Volker BachPiecing together references to a medieval market snack. Culinary history can be fascinating.
https://www.culina-vetus.de/2026/04/01/a-description-of-danish-foodways/
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/
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/
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/
#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #medieval #eattherich #commons
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/
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/
blog.TOWrap that broke the Toronto internet will soon be available again for a very short time
The summer 2025 Toronto chicken Caesar salad wrap wars may seem like a fever dream to some, but for me, the gleam of that auspicious time in the city's culinary history has never completely faded.In the immortal words of Taylor Swift, I'm "still at the restaurant," so to speak.The chicken Caesar salad wrap, however simple in c...
https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/03/elm-deli-chicken-caesar-wrap-toronto/
The summer 2025 Toronto chicken Caesar salad wrap wars may seem like a fever dream to some, but for me, the gleam of that auspicious time in the city's culinary history has never completely faded.In the immortal words of Taylor Swift, I'm "still at the restaurant," so to speak.The chicken Caesar salad wrap, however simple in c...
https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/03/elm-deli-chicken-caesar-wrap-toronto/
Cezary Jan StrusiewiczFrench fries aren't called "FRENCH" because they were invented in France. They're actually from Belgium where potatoes were originally chopped into fry shape using the guillotine. Follow for more #CulinaryHistory facts.
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/
#culinaryhistory #foodhistory #medieval #crusadefail #eattherich
