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Laurie Bertram on Iceland's most reluctantly defended tradition

Published: March 1, 2020, 8 p.m.

b'"This episode of Meant to be Eaten was produced in collaboration with Gastronomica Journal. \\n\\nBob Valgenti, from Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies, is in for Coral Lee.\\n\\nA conversation with Laurie Bertram. \\n\\nWhat motivates the passionate defense of a recipe? Historian Laurie Bertram expands on her recent Gastronomica article dedicated to the curious case of Icelandic v\\xednarterta\\u2014a cake whose origins and most adamant defenders are, surprisingly, not found in Iceland. Cherished and defended by Icelandic immigrants to North America, the dish\\u2019s history highlights how food can serve as the crossing-point for issues of class, gender, geopolitics and cultural identity. "'