
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: Wh... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 87 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | FoodArtsHistory | |||

My guest on The British Food History Podcast today food historian and friend of the show Sam Bilton, podcaster and author of Much Ado About Cooking Delicious Shakespearean Feasts for Every Occasion, published by Headline and commissioned by Shakespea... more
My guest today is food historian Carwyn Graves, a specialist in the foodways and traditions of Wales, and we are talking about Welsh Sheep and Cattle – and their products.
Carwyn has written a wonderful book called Welsh Food Stories, published in ... more
My guest on The British Food History Podcast today is historian Mark Truesdale, scholar of the fifteenth-century King and Commoner tradition and its early modern afterlife and author of The King and Commoner Tradition: Carnivalesque Politics in Medie... more
In today’s episode, I speak with Peter Brears, a world-leading food historian. He was director of both York and Leeds City Museums, and is a consultant to the National Trust, English Heritage and Historic Royal Palaces.
He is the winner of the André... more
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Warning: you w i l l become an anglofile whilst listening
Thank you Neil for your delightful content and enthusiastic approach to the edible history of these islands! Always good to have an intriguing, fascinating and original way of thinking about the foods, dishes and recipes of our ancestors, without grand, sweeping negative generalisations! Keep it on!
Just discovered this podcast and have been having a wonderful time going through its back catalogue— what a gem!
Dr Buttery sounds just like Wallace from Wallace and Grommit so I picture Wallace puttering around his kitchen interviewing historians and being very charmingly British. This from a Texan Anglophile. Thank you Dr Buttery!
Dr Buttery sounds just like Wallace from Wallace and Grommit so I picture Wallace puttering around his kitchen interviewing historians and being very charmingly British. This from a Texan Anglophile. Thank you Dr Buttery!
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A comprehensive exploration of the rich tapestry of British food history, featuring a range of interviews and discussions with experts in the culinary and historiographical fields. Topics often covered include the cultural significance of traditional recipes, the evolution of regional specialities, and the role of historical events on contemporary eating habits. Unique in its approach, it often incorporates practical elements like foraging and recipe re-enactments, ensuring that listeners not only learn about food history but also get a taste of it through personal experiences shared by the host and guests. This podcast is likely to appeal to food enthusiasts and history buffs alike, providing insightful dialogue that connects the past with... more
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Recent guests on The British Food History Podcast include:
1. Mark Truesdale
2. Peter Brears
3. Paul Crane
4. Christina Wade
5. Tom Parker Bowles
6. David Wright
7. Jenny Linford
8. Matthew Cockin
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