More on English medieval recipes that use brains. This “new” recipe is remarkably similar to modern day dishes using brains and eggs.
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Medieval cheescake for a happy birthday
I love getting feedback from folk who try out one of my recipes. Here’s what Irys and Teal thought of Sambocade, the earliest cheesecake in England.
Language of Cookery 9: From brawn to brains
Did King Richard II have pig’s brain on the household menu? What’s the evidence for medieval English folk consuming animal brains?
Transatlantic History Ramblings
Listen in to Brian and Lauren’s Transatlantic History Ramblings podcast as they quiz me on medieval food history, and interrogate Ray, my recipe guinea pig, on what he really thinks about my modern medieval cuisine.