Tastes Of History
Kitchenalia: Fish Eaters
In the 1880s, while the ‘Old Money’, the aristocracy, ate their fish course using two table forks, the ‘New Money’, the nouveau riche,...
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Tastes Of History
- Jul 2
- 4 min
Kitchenalia: Roman soldier's cookware
In an earlier article, we challenged the idea that Roman soldiers cooked farinata, a type of unleavened bread made from chickpea flour,...
Tastes Of History
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 6 min
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
- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
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
- Jun 21, 2020
- 3 min
Recipe: The Spring Oven Ciabatta Bread
Tastes Of History recently purchased a new toy: The Spring Oven (pictured right) which, according to the website, 'is a unique [slip...
Tastes Of History
- Jun 19, 2020
- 3 min
From the Supply Reserve Depot
Success! For some time now, we have been searching for a stoneware jar marked with the letters 'SRD' to complement Tastes Of History’s...
Tastes Of History
- Jun 16, 2020
- 3 min
Roman Cooking al Fresco
The Latin term 'craticula' is a diminutive form of 'crates' used to mean a gridiron (Martial, 14.221) [1], the bars of which give it the...