#culinaryhistory — Public Fediverse posts
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Today, a recipe for fig-nut fritters with parallels in several otherwise not strongly related sources. It was clearly transmitted as text, not just as content, and geography mattered, maybe more than class.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/09/08/fritters-with-parallels/
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Babylonian Lamb Stew with Beets (1750–1730 BCE)
https://babylonian-collection.yale.edu/about/babylonian-cooking
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49554622
#HackerNews #BabylonianCooking #AncientRecipes #CulinaryHistory #FoodInnovation #LambStew
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I tried the spinach pancake casserole recipe from Das elektrische Kochen today, and it was pretty good. More redactions to come for my revolutionary recipes.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/09/06/trying-the-spinach-pancake-casserole/
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Two Lenten recipes, one for a fish roe cake and one for a kind of Studentenfutter, with parallels in different recipe collections that suggest a kind of synoptic South German cookbook tradition with a lost Q.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/09/04/some-lenten-recipes-and-their-transmission/
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A crustless cheesecake from c. 1500 which the recipe claims to be Venetian. It sounds worth trying out actually.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/09/03/a-venetian-cheesecake/
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🎣🐟 Apparently, medieval folks thought fish was the devil's snack and sugar was pure angel dust. 🚫🍬 Who knew that their culinary wisdom was basically the nutritional advice equivalent of a flat earth theory? 📜🤦♂️
https://lithub.com/fish-bad-sugar-good-and-other-medieval-ideas-about-food/ #medievalcuisine #fishmyths #sugarbeliefs #nutritionalwisdom #culinaryhistory #HackerNews #ngated -
How some organised Berlin tenants got an actual Nazi's real estate investment confiscated in 1979. Also, summer fruit pudding and neotraditional cuisine.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/08/29/my-landlord-did-what-feeding-the-revolution-xxxvii/
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oday: Making raisins when the weather is not cooperative. Also, medieval German cooking sources have the weirdest names bar none. "ugesicke"
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/08/27/raisins-in-a-cold-climate/
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Spanish roots. Filipino soul. A delicious collision.
#food #recipes #FusionFood #CulinaryHistory
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Imagine walking into a professional kitchen anywhere in the world and witnessing the synchronized dance of chefs...
https://beestrot.com/features/the-guide-escoffier-the-culinary-bible-that-shaped-modern-cooking/
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Imagine walking into a professional kitchen anywhere in the world and witnessing the synchronized dance of chefs...
https://beestrot.com/features/the-guide-escoffier-the-culinary-bible-that-shaped-modern-cooking/
#food #GuideEscoffier #CulinaryHistory #ClassicFrenchCuisine #ChefLife #CookingBible
The Guide Escoffier: The Culin... -
A recipe for stuffing roast chicken with eggs, "the German way", but with a mystery ingredient. It couldn't really mean myrrh, could it?
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/08/18/a-roast-chicken-mystery/
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The Solothurn S 392 recipe collection includes a dish that is basically beef and bacon in scrambled eggs. No maple syrup on top because they hadn't discovered America yet, but I guess you could have waffles.
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Finally back home, and here are two sauces from c. 1500: standard green sauce, and an interesting almond-honey-mustard-verjuice kind of cocktail sauce.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/08/12/two-sauces-from-the-solothurn-ms/
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How dinner clubs took over government and why that turned out to be a good idea. Also, fifteenth century baked apples.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/07/30/revolt-of-the-dinner-clubs-feeding-the-revolution-xxxiii/
#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #cologne #medieval #eattherich
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Finally another post: The battle of Hambacher Forst, and the inclusive, economical food culture of the left activist scene in Germany.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/07/28/the-village-of-forest-guardians-feeding-the-revolution-xxxii/
#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #eattherich #vegetarian #vegan
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A bit about pre-war and wartime pickled herring, and why it's important to not have maggots in navy rations if you want to keep your emperor.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/07/20/herring-and-kaiser-in-a-pickle-feeding-the-revolution-xxxi/
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Being sick sucks, but having time for things is a comfort. The #fourteenth-century Rossauer Tischzucht explains how to eat soft-boiled eggs.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/07/19/a-fourteenth-century-poem-of-table-manners/
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A piece of left-wing history: Hafenstraße. And Vietnamese cuisine in German communes around 1980, because when you said Vietnam then, people didn't think of Pho.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/07/18/houses-by-the-harbour-feeding-the-revolution-xxx/
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Ah, yes, the essential collection of 5,000 ancient restaurant menus 🥖, because who wouldn't want to time travel back to when mayonnaise was considered a vegetable? 🥦 Perfect for those who need to impress their friends by knowing what the elite of 1895 dined on while they ignore that suspicious AI-generated "definitions" button. 🚫🤖
https://pudding.cool/2026/06/menu-collection/ #ancientmenus #timecapsule #culinaryhistory #foodiehumor #retrodining #HackerNews #ngated -
About East German cuisine (which is better than its reputation), foods that make identity, and what happens if you piss off the people for long enough. It's Solyanka, but different.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/06/23/flexible-soup-feeding-the-revolution-xxvii/
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You know Thomas Jefferson. But have you heard of James Hemings, the forgotten chef? His story is one of many hidden behind the foods we love. Discover the influential forgotten chefs. #FoodHistory #BlackHistory #CulinaryHistory #FoodCulture foodculturebites.com/forgotten-ch...
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Hard-boiled eggs in aspic. Because if you live in the 1500s, everything is better in aspic.
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How do you keep cherries fresh? In a well, actually...
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/06/05/keeping-cherries-fresh/
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Rediscover Tasty Food Traditions!
Rediscover the joy of traditional cooking! Join us as we explore the fascinating connection between culinary creativity and time-honored food practices. Learn how our ancestors' wisdom can inform our modern diets and inspire healthier eating habits.
Follow @biohackingpathway for more
#RediscoverFoodTraditions #FoodTraditions #CulinaryHistory #HealthyEating #TraditionalRecipes #Foodie #Cooking #FoodCulture #EatToBeatYourDiet #RediscoverYourRoots #MindfulEating
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A LOVELY, SIDELONG BOOK weaves together an exploration of the history, anthropology, and psychology of kitchen objects with candid interviews about different people’s treasured things, from Syrian vegetable corers to a tomato-shaped salt shaker. B PLUS
#book #Books #bookreview #bookreviews #bookstodon #nonfiction #culinaryhistory #materialculture #anthropology #cooking #history
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Today, a recipe for instant horseradish sauce powder from c. 1500. Just add broth (or wine or almond milk).
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/05/10/instant-horseradish-sauce/
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In 1830, the people of Braunschweig went from humble petitions to setting fire to the duke's ballroom in seven days. And it worked. Also, really bad soup.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/05/08/checkmating-the-diamond-duke-feeding-the-revolution-xxi/
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The Legendary Pease Pudding: Newcastle's Culinary Crown Jewel - This Newcastle recipe is SHOCKINGLY easy to make at home. Locals are furious! Discover the secret ingredients and steps NOW before it's banned!.
https://permuta-pro.web.app/journal/newcastle-hidden-gems-recipe
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#NewcastleHiddenGems #PeasePudding #GeordieEats #LocalDelicacies #CulinaryHistory