may be of interest to LTH family. The presenter posts as Cynthia on our board.

Last minute attendees are welcome.

Regards,