Food Histories

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."

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 

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.

Banana 

Article from Fruits of Warm Climates on Bananas

Lemon 

Article from Fruits of Warm Climates on Lemons

A SHORT HISTORY OF CITRUS FRUITS 

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. 

Production of Sausages Forum 

This website is in Polish

A BRIEF HISTORY OF PASTA 

The History of Nutcrackers