The popular representation of Roman dining is that of reclining on benches enjoying a buffet style meal. This image, however, only...

It may be reassuring to know that the wine gods continue to flourish. While many narcotics are now illegal, the Roman god of wine...

In "Kitchenalia" we introduce objects from different historical periods, discover a bit about their history and find out how each was...

Silphium may have looked unimpressive, with stout roots, stumpy leaves and bunches of small yellow flowers, but it was much prized in the...

Some friends of ours have made some sweet chestnut flour and, knowing that our first passion is for Roman history, asked us for some...

As mammals, humans are all supposed to be lactose intolerant and yet more than 70% of western Europeans have no problem drinking milk and...

The history of the humble chicken's arrival in Britain remains a bit of a puzzle. Found everywhere today, just where did these birds...

We keep hearing mention of pasta's ancient Roman roots, but as far as we can ascertain pasta in the form familiar to us today simply did...

Introduction  As the name implies, blood sausages[1] are sausages filled with blood that is cooked or dried and mixed with a filler until...

The spice trade has a long and lucrative ancestry.  As early as 2,000 BC cinnamon and cassia (or Chinese cinnamon) were being imported...

The chilli pepper (from Nahuatl chīlli/ˈt͡ʃiːli/) is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family,...

There was great excitement during Easter 2019 with the announcement of the first secure dating of a rabbit bone, found in Britain, to the...

In an earlier post (Daily Meals in Tudor England) mention was made of "Collop Monday", the day before Shrove Tuesday, in connection with...

Tastes Of History started as experts in recreating Roman era cuisine.  The history of food, however, is one of continuity and so our...

In support of English Heritage’s “Feast Exhibition” at Stonehenge in 2018/19, Tastes Of History was asked to recreate some of what...

The discarded bone of a chicken leg, still etched with teeth marks from a dinner thousands of years ago, provides some of the oldest...

The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is native to Asia but has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird. Their original...

As costumed re-enactors know only too well there are occasions, especially in the height of yet another glorious British summer, when...

Salt is a chemical compound of sodium and chloride (NaCl) and is an essential nutrient, the amount of which in the diet has a direct...

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea italic) is a cultivar of wild cabbage, which originated along the northern and western coasts of the...