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Food History & Material Culture
Tasting History with Max Miller (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsaGKqPZnGp_7N80hcHySGQ
Reconstruction of historical recipes from primary sources — Roman (Apicius), Medieval (Le Viandier), ancient Egyptian, Persian, Chinese, and Indian cuisines. Each episode combines food history with an actual attempt to cook the dish using period-appropriate techniques and ingredients. A window into material culture and daily life that complements political and military history. [→ world-history; food-history; material-culture]
OTR Food & History (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5gEYNnKdX4dzuQ0S09y5Q
Indian food history at the intersection of culinary practice and historical research — tracing how dishes, spices, and cooking techniques traveled across the subcontinent, how trade routes shaped cuisine, and how political history (Mughal, British, Dravidian) left its mark on Indian food culture. [→ world-history; food-history; india]
A 1000-Year-Old Delicacy — Green Tangerine and Kudzu Root Powder (YouTube, Watch History) Video on traditional East Asian food preservation and culinary heritage — a window into food as historical artefact, connecting regional agricultural practices to culinary tradition. [→ world-history; food-history; east-asia]