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A Brief History of Food: Lemons
The Lemon (Citrus limon) is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae. Believed to be native to South...
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Tastes Of History
Sep 15, 2021
Edible Tudor England at Berkhamsted Castle
The motte-and-bailey castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, was built to control a key route between London and the Midlands as part of...
Tastes Of History
Sep 1, 2021
An Ancient Greek Military Odyssey
'Military Odyssey' is one of the largest multi-period re-enactment shows in the country. With over 4,000 re-enactors and living history...
Tastes Of History
Aug 30, 2021
The Recipes: Marlborough Pie
"The ACCOMPLISHT COOK, or, The whole Art and Mystery of COOKERY, fitted for all Degrees and Qualities" was first published in London in...
Tastes Of History
Aug 26, 2021
What did the Romans ever do for us? Roman Food
In Britain, many of the foods we eat today, and perhaps take for granted, were actually introduced from further afield during the Roman...
Tastes Of History
Apr 29, 2021
Dispelling Some Myths: Dirty water? Drink beer!
For some reason it is often stated on popular television programmes that Mediæval Europeans drank lots of wine, ale or beer all day,...
Tastes Of History
Apr 23, 2021
Celebrating St George's Day
Today marks the 457th birthday of William Shakespeare (1564-1616). As he is famously thought to have been born and died on the same date,...
Tastes Of History
Apr 16, 2021
Dispelling Some Myths: Mediæval Peasants ate Bland Food
The first thing to note is that what people ate was heavily dependent on where they lived and at what time. For example, Europe covers a...
Tastes Of History
Apr 14, 2021
Roman Fast Food
The popular representation of Roman dining is that of reclining on benches enjoying a buffet style meal. This image, however, only really...
Tastes Of History
Apr 9, 2021
A Brief History of Food: Roman Wines
It may be reassuring to know that the wine gods continue to flourish. While many narcotics are now illegal, the Roman god of wine Bacchus...
Tastes Of History
Mar 1, 2021
Kitchenalia: Roman Testum
In 'Kitchenalia' we introduce objects from different historical periods, discover a bit about their history and find out how each was...
Tastes Of History
Mar 1, 2021
Kitchenalia: Roman Mortarium
Most people are probably familiar with a pestle and mortar. They come in many different guises: board-like, bowl-shaped or, more...
Tastes Of History
Mar 1, 2021
Kitchenalia: Roman Glirarium
In 'Kitchenalia' we introduce objects from different historical periods, discover a bit about their history and find out how each was...
Tastes Of History
Feb 18, 2021
A Brief History of Food: The Mysterious Silphium
Silphium may have looked unimpressive, with stout roots, stumpy leaves and bunches of small yellow flowers, but it was much prized in the...
Tastes Of History
Dec 21, 2020
Wæs hæl! Drinc hæl!
Although synonymous with Christmas, the tradition of wassailing, typically celebrated on Twelfth Night (variously January 5th or 6th),...
Tastes Of History
Oct 27, 2020
A Brief History of Food: Sweet Chestnut
Some friends of ours made some sweet chestnut flour and, knowing that our first passion is for Roman history, asked us for some Roman...
Tastes Of History
Aug 22, 2020
Bosworth Medieval Festival: The Recipes
Like us you were probably as disappointed as we were when Bosworth Medieval Festival had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus...
Tastes Of History
Aug 20, 2020
Pythagoras' Cup
Sometime around 570 BC, Pythagoras of Samos [1] was born. Famous as an ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the...
Tastes Of History
Aug 16, 2020
A Brief History of Food: Cheese
As mammals, humans are all supposed to be lactose intolerant and yet more than 70% of western Europeans have no problem drinking milk and...
Tastes Of History
Aug 1, 2020
A Brief History of Food: Chickens in Britain
The history of the humble chicken's arrival in Britain remains a bit of a puzzle. Found everywhere today, just where did these birds...
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