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<em>Apicius</em> doesn't specify decorating this dish with rose petals, but it adds a nice touch.

Make Ancient Roman Brain and Rose Soufflé

Somebody in the fifth century combined these ingredients into one recipe, and probably no one has since.

Andrew Coletti November 14, 2023

"It was just an acknowledgment of the love that went into her baking," Richard Dawson says of his mother's recipe epitaph.

The Family Recipes That Live On in Cemeteries

Around the world, recipe gravestones tell stories of love, grief, and remembrance.

Sam O'Brien October 31, 2023

Tiger tail ice cream features an unlikely but harmonious merger of black licorice, orange, and dairy.

Make Tiger Tail Ice Cream With Gastro Obscura

Recreating a vintage Canadian classic.

Andrew Coletti October 27, 2023

The Oat-Milk Cocktail That Took Down an Army

Amanda Schuster explores the origins of the Atholl Brose in “Signature Cocktails.”

Diana Hubbell October 12, 2023

Caraway and candied citrus flavor the buttery sponge.

Welsh Sheep-Shearing Cake Is a Forgotten Pastoral Pleasure

Cacen gneifo was a traditional gift for farmhands during wool-gathering season.

Jamie Ellis September 22, 2023

Pizza alla Napoletana from Pellegrino Artusi's 1891 recipe.

Make 19th-Century 'Neapolitan Pizza' for Dessert

This "exquisite" recipe comes from the book that created our modern concept of Italian food.

Andrew Coletti September 20, 2023

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

Serve your fish with potatoes "roasted in the ashes" and eat off the plank.

The 19th-Century Recipe That Created a Fish-Cookout Craze

Recreate the heyday of shad bakes with this plank-roasting technique.

Paula Marcoux July 10, 2023

It's not hard to find the ingredients for this simple vegan cake.

Lost Something? Make This Greek Saint's Cake

Fanouropita has a mystical reputation.

Rossi Anastopoulo June 27, 2023

The contents of Blue Moon remain unknown to the public.

5 Unique Ice Cream Recipes to Beat the Heat

From Sweden's Nobel bombe to Detroit's Boston Cooler.

Sam Lin-Sommer June 12, 2023

Baked Alaska has taken on many forms.

Meet Baked Alaska's Prototype, 'Alaska, Florida'

This parlor trick of a dessert has a long, complicated lineage.

Diana Hubbell May 18, 2023

No knife and fork needed to eat the original Caesar.

The Original Caesar Salad Was Finger Food

The world's most famous salad started as a Tijuana trend.

April White May 17, 2023

Red wine, fish, and hardtack were the main ingredients of old-fashioned chowder.

Chowder Once Had No Milk, No Potatoes—and No Clams

The earliest-known version of the dish was a winey, briny, bready casserole.

Anne Ewbank May 16, 2023

The first “red” chocolate cakes were barely red at all.

Red Velvet Cake's Journey to The Juneteenth Table

Make the dessert that first inspired the popular crimson slice.

Diana Hubbell May 15, 2023

Coronation quiche was served at an event at Westminster Abbey in April.

Eat Like a King With the Official Coronation Quiche

Can Charles III's recipe live up to his mother's curried chicken?

Chloe Faure May 4, 2023

Fanciful butter is an age-old concept.

How to Make Mystical 'Fairy Butter'

This historical sweet spread has supernatural ties.

Jess Eng May 2, 2023

The bonfire and procession at the Beltane Fire Society's 2019 event.

Why 18th-Century Scots Performed Mock Human Sacrifices Over Cake

This May Day, make Beltane bannock, a simple snack with a long history of superstition and divination.

Sam O'Brien May 1, 2023