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A Brief History of Food: Chicken à la Marengo
Chicken à la Marengo is a French dish, similar to chicken à la Provençale, that consists of a chicken sautéed in oil with garlic and...
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Tastes Of History
- Aug 4
Sailing the Pirate Round
This year sees Tastes Of History portraying reputable innkeepers 'famed' for our 'good food at most reasonable prices'. Of course, we can...
Tastes Of History
- Apr 30
Audley End House at War
For the early May bank holiday weekend we jumped back 80 years to wartime Britain where Audley End House once again became a school for...
Tastes Of History
- Apr 12
The Recipes: Ostrich Eggs
At just under 2 kg, a single Ostrich egg weighs about the same as a whole chicken and remarkably is the equivalent of 24 normal-sized...
Tastes Of History
- Oct 1, 2022
1940s Weekend at Tanfield Railway
Tanfield Railway near Gateshead (NE16 5ET) is the world's oldest railway still in use. Originally built to transport coal from the local...
Tastes Of History
- Aug 23, 2022
Bosworth Field: a King's Recipes
This year (2022) Tastes Of History was delighted to return to the Bosworth Medieval Festival at the brilliant Bosworth Battlefield...
Tastes Of History
- Aug 20, 2022
The Forme of Cury
The Forme of Cury (‘The Method of Cooking’ [1]) is an extensive 14th-century collection of medieval English recipes. Although the...
Tastes Of History
- Aug 5, 2022
Pirates of Pendennis
Our very first event as 'pirates' took place in Bedford seven years ago in 2015. Since then, having had the costume and props, it was not...
Tastes Of History
- Jul 24, 2022
A Brief History of Foods: Oranges
Origins The name 'orange' derives from the Sanskrit word for 'orange tree' (नारङ्ग nāraṅga). The Sanskrit word reached European...
Tastes Of History
- Dec 14, 2021
Dispelling Some Myths: Sweeney Todd
Fact or Fiction? Despite some believing he was a real person, the murderous ‘Barber of Fleet Street’, Sweeney Todd, is in fact an...
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Jul 16, 2020
An 18th-century Curry
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...
Tastes Of History
- Jun 21, 2020
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 21, 2020
Roman Placenta Cake
Placenta cake is not what you might at first think. To the ancient Romans, placenta, like its erstwhile fellow, libum, were cakes made...
Tastes Of History
- Jun 21, 2020
Roman "Burgers"
Spotted in the May 2020 edition of BBC History magazine (pg 66) was a recipe for 'Ancient Roman Burgers' which prominently features...
Tastes Of History
- Jun 20, 2020
A Very Victorian Christmas
In another first for Tastes Of History, we travelled to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight to support English Heritage's 'Victorian...
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