"Kitchenalia" introduces objects from different historical periods, discovers a bit about their history and how each was made. We look at how, through our practical experiments, we have learnt to best use them, and offer some recipes for you to try at home. Today's object is the Roman glirarium.

A brief history of the mysterious plant named silphium famed for its flavour in ancient cuisine.

Discover the origins of the tradition of wassailing, typically celebrated on Twelfth Night.

A brief history of the use of sweet chestnuts in cooking.

Recipes for a medieval feast.

Pythagoras is credited with making a cup that, by applying the laws of physics, teaches us to drink wine in moderation.

A brief history of cheese and cheesemaking.

The history of the humble chicken's arrival in Britain remains a bit of a puzzle. Found everywhere today, just where did these birds originate, and do we have the Romans to thank for their introduction?

What to do with leftover lamb from Sunday's roast? Obviously, make an 18th-century curry. The version below is a variation of one by Hannah Glasse (1708-1770) for a mild chicken curry. Our recipe uses a delicious curry mix from The Copper Pot, purveyors of fine historic foods.

Tastes Of History recently purchased a new toy: The Spring Oven. With ancient Greco-Roman forebears, and looking very much like a North African tajine, this [slip cast] terracotta creation is designed to steam bake bread at home for 'bakery style results'.

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 not exist until the 13th century at the earliest.  Here at Tastes Of History we have attempted to work out why this popular misconception persists.

Placenta cake is not what you might at first think. To the ancient Romans, placenta, like its erstwhile fellow, libum, were cakes made with honey to be used in important religious services. Here's a recipe to recreate this delicious dish.

What have the Romans ever done for us? How about they created the earliest known recipe for burgers.

Recipes for sausages filled with blood that are cooked or dried and mixed with a filler are found worldwide.  Find out more about Blood Sausages.

A brief history of the long and lucrative worldwide spice trade.

A brief history of the chilli pepper.

In another first for Tastes Of History, we travelled to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight to support English Heritage's "Victorian Christmas" in 2019. Our aim was to provide a sampling menu of food and drink of the period for visitors to try. Here, then, are the recipes.

The origin of how turkey became the Thanksgiving dish and fashionable at Christmas.

Each year English Heritage remember the pivotal battle that took place on October 14th, 1066 and changed the course of English history. Here are some Anglo-Saxon recipes fit for any warrior. 

Tastes Of History was delighted to be part of the Bosworth Medieval Festival in 2019 at the brilliant Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre. Here, then, are the recipes visitors could sample.