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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

5,000 Restaurant Menus, Years 1880-1920

Explore the Buttolph Collection from the New York Public Library's archive of historic menus

The Pudding

Volker Bach 3d ago

Just a quick recipe for green ravioli because oh, it is HOT out there...

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/06/25/green-ravioli-from-the-solothurn-ms/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #medieval #pasta

Volker Bach 5d ago

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/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #eattherich

Janette Speyer Jun 17

Did you know that forks were once considered scandalous? In Medieval Europe, many thought it was sinful. Today, it’s hard to imagine eating without one. Read the story foodculturebites.com/from-fingers... #FoodHistory #FoodCulture #CulinaryHistory #HistoryLovers #FoodCultureBites

From Fingers to Forks: The Evo...

From Fingers to Forks: The Evolution of Eating Tools

Why did we stop eating with our hands? Discover how eating tools like forks became symbols of status and civility—and what cultures still prefer finger food today.

foodculturebites.com

Janette Speyer Jun 12

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...

Janette Speyer Jun 12

You probably know Thomas Jefferson. But have you heard of James Hemings, the forgotten chef who trained in Paris? His story is just one of many hidden behind the foods we love, like Southern barbecue and Caribbean foods. Discover the forgotten chefs whose influence still shapes the way we eat today. #FoodHistory #JamesHemings #BlackHistory #CulinaryHistory #SouthernFood #FoodCulture

https://foodculturebites.com/forgotten-chefs/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Forgotten Chefs: How Enslaved People Built America’s Cuisine

You probably know Thomas Jefferson. But have you heard of James Hemings, the forgotten chef who trained in Paris? His story is just one of many hidden behind the foods we love like Southern barbecue and Caribbean foods. Discover the forgotten chefs whose influence still shapes the way we eat today.

foodculturebites.com

Volker Bach Jun 11

Hard-boiled eggs in aspic. Because if you live in the 1500s, everything is better in aspic.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/06/11/eggs-in-aspic/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #medieval

Volker Bach Jun 9

Who brings a Spaetzle pot to a demonstration? Swabians do, when they protest a colossal waste of their money on pointless vanity projects.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/06/09/solidarity-spaetzle-feeding-the-revolution-xxv/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #eattherich

Volker Bach Jun 6

You know how local authorities can sometimes overreact to trivial issues? They've been at it for a long time. Also, eighteenth-century Bavarian barley soup.

https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/06/06/amateur-dramatics-feeding-the-revolution-xxiii/

#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #eattherich #soup