Food Histories

The following articles and websites are devoted to the history of culinary interest.

Ancient Eats

BBC series that puts trendy foods and dishes back into their ‘authentic’ context, exploring the cultures and traditions where they were born.

Archaeological Finds of Ninth- and Tenth-Century Viking Foodstuffs

Viking Resources for the Re-enactor

The food timeline

A History of Royal Food and Feasting

Online course to"Chart the history of royal food in the splendour of royal palaces."

Baked Goods, Pastries & Other Sweet Foods

All Bread Is Not Created Equal

Carrot cake

BREAD ASSIZES ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS

The Flower of Wheat: Bread in the Middle Ages and Colonial Era

Getting Your Daily Bread: Breads in Medieval and Colonial Society

History of the Jelly Doughnut ~ Sufganiyah

Monique’s Crêpes

A brief histoy of crepes

Tirggel – Traditional Honey Cookies of Zürich

Cheeses

Mmmmm...Mascarpone Cheese!

This article gives an Introduction and Hikstory of Mascarpone cheese.

Medieval Cheese Forum

For information on the history of cheese and how to make them.

Fruit

Banana

Article from Fruits of Warm Climates on Bananas

Lemon

Article from Fruits of Warm Climates on Lemons

A SHORT HISTORY OF CITRUS FRUITS

Meat

The Bratwurst Museum

This website is in German

Charcuterie info

The purpose of this document is to pull together pre-1600(ish) information relating to charcuterie and cured meat products.