A Proto-Pizza Emerges from a Fresco on a Pompeii Wall

Re:A Proto-Pizza Emerges from a Fresco on a Pompeii Wall by zetazzed on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @11:17AM (#36507737)

For those interested in food and history, I would definitely recommend the Tasting History series on YouTube. Every episode, Max Miller makes a dish from a (sometimes vague) old recipe and does a short, relevant history lesson. E.g. he covers 500 year old proto-pizza here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6XvMKdD2tY&t=12s), medieval trenchers here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6XvMKdD2tY&t=12s), and lots of Roman recipes.

For something more academic, Ken Albala has a whole course on the cultural history of food here: https://www.wondrium.com/food-a-cultural-culinary-history

I'm not connected to either - they are both just great sources of fun that will make you think about food differently.

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Re:A Proto-Pizza Emerges from a Fresco on a Pompeii Wall by EA-3167 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @11:49AM (#36508245)

As a fellow fan I'll second that recommendation, and add the Townsends to the mix (https://www.youtube.com/@townsends). I got into them before Tasting History was around, and I feel like they complement each other in a lot of ways. The Townsend stuff also has a wonderful "living history" approach with their historical homestead, and it's always incredibly informative.

Like you I'm not affiliated with any of this, it's just a desire to get other people into something I love.

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Re:A Proto-Pizza Emerges from a Fresco on a Pompeii Wall by sumobob2112 on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @04:27PM (#36512111)

Also a shoutout if you like Tasting History, he just put out his first cookbook, it is a fascinating read and great recipes

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