Ottoman Culinary Culture
Various aspects of the history of Turkish cuisine and historical recipes from Ottoman cookery books.
Potato!
A short history of the potato with recipes, cultivation instructions, safety notes, a wine recipe, links and a bulletin board
Renaissance and Medieval Food and Drink
An annotated bibliography of historical sites on the WWW about European food and drink during the Renaissance and Middle Ages.
Sushi History
Chronology, origin and genealogy of sushi in Japan are concisely overviewed by a table and chart.
Symbolism of the Pineapple
A brief history of how the pineapple has served as both a food and a symbol throughout the human history of the Americas.
The A - Z of Exotic Foods
A dictionary of herbs, spices, and foods giving their historical, magical and medicinal qualities.
The Banana
A brief history on bananas.
The Burgoo Page
Burgoo history and information. What is it? Where to get it? Who eats it?
The Food Museum
Online educational museum about everyone's favorite subject, food. All about potatoes, rice, figs. Programs and curriculum for schools.
The Food Timeline
Origins of foods, historic recipes, extensive teaching resources and web links.
The Gallery of Regrettable Food
A humorous look at cookbooks and food ads from the 1930s through the '60s, including Oscar Mayer's breakthrough "Sack O' Sauce in a Can O' Meat".
The History of Baby Feeding
Photographs and drawings of bottles and feeding utensils, descriptions of their use and their place and impact in society.
The History of Food Canning
1790s Frenchman Nicolas Appert pioneered the process of food
canning
The Smorgasbord
Articles on food history, science, recipes for kids, kitchenware and the political impact of food on society.
The Spelt Pages
Information site discussing the reintroduction and development of the ancient grain spelt Spelt is an ancient grain, a "grandparent" of modern wheats
The State of American Cuisine
A white paper issued by the James Beard Foundation based on surveys conducted as part of the 2007 James Beard Foundation’s
Taste America® national food festival.
The Stewpot Period Culinary Guild
An unofficial guild dedicated to the practice and promotion of pre-seventeenth century cookery in the Society for Creative Anachronism.
Tips on Tables
Vintage reviews of famous nightclubs and restaurants, mostly from the New York City area, viewed here for the first time since they were published in the 1940s and 50s.
Turnip Contempt
A brief look at turnip history and contempt.
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