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The British Food History Podcast

Welcome to "The British Food History Podcast": British food in all its (sometimes gory) glory with Dr. Neil Buttery. He"ll be looking in depth at all aspects of food with interviews with special guests, recipes, re-enactments, foraging, trying his hand at traditional techniques, and tracking down forgotten recipes and hyper-regional specialities. He"ll also be trying to answer the big question: What makes British food, so...British?

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35:43

Medieval Meals & Manners with Danièle Cybulskie

The British Food History Podcast ·

2024/02/19

In today’s episode, I am talking with medieval historian Danièle Cybulskie – also known as the 5-Minute Medievalist – about table manners in the Middle Ages.Danièle’s excellent new book Chivalry and Courtesy: Medieval Manners for a Modern World is out now and published by Abbeville Press.We talked about table manners, the importance of sharing and cleanliness, carving terminology, turkey legs and the pressures put on the person organising and overseeing the feasts and meals – the lady of the

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37:26

Spices with Ian Anderson

The British Food History Podcast ·

2024/02/03

In today’s episode, I am talking with Ian Anderson who has written a fantastic book published by the History Press called The History and Natural History of Spices.We discuss what a spice is – the definition changes through time, and includes animal as well as plant products – black pepper, the Portuguese spice trade, sugar as a spice, mustard and Thomas Moore’s head – amongst many other things.Ian’s Instagram page: @ian.d.andersonFind out more about The History and Natural History of Spices

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40:29

The Philosophy of Chocolate with Sam Bilton

The British Food History Podcast ·

2024/01/19

In today’s episode I am talking to returning guest and friend of the show food historian and writer Sam Bilton about her new book The Philosophy of Chocolate published by the British Library. Today Sam and I talk about how the peoples of Mesoamerica took their chocolate, how it came to Britain, chocolate houses, the sexualisation of chocolate, and the Cadbury’s Crème Egg Controversy, amongst other things.Find out more about the Philosophy of Chocolate here.There are 2 Easter eggs associated with

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44:59

Apples & Orchards with Joanna Crosby

The British Food History Podcast ·

2024/01/05

S07E03Apples & Orchards shownotesHappy New Year and welcome to episode 50 of the British Food History Podcast! I talk to Joanna Crosby about the history of apples and orchards in England. I saved this episode specially for today because it is Twelfth Night – the last day of Christmas – the traditional day of the Wassail, the blessing of the apple orchards. Joanna’s new book Apples and Orchards since the Eighteenth Century is out now from Bloomsbury.Things discussed today include, the origins of

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41:45

Christmas Special 2023: Mince Pies

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/12/20

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!Leaving a mince pie out for Santa this year? I do hope so. This year’s Christmas Special is all about mince pies: the history and baking, as well as the confusion surrounding the fact that there’s no meat in them. Neil makes some early 18th-century-shaped pies and makes a sweet lamb mincemeat from the North of England. He’s on a mission to get the meat back into mincemeat AND to have them on the menu outside of the Christmas period.A huge thank you to Ivan Day for his

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01:16:45

BONUS EPISODE: 18th Century Female Cookery Writers...

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/12/13

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the podcast which is a collaboration between myself and the Delicious Legacy, hosted by Thomas Ntinas. It’s all about some of the women who were writing cookery books in the 18th century, their characters and the influence they still have upon us today. Things mentioned in today’s episode:Thomas’s podcast Delicious LegacyThe Compleat Housewife by Eliza SmithThe Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy by Hannah GlasseProfessed Cookery by Ann CookThe Experienced

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34:16

Special Postbag Edition #3

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/09/06

It’s the end of the current run so that means it is time for the now traditional end-of-season special postbag edition. Thank you to everyone who has listened, downloaded, donated and spread the good word. I’ll be back in a couple of months (hopefully) for season seven!Previous episodes mentioned in the episode:The School Meals Service with Heather EllisTudor Cooking & Cuisine with Brigitte WebsterTinned Food with Lindsay MiddletonCake Baxters in Early Modern Scotland with Aaron AllenTripe

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42:27

English Food, a People's History with Diane Purkiss

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/08/27

Neil’s guest is Diane Purkiss and they talk about just some of the topics covered in her book English Food a People’s History published by William Collins. Diane is Professor of English Literature at Oxford University, and she has written about such topics as the English Civil War, the supernatural, especially witchcraft; folklore and fairytales; writer’s block and of course food and food history.They had a rather meandering conversation that covered: bread, and its poor reputation compared to that

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43:20

The School Meals Service with Heather Ellis

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/08/20

S06E09 The SchoolMeals Service with Heather Ellis: shownotesNeil’s guest today is Heather Ellis from Sheffield University. Helen is a historian of Education and she, along with academics from the University of Wolverhampton and UCL, have just embarked on an ambitious project looking at people’s experiences and memories of their school dinners in all four UK Home Nations. School dinners have been supplied by the School Meals Service – i.e. by the Government – since 1908.They talked about the project,

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40:58

Early Television Cookbooks & Tie-ins with Kevin Geddes

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/08/06

Neil talks to returning guest Kevin Geddes. He told us all about the wonderful, fabulous Fanny Cradock, but today he is talking to me about Television Cookery Shows and their cookbook tie-ins. Kevin wrote a very interesting paper on the early history and origins of TV Cookbooks, and Neil found it so interesting, and he thought you would find it interesting too.We talked about the early cooking programmes on the BBC before the war, and afterwards; the post-war TV cooks the theatrical Philip Harben

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41:30

18th Century Tavern Cooking with Marc Meltonville (&...

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/07/29

Esteemed food historian Marc Meltonville returns to the podcast to talk about taverns, 18th century dining and the cook and author Richard Briggs, the focus of his new book The Tavern Cook: Eighteenth Century Dining Through the Recipes of Richard Briggs which has recently been published by Prospect Books.We talked about how he found out about Richard Briggs and his book; the similarities and differences between life and cooking then and now; who may have influenced Briggs’ writing; his death;

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45:03

Tudor Cooking & Cuisine with Brigitte Webster

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/07/23

Today Neil talks with Brigitte Webster about her new book Eating with the Tudors which has just been published by Pen & Sword History.We talked about how she came to live in her Tudor house; how the food changed going in and coming out of the Tudor period; food and the four humours and how ideas about those also changed; favourite cookbooks; fritters; sops; mince pies; cheese; and many other things.Follow Brigitte on Twitter @tudorfoodrecipe;Instagram @tudor_experience; Facebook

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40:17

Tinned Food with Lindsay Middleton

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/07/15

Today Neil talks to food historian and returning guest Lindsay Middleton about the history of tinned food –something one doesn’t really think about, tinned food being just so every day.We talked about what led her to take on the topic, its origins, how people had to be convinced by such an alien concept, the big sell to the navy, and to well-to-do housewives, the big tined food scandal, and the inherent snobbishness around using tinned foods, and many other things.Follow Lindsay on Instagram and

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37:12

Medlars with Jane Steward

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/07/05

In this week’s episode, Neil talks to medlar expert Jane Steward. Jane has done sterling work in the area of medlar awareness, and now the medlar is not the forgotten fruit it once was. She has a medlar orchard and associated business Eastgate Larder selling a whole range of medlar products, and is the author of Medlars: Growing & Cooking, published by Prospect Books.We discuss how Jane discovered the fruit and made a business out of it, the domesticated varieties and wild fruits, growing medlar

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46:48

Recreating 16th Century Beer with Susan Flavin & Marc...

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/06/26

Today Neil talks to Susan Flavin and Marc Meltonville about recreating as close as possible beer from the accounts of Dublin Castle right at the end of the 16th century. This investigation is part of a much larger project called Food Cult, which is, according to their website “a five-year project funded by theEuropean Research Council. This project brings together history, archaeology, science and information technology to explore the diet and foodways of diverse communities in early modern Ireland

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38:08

Cake Baxters in Early Modern Scotland with Aaron Allen

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/06/18

We kick off the new season with a fascinating chat with Aaron Allen at Edinburgh University about cake baxters in Early Modern Scotland – usually women – who were unfree, and how they fit into society at this time. Making and selling of baked goods were highly controlled, and – quelle surprise – it was not in their favour. We also discuss the ways oatcakes and wheaten bread were baked, beehive oven tech, horse bread and many other things.Find Aaron on Twitter at Mary’sChapelProject: @MchapelprojectA

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01:03:52

Tripe Special: Sam Bilton & Neil Buttery Talk Tripe

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/05/05

In a special bonus of the podcast, Sam Bilton and Neil Buttery have combined forces to make a whole episode about all things tripe. We discuss our experiences, and why it is viewed rather differently in different countries and it’s indelible association with poverty. Sam interviews chef and food writer Rachel Roddy for some tripe inspiration, and Neil visits Chadwick’s stall at Bury Market to interview one of the few remaining tripe sellers in the country. He also takes some home to cook up.Things

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48:32

Special Postbag Edition #2

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/03/05

Neil’s polishing off season 5 with a postbag edition of news, readers’ questions, comments and queries, special events and other miscellany.Previous Episodes discussed in this episode:Invalid Cookery with Lindsay MiddletonTraditional Food of Lincolnshire with Rachel GreenChristmas Feasting with Annie GrayHogmanay and Hamely Kitchen with Paula McIntyreEel special: 1. Elvers with 'Elver' DaveEel special: 2. Silver Eels with John Wyatt GreenleeEel special: 3. The Plight of the Eel with Andrew Kerr18th

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47:33

Elizabeth Raffald with Alessandra Pino & Neil Buttery

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/02/24

Today the tables are turned, and Neil is the guest on his own podcast and is interviewed about his new book Before Mrs Beeton, Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper, about c18th cook and Manchester legend Elizabeth Raffald, published on 28 February.In the interviewer’s chair is previous guest and friend of the show Alessandra Pino. Alessandra is co-author of A Gothic Cookbook which is an illustrated cookbook inspired by classic and contemporary Gothic texts. She is also co-host

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42:50

Traditional Food of Lincolnshire with Rachel Green

The British Food History Podcast ·

2023/02/15

In this episode, Neil talks to chef and food writer Rachel Green about the traditional foods of Lincolnshire. Rachel is a chef, author, TV presenter, demonstrator, food campaigner and passionate ambassador of British produce, especially that from Lincolnshire.She comes from 14 generations of Lincolnshire farmers. spoke to Rachel in her home in the beautiful Lincolnshire countryside about Lincolnshire chine, Grimsby haddock, the importance of pigs, haslet, Lincolnshire poacher cheese, plum bread

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