Merch!
Eat This Podcast
Talking about anything around food
  • Home
  • Collections
  • Get in Touch
  • Donate
  • Archive

New episodes and Eat This Newsletter by (never shared).

history

There are 20 posts tagged history (this is page 2 of 4).

Post navigation

Persephone’s secret The Eleusinian Mysteries and the making of the modern economy

Why did the participants in the Eleusinian Mysteries leave no trace of what it was about?

Continue Reading →
in Podcasts | 13 June 2022 | 14 Webmentions | Comment

Peanuts, Senegal and Slavery A new book uncovers how peanuts enslaved people in Senegal and offered a way out of slavery for some

France abolished slavery in 1815 but the practice continued long after that in its west African enclaves

Continue Reading →
in Podcasts | 16 May 2022 | 12 Webmentions | Comment

A visit to an ancient Roman bakery Behind the scenes at the Mulino di Silvano in Ostia Antica

Farrell Monaco has studied, and brought back to life, the canonical bread of Ancient Rome. Now she brings an ancient bakery back to life.

Continue Reading →
in Podcasts | 6 December 2021 | 31 Webmentions | 11 Comments

The true history of the potato in Europe Let’s hear it for the peasants

It may not contain wily aristocrats or superstitious peasants, but the true history of the potato is much more interesting.

Continue Reading →
in Podcasts | 15 November 2021 | 14 Webmentions | Comment

Italian coffee: a temporary triangle Tying together Italy, Brazil and Italian East Africa

“The cups might break, but the images recycle endlessly.”

Continue Reading →
in Podcasts | 13 September 2021 | 31 Webmentions | Comment

Post navigation

Independent Publisher empowered by WordPress

"The cups might break, but the images recycle endlessly."