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    Collop Monday
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Collop Monday

    In an earlier post (Daily Meals in Tudor England) mention was made of 'Collop Monday', the day before Shrove Tuesday, in connection with...
    Ancient Greek Dining
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Ancient Greek Dining

    Tastes Of History started as experts in recreating Roman era cuisine. The history of food, however, is one of continuity and so our...
    A Pre-History of Lactose Intolerance
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Pre-History of Lactose Intolerance

    In support of English Heritage’s 'Feast Exhibition' at Stonehenge in 2018/19, Tastes Of History was asked to recreate some of what...
    Why did the chicken cross the Red Sea?
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 17, 2020
    • 4 min

    Why 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...
    A Brief History of Foods: Pheasants
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Brief History of Foods: Pheasants

    The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is native to Asia but has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird. Their original range...
    A Brief History of Foods: More Tea?
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    A 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...
    A Brief History of Foods: Salt
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 6 min

    A Brief History of Foods: Salt

    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...
    A Brief History of Foods: Broccoli
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    A Brief History of Foods: Broccoli

    Broccoli (Brassica oleracea italic) is a cultivar of wild cabbage, which originated along the northern and western coasts of the...
    A Brief History of Foods: Strawberries
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Brief History of Foods: Strawberries

    With the first week of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club's Championship in Wimbledon all but over, it got us thinking about...
    A Brief History of Foods: Chocolate
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Brief History of Foods: Chocolate

    Cacao seeds (Theobroma cacao), from which chocolate is derived, has been cultivated by many cultures in Mesoamerica for at least three...
    A Brief History of Food: The Tomato
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Brief History of Food: The Tomato

    The tomato is the edible, often red fruit/berry of the nightshade Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. The species...
    A Brief History of Food: The Carrot
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Brief History of Food: The Carrot

    The wild carrot (Daucus carota [1]) is a root vegetable now native in Europe and southwestern Asia. It most likely originated in Persia,...
    A Brief History of Food: The Potato
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Brief History of Food: The Potato

    Cultivated potatoes all belong to one botanical species, Solanum tuberosum, but this includes hundreds, if not thousands, of different...
    First Rabbits in Britain
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    First Rabbits in Britain

    In April 2005 David Sapsted, writing for The Telegraph newspaper, reported that: 'Years of division among academics over whether the...
    A Brief History of Foods: Long Pepper
    Tastes Of History
    • Jun 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Brief History of Foods: Long Pepper

    Long pepper (Piper longum), sometimes called Indian long pepper, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae. It is cultivated for its...
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