Tastes Of HistoryJun 19, 20201 minCollop MondayIn an earlier post (Daily Meals in Tudor England) mention was made of 'Collop Monday', the day before Shrove Tuesday, in connection with...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 18, 20202 minAncient Greek DiningTastes Of History started as experts in recreating Roman era cuisine. The history of food, however, is one of continuity and so our...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 17, 20203 minA Pre-History of Lactose IntoleranceIn support of English Heritage’s 'Feast Exhibition' at Stonehenge in 2018/19, Tastes Of History was asked to recreate some of what...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 17, 20204 minWhy did the chicken cross the Red Sea?The discarded bone of a chicken leg, still etched with teeth marks from a dinner thousands of years ago, provides some of the oldest...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 20202 minA Brief History of Foods: PheasantsThe common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is native to Asia but has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird. Their original range...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 20202 minA Brief History of Foods: More Tea?As costumed re-enactors know only too well there are occasions, especially in the height of yet another glorious British summer, when...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 20206 minA Brief History of Foods: SaltSalt is a chemical compound of sodium and chloride (NaCl) and is an essential nutrient, the amount of which in the diet has a direct...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 20201 minA Brief History of Foods: BroccoliBroccoli (Brassica oleracea italic) is a cultivar of wild cabbage, which originated along the northern and western coasts of the...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 20203 minA Brief History of Foods: StrawberriesWith the first week of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club's Championship in Wimbledon all but over, it got us thinking about...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 20202 minA Brief History of Foods: ChocolateCacao seeds (Theobroma cacao), from which chocolate is derived, has been cultivated by many cultures in Mesoamerica for at least three...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 12, 20202 minA Brief History of Food: The TomatoThe tomato is the edible, often red fruit/berry of the nightshade Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. The species...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 12, 20202 minA Brief History of Food: The CarrotThe wild carrot (Daucus carota [1]) is a root vegetable now native in Europe and southwestern Asia. It most likely originated in Persia,...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 12, 20202 minA Brief History of Food: The PotatoCultivated potatoes all belong to one botanical species, Solanum tuberosum, but this includes hundreds, if not thousands, of different...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 10, 20203 minFirst Rabbits in BritainIn April 2005 David Sapsted, writing for The Telegraph newspaper, reported that: 'Years of division among academics over whether the...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 1, 20202 minA Brief History of Foods: Long PepperLong pepper (Piper longum), sometimes called Indian long pepper, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae. It is cultivated for its...