Today, we look at the history of coffee. However, we're not doing it in our usual style but in the style of our favourite coffee expert. Just because today is a special day.
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"Let's all meet up in the tavern for a tankard of beer"
A common phrase in medieval fantasy and probably spoken at a lot of TTRGP tables. However, would you have done so? We have a look at the Medieval Tavern, Alehouse and Inn in this week's video. youtu.be/5IPQIl-FiCY
January is the month in which a lot of people look to shed the holiday weight. Funnily enough, people have been trying to get rid of the extra flab for thousands of years. Our latest video has a look at the funniest, most interesting and weirdest diets throughout history.
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New video! Today we have a look at what the poor were able to eat in Victorian England. In order to properly experience it, our cook lived on a workhouse diet for two full weeks.
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#history #britishhistory #foodhistory
One of the most daring acts of corporate espionage happened halfway through the 19th century. An agent of the East India Company was sent to China to steal the secret of tea. In our latest video we see whether or not he pulled it off.
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We promised that we'd make a video on the history of the pizza in America if enough people asked for it.
Well, you did and this is that video. How America changes the pizza! Little spoiler: it's not just the United States!
Go have a watch! #foodhistory #pizza #america
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Removed from the records by order of the Ordo Xenos.
In case you missed it!
A new video has been up since Thursday. This one is on when the people of The Hague decided to have Grand Pensionary for dinner.
Did the Dutch eat their prime minister? sort of, kinda... in a way... they did!
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In 1861 Isabella Beeton published "Beeton's Book of Household Management". This book went on to become an empire with various "Mrs Beeton" book being publish all the way into the 21st century.
However, the original publication holds a dark secret.
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Monday is "quatorze juillet" known in the English speaking world as "Bastille Day" or simply the French national holiday. To commemorate this we're digging up a story about one of the France's icons of gastronomy, the vol-au-vent.
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Today, we head to Liverpool to taste some scouse and ask the question "what is scouse actually?" #foodhistory
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New video up now. We're going after the pizza.
This will end well... #pizza #foodhistory
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Our latest video is now up. The history of the sandwich: How much gambling did the old earl really do?
#foodhistory #history #cooking
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It's the most wonderful time of the year (according to some) so that calls for a brand new video. Why do we (we being some English speaking countries) like plum pudding for Christmas? youtu.be/qv4CS7QpJSY #foodhistory #toomanycaveats
It's only a little bonus video but they still count. youtu.be/eYvYhEN-gMQ
This month's video in about croissants. That should be enought to get you to click right? No? Okay! We explain where it actually came from. Now go watch!
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Are NICER than on the other place*
Great first tweet there. 😂
So we're set up here now. So far, the people here are than on the other place.