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An illustration of the ritual cremation of a 9th-century Viking leader.

Eat Like a Viking With This Bread Recipe

Cremated archaeological finds can tell us a lot about Early Medieval baking habits.

Paula Marcoux August 8, 2023

A group of men pose at Russell Camp, another camp for loggers in Maine, circa 1900.

Eat Like a 19th-Century Lumberjack With This Recipe

"One can work harder and longer on pork and beans...than on any other food with which I am acquainted, save bear meat."

Paula Marcoux July 28, 2023

President Nixon personally approved the menu, and especially wanted ice cream.

space exploration

Eat Like an Apollo 11 Astronaut With This Celestial Dessert

Neil Armstrong, Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Stewart all feasted upon Clair de Lune.

Anne Ewbank August 26, 2022

A map of the route taken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their 1804-1806 expedition and an antique illustration of soup preparation from <em>Le livre de cuisine</em> (Paris, 1874).

Eating Like an Explorer Once Called for Plenty of ‘Portable Soup’

Sailors relied on the ration for centuries.

Laura Kiniry August 10, 2022

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

Two workers blend a tiger nut mixture for cakes in this painting from the tomb of a vizier.

Recreate the Ancient Egyptian Recipes Painted on Tomb Walls

Make bread fit for a pharaoh and a sweet treat out of tiger nuts.

Jess Eng August 21, 2020

One of Anna Kharzeeva's adaptations of the "Soviet pizza" recipe.

Eat Like You're in the USSR With 'The Soviet Diet Cookbook'

By making pizza approved by the Communist Party.

Dalia Wolfson July 20, 2020

Mesopotamian recipes often called for lots of alliums.

Cook Like an Ancient Mesopotamian With the World’s Oldest Recipes

Age-old cuisine, from soup to sweets.

Jess Eng June 17, 2020

Activists at the People's Fund in the 1970s.

Eat Like a 1970s Radical With 'The People's Philadelphia Cookbook'

The 1976 book included contributions from the Black Power and Gay Liberation movements.

Reina Gattuso January 24, 2020

The cookbook from Iron Shepherds is a rare glimpse into a commoner's kitchen of medieval England.

Eat Like an English Peasant With This Medieval Cookbook

It makes peasant food pleasant.

Luke Fater September 12, 2019

Shah Jahan on the Peacock Throne at Delhi receiving deputations.

Eat Like Royalty With This Cookbook From the Emperor Who Built the Taj Mahal

Shah Jahan developed one of the most famous cuisines of India.

Reina Gattuso August 5, 2019

Two unfortunate moa fleeing a Haast's eagle.

When the Māori First Settled New Zealand, They Hunted Flightless, 500-Pound Birds

The magnificent moa is no more.

Anne Ewbank June 14, 2019

Janissaries carrying their <em>kazan, </em>along with a regimental ladle.

Being an Ottoman Janissary Meant War, Mutiny, and Baklava

To overthrow the sultan, janissaries first threw over their cooking pots.

Anne Ewbank May 21, 2019

In <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>, Petruchio sends plates flying at dinner.

In Shakespeare, Food References Are a Window to the Soul

Decoding a character's anger over roast mutton.

Leigh Chavez-Bush December 10, 2018

Sailors stand in line, eagerly awaiting their allotment of grog.

Why British Royal Navy Sailors Preferred Their Booze on Fire

The alcoholic “proof” system dates back to this centuries-old practice.

Abbey Perreault July 25, 2018

A garden party using "suffragette china."

How Vegetarian Food Fueled the British Suffragette Movement

Some even started a cafe.

Anne Ewbank July 3, 2018

Pioneers camp at sunset along the Oregon Trail, 1850s.

The Harsh Reality of Food for 'Little House' Pioneers

On the American frontier, dinner might have been vinegar pie, bear meat, or nothing at all.

Natasha Frost June 28, 2018

Gladiators fight in this mosaic from the Villa Borghese.

Gladiator Diets Were Carb-Heavy, Fattening, and Mostly Vegetarian

To survive the arena, they ate a mash of barley and beans.

Ryleigh Nucilli June 18, 2018