blogging food history
Italian Food Before Italy
Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England
Before the Thanksgiving Turkey Was the Banquet Peacock
Italian food today is rooted in early modern ingredients, tastes, and techniques.
Before the Thanksgiving Turkey Was the Banquet Peacock
Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England
Before the Thanksgiving Turkey Was the Banquet Peacock
The immediate popularity of turkey can be explained by its similarity to (and, to people living in the early modern period, its superiority over) the peacock.
Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England
Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England
Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England
Alcohol was a daily component of early English diets, but caffeine was almost certainly not introduced to England until after Shakespeare’s death in 1616.
Much Ado About Stuffing: Recreating an Early Modern Stuffing Recipe
Much Ado About Stuffing: Recreating an Early Modern Stuffing Recipe
Not Shakespeare's Cup of Tea: Consuming Caffeine in Early Modern England
Try a stuffing recipe from an early modern cookbook from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s collection.
Savory Biscuits from a 17th-Century Recipe
Much Ado About Stuffing: Recreating an Early Modern Stuffing Recipe
Savory Biscuits from a 17th-Century Recipe
Try a biscuits recipe from an early modern cookbook from the Folger Shakespeare Library's collection.