Uncover the origins of recipes that have survived for centuries, featuring 76 historic meals to make.
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Ultimate History Cookbook
Food & Drink across history • Since the dawn of the human race, food and drink have kept us alive, but how has what we put into our bodies changed throughout history?
Kitchen Utensils Through History • From the Dutch oven to the microwave oven, the evolution of the objects in our kitchens is integral to our culinary heritage
Breads & Snacks • From hard-travelling breads to bar snacks, a selection of nibbles to keep you powering through the day
Russian Black Bread • A staple food of the Russian revolution
Damper Bread • A basic camper’s staple
Saxon Rye Bread • Wholesome loaves for dunking in stew
Viking Barley Flatbread • Food fit for explorers
Aish Baladi • Ancient wholegrain flatbread
French Madeleines • The Pâtisserie that gives you pause for thought
Soul Cakes • A treat to die for
Pasteli • Ancient Greek energy bars
Jumbles • A Traditional Tudor Biscuit
Roman Honey Biscuits • A naturally sweet treat
Hardtack • Long-life biscuit for explorers
Anzac Biscuits • A delicious celebratory treat
Oysters Rockefeller • Finger food for the speakeasy era
Paximadia • Greek Barley Rusks
Lebkuchen • A tasty Christmas classic
Meals & Soups • Hearty meals from around the world and from through the ages, as fit for a king’s banquet as they are for yours
For King and Curry • Behind the scenes of the greatest Medieval feasts
Richard II’s recipe book • A 14TH-CENTURY ROYAL ‘DOUCE AME’ (DELICIOUS DISH) FROM ‘THE FORME OF CURY’, COMPILED BY KING RICHARD’S CHIEF COOK CIRCA 1390
The history of mince pies • MORE THAN A CHRISTMAS NIBBLE, THE MINCE PIE USED TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE
Mongolian Pancakes • A vegetable dish from a meat-focused culture
Kornmjölsgröt • Viking porridge
Fasolada • A staple in every Greek household
Minc’d Pyes • The classic Christmas treats
Viking Haggis • Oversized stag sausage
Chuckwagon Buffalo Stew • Cowboy cuisine
Silk Road Yum Cha • Tea and dumplings
Tuh’u • A hearty broth that has survived the ages
Bobotie • Spicy Afrikaan moussaka
Paella Valenciana • A Spanish classic, fit for a queen
Roast Pheasant • The game that fed the thrones
Spartan Black Broth • A hearty soup to feed an army
Hoosh • South Pole explorer’s staple
Bully Beef Rissoles • The staple of a wartime diet
Lord Woolton Pie • A rationing era meal
Moussaka • The taste of the taverna
Marlborough Pie • English classic with New World cred
Katie’s Capon • A twist on the classic
Nigirizushi • A new form of fast food
Potage Saint-Germain • Soup fit for a king
Mock Turtle Soup • Sailor’s substitute
Kadhai Gosht • Delicious Slow-cooked Lamb Curry
Budae-jjigae • The fusion army stew
Tamales • A delicious cultural staple
Lau Lau • Traditional Native Hawaiian Cuisine
Tiropita • A Traditional Greek Favourite
Bouchée à la Reine • A classic of French cuisine
Ackee and Saltfish • Jamaica’s National Dish
Shchi • Traditional cabbage soup
Borscht • A staple of Eastern European peasants
Laghman • A hearty noodle soup
Vegetable Pottage • Medieval peasants’ vegetable stew
Griyo • A classic braised pork dish
Pierogi • A...
