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Historical Recipes

Cookies based on a 1,300-year-old archeological find.

Ancient Cookies, Medieval Mead, and Our Other Favorite Recipe Stories This Year

Bake, brew, and stir-fry your way through history.

Diana Hubbell December 21, 2021

Don't let its appearance fool you: Eggnog can be badass.

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The Wild and Weird History of Eggnog

The cozy cocktail has fueled prison parties and West Point riots.

Sam O'Brien December 21, 2021

The finished cocktail.

Make the Crystal-Clear Milk Cocktail Loved by a Spy and a Founding Father

Upgrade your punch game with a 400-year-old science trick.

Diana Hubbell December 16, 2021

The punch is equal parts delicious drink and light show.

A Brief History of Germany’s Favorite Flaming Punch

How a fiery bowl of booze became a Christmas classic.

Sam O'Brien December 13, 2021

Midas Touch is based off archaeological evidence from an ancient tomb.

The Art of Brewing Historical Beers

Drink like King Midas and George Washington with these brews.

Sam O'Brien December 7, 2021

The sign for Lotus Chop Suey, a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois.

The Hidden, Magnificent History of Chop Suey

Discrimination and mistranslation have long obscured the dish's true origins.

Miranda Brown November 30, 2021

19 Places to Savor Indigenous Cuisine in North America

Celebrate the culinary prowess of Native cultures with squash burritos, sumac-seared bison, and more.

Sam O'Brien November 12, 2021

The hot ale flip is made with a red hot poker.

Podcast: The Hot Ale Flip

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team November 11, 2021

Córdoba, Spain

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This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.

The cookies "calm all bitterness of the heart and mind."

Eat Like a Medieval Saint With Her Recipe for 'Cookies of Joy'

St. Hildegard was a mystic, healer, and passionate proponent of spelt and nutmeg.

Sam O'Brien September 20, 2021

The Boston Cooler: "The nectar that the Olympians pined for but didn’t know how to make."

How the 'Boston Cooler' Became a Classic Detroit Drink

This sweet, creamy enigma dates back to the late 1800s.

Sam O'Brien August 4, 2021

The kitchen at Chawton Cottage.

Eat Like Jane Austen With Recipes From Her Sister-In-Law's Cookbook

Including dishes straight from her novels.

Reina Gattuso July 12, 2021

Though he wasn't a cook himself, Vodnik's cookbook contained a whopping 300 recipes.

The 18th-Century Cookbook That Helped Save the Slovene Language

With 300 decadent recipes, a relentless priest united regional dialects and preserved a common tongue.

Kaja Seruga July 7, 2021

Most recipes centered around the theme of substituting or supplementing lean rations of sugar, flour, and animal products.

Bake Victory Cake, the Simple, Inspiring Treat of Wartime America

Born in an era of rations, these scrappy recipes relied on cheap pantry staples.

Hannah Selinger July 2, 2021

These cookies, though made with millet, are inspired by the finds at Astana.

How to Recreate 1,300-Year-Old Cookies

Found in an empty tomb, these sweets have staying power.

Anne Ewbank April 15, 2021

Qurt at the Osh Bazaar in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Make the Ancient Road Snack of Central Asian Nomads

Qurt is salty, long-lasting, and packed with protein.

Susie Armitage March 8, 2021

Packed with sweet ricotta, candied fruit, and sponge cake, the treat is indulgently intense.

How a Breast-Shaped Cake Became the Symbol of a Sicilian City

History and legend collide in the story of one seriously suggestive sweet.

Sam O'Brien February 5, 2021

An ancient Pompeiian may have enjoyed this meal of braised duck.

Reconstructing the Menu of a Pub in Ancient Pompeii

Eat like a first-century Roman, using recent archaeological discoveries as your guide.

Farrell Monaco January 26, 2021