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EPISODE · Mar 6, 2026 · 1H

Bread and Butter: A culinary staple

from Chasing Stars · host Sarah and Doug

In this episode... What can be more classic than bread and butter? On this week's episode Sarah and Doug make a cultured butter and a beautiful loaf from Du Pain et Des Idées.“Prehistoric man ate flatbread 30,000 years ago: study.” BBC News, 16 July 2018.Arranz-Otaegui, Amaia, et al. “Archaeobotanical Evidence Reveals the Origins of Bread 14,400 Years Ago in Northeastern Jordan.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 115, no. 31, 2018, pp. 7925–7930.Hayes, Elspeth H., et al. “65,000-Years of Continuous Grinding Stone Use at Madjedbebe, Northern Australia.” Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, 2022, p. 11747.Mariotti Lippi, Marta, et al. “Multistep Food Plant Processing at Grotta Paglicci (Southern Italy) around 32,600 cal B.P.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 112, no. 39, 2015, pp. 12075–12080.Liu, Li, et al. “Plant Exploitation of the Last Foragers at Shizitan in the Middle Yellow River Valley China: Evidence from Grinding Stones.” Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 38, no. 12, 2011, pp. 3524–3532.Piperno, Dolores R., et al. “Processing of Wild Cereal Grains in the Upper Palaeolithic Revealed by Starch Grain Analysis.” Nature, vol. 430, no. 7000, 2004, pp. 670–673.“Prehistoric Man Ate Flatbread 30,000 Years Ago: Study.” Phys.org. Accessed 13 Aug. 2019.Popova, T. “Bread Remains in Archaeological Contexts.” Southeast Europe and Anatolia in Prehistory: Essays in Honor of Vassil Nikolov on His 65th Anniversary, edited by K. Bacvarov and R. Gleser, Habelt, 2016.Ibn al-Jawzi. Al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa-l-Umam [Regular in the History of Kings and Nations]. 1992.عارف، محمد. “نوال نصر الله: أنثروبولوجيا الطعام العراقي والعربي.” المستقبل العربي, vol. 40, no. 460, 2017, pp. 7–21.Stapleton, Thomas. Biography. Thomas More Studies, Apr. 2024.McGee, Harold. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen. Scribner, 2004.“Torst’s Daniel Burns and Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø on Crafting a High-End…” Eater NY, 11 Mar. 2013.Send us Fan MailHosts: Sarah Davis & Doug RightProducer: Will EllessonAudio Consultant: Ben StaubCover Art: Matt LavertyMusic: jonworthymusic/Salty, Sugar, Sweet - Instrumental/Tribe of NoisePlease support the creators whose work we are attempting to reproduce. The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are entirely our own and do not reflect the greater Chasing Stars team. Please like, follow, and share. Thanks again for listening.Website: Welcome to Chasing StarsFacebook: Chasing Stars PodcastInstagram: welcometochasingstarsBlueSky: @chasingstarspod.bsky.socialEmail: [email protected]

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In this episode... What can be more classic than bread and butter? On this week's episode Sarah and Doug make a cultured butter and a beautiful loaf from Du Pain et Des Idées. “Prehistoric man ate flatbread 30,000 years ago: study.” BBC News, 16 July 2018. Arranz-Otaegui, Amaia, et al. “Archaeobotanical Evidence Reveals the Origins of Bread 14,400 Years Ago in Northeastern Jordan.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 115, no. 31, 2018, pp. 7925–7930. Hayes, Elspeth H., et al...

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