Braunschweig 1445: Patricians partying with commoners, lots of ham, noisy protest, a cat in disguise, almost a revolution, but definitely a bread pudding recipe from 1460.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/03/26/feasts-and-nuisances-feeding-the-revolution-xvi/

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Potato and herring recipes from the time of 1844 Silesian Weavers' Uprising. If you don't know the #Weberaufstand, you should read about it just to understand how influential it was.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/03/23/potatoes-of-despair-feeding-the-revolution-xv/

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Mutiny on the Maria von Ueckermünde!
In 1843, the crew of a Prussian schooner locked up their captain for being tyrannical and violent. Also, how to make sea pudding.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/03/18/of-pudding-and-respect-feeding-the-revolution-xiv/

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In 1476, a charismatic lay preacher set off a mass religious protest over the right to fish and forage. It ended badly. Also, a recipe for fish soup.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/03/15/feeding-the-revolution-freedom-and-fish-soup/

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For four days in in May of 1844, protesters controlled Munich and the army refused to fight them. We do not talk enough about these things. Also, a #Dampfnudeln recipe from the #19thcentury

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/03/12/feeding-the-revolution-if-you-want-cheap-beer/

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I'm starting on a new source translation, Solothurn Cod S 293 (c. 1500), and here is a very upmarket honey-mustard pickle:

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/03/11/new-source-honey-mustard-compost-sauce/

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Grünkern was eaten in the mountainous areas of Bohemia and nearby. They also had a long tradition of throwing officials out of windows and not fighting fair.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/03/03/feeding-the-revolution-tabor-and-other-mountains/

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Rüben - root vegetables - were the stereotypical rustic food of medieval Germany. Medieval rustics on at least one occasion required a crusade to subdue - the Stedingerkreuzzug of 1232-34.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/03/02/feeding-the-revolution-turnips-vs-tiaras/

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