Rabbits share their history as on and off domesticated animals with the feral horses. Although living in the wilderness, they were very early on considered a nice supplement and hence "farmed" and domesticated for different purposes| Medieval Histories
Chocolate has a long history as an aphrodisiac, but did its earliest cultivators and consumers share this belief?| SECONDS | Food history
When medieval Europe went nuts for almond milk.| SECONDS | Food history
Across the world, Christmas is celebrated with a variety of special desserts. There are the mince pies of England, the yule logs of France and the stollens of Germany. There’s Georgian gozinaki , a confection made of caramlised nuts fried in honey and Finnish joulutorttu , a pastry filled with| SECONDS | Food history
On All Souls’ Day, people would pray for the dead in exchange for a cake.| SECONDS | Food history
Drinking and feasting with the Avignon popes was rarely a dull occasion. From the birth of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to eating only white foods, we explore the (un)holy appetites of the supreme pontiffs in medieval Provence.| SECONDS | Food history
In medieval England, Michaelmas was a time of roast goose, cursed blackberries and cracking nuts in church.| SECONDS | Food history
Long pepper, distinct from black, green and white, has a history all of its own.| SECONDS | Food history