This is a Victorian recipe for Welsh Rarebit (once called Rabbit). Basically, spiced cheese and mustard on toast and it’s freakin’ awesome. youtu.be/IZNpr_a14Iw?...
Posts by Tasting History with Max Miller
700-year-old recipe for Gnocchi with Cheese
I found plates from The Concorde
Dining on the supersonic Concorde - youtu.be/5f8kewQ6Tuc?...
Recapping the worst Tasting History recipes to date youtu.be/REnUSwtMNAg?...
Making Raspberry Shrub from 1911
How to eat like Benjamin Franklin - a man of many contradictions. youtu.be/d6eWQntFkyM?...
Making a 200-year-old recipe for Mayonnaise by Carême. youtu.be/RdZn86fOHqA?...
Cucumber Ice Cream from 1885
The life of a medieval butcher wasn’t easy, but you had a lot of time off since you couldn’t sell on “fish days”, of which there were many. But on those meat days you could sell the meat for this 15th century recipe of spiced meat and onions with saffron sauce. youtu.be/_iGppK9by3Y?...
A long overdue Tasting History Q&A youtu.be/vEJmq3vgBk0?...
Could you survive in steerage on a Victorian ocean liner? Could you survive on this biscuit hash? youtu.be/9SvcDeiwXrc?...
Is Corned Beef and Cabbage actually Medieval?
A long overdue update on recent travels. youtu.be/XoV0chLfcBA?...
Shepherd’s Pie causes more controversy than such a simple dish should. It has many names and many fillings. Some say it should only be made with lamb, but history says otherwise. Regardless of what’s in it, it’s delicious. youtu.be/t1O1hcixZDU?...
Stew from a medieval tavern
Ancient Egyptian Zalabiya (or my best guess at what they were). Foods like this are displayed on the walls of temples and tombs like that of Queen Hatshepsut, a pharaoh who they tried to erase from history. youtu.be/g2uEeDzhn14?...
How to Eat like Nikola Tesla
How to Eat like an Ancient Roman Gladiator
Nikola Tesla was a scientific genius, but when it came to his eating habits, he had some very odd ideas. Here is a meal he enjoyed when he was at the height of his career. Duck smothered in celery served with coffee for smelling and a stack of 24 napkins. youtu.be/LpfV-0kT56o?...
Based on archeological evidence from the region, I endeavor to recreate a meal eaten by the people who build Stonehenge. youtu.be/i3L1g62Sy58?...
Visited the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo today. I could have spent two full days here, I think.
A delicious Creole Gumbo using a 140 year old recipe. youtu.be/99yi0FRF4uM?...
Today I visited the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. It has been one of the most spectacular places I’ve ever been and I can’t wait to figure out how to turn this visit into an episode.
Making a recipe for spiced kangaroo from Australian home front of World War 2. Not the best way to prepare this meat, but it makes for an interesting dish. youtu.be/myvdVmaa0GE?...
Baking the original Girl Scout cookies from 1922
Happy 270th birthday to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Now let’s take a look at the meal that possibly killed him. youtu.be/R9Kw_3c88bQ?...
The soup that stopped a war - Mill Soup
How to eat like a Victorian workhouse inmate. It’s more than just gruel 😁 youtu.be/zjMQgMshYM8?...
New episode covering the 1838 France and Mexico Pastry War, pastries like these delicious puit d’amour youtu.be/J0OHUwVLPdM?...