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A Brief History of Turnip (And other Medieval Root Vegetables)
Manage episode 470917733 series 2618300
Hello!
How did the ancient Greeks and Romans ate turnip? And what was the position of this vegetable at the dinner table? How important was it?
And what the heck is a skirret, how do you cook it and why did we stop cultivating it on a large scale?
All this and more on this weeks episode!
This week's recommendations are
A is For Apple Podcast:
Kentwell medieval gardens
Charlie Taverner Street Food
https://charlietaverner.com/street-food/
Chiara Vigo: The last woman who makes sea silk:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691781
Music on this episode by Pavlos Kapralos and Miltos Boumis
Enjoy!
Much love,
Thom
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy.
If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy.
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164 episodes
Manage episode 470917733 series 2618300
Hello!
How did the ancient Greeks and Romans ate turnip? And what was the position of this vegetable at the dinner table? How important was it?
And what the heck is a skirret, how do you cook it and why did we stop cultivating it on a large scale?
All this and more on this weeks episode!
This week's recommendations are
A is For Apple Podcast:
Kentwell medieval gardens
Charlie Taverner Street Food
https://charlietaverner.com/street-food/
Chiara Vigo: The last woman who makes sea silk:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691781
Music on this episode by Pavlos Kapralos and Miltos Boumis
Enjoy!
Much love,
Thom
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy.
If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
164 episodes
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