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The British Food History Podcast

Neil Buttery
Food History
Mince Pies
Jane Grigson
British Food History
British Cuisine
English Food
Historical Cooking
Puddings
Medieval Meals
Black Pudding
Baking
Bread
Apples
Medieval Cuisine
Dining Etiquette
Chocolate
Haggis
Eels
Turkey
Social History

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

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Welcome back to The British Food History Podcast. In this episode, I am speaking with Peter Ross. Peter was, until recently, the Principal Librarian at the City of London's Guildhall Library. He is an historian of both food and crime in Georgian Lond... more

Welcome back to the British Food History Podcast. In this episode of the podcast, I am speaking with fish and seafood cookery expert CJ Jackson, author of The Great British Seafood Revival, published by Merlin Unwin

We talk about cod alternatives l... more

I received the sad news of the death Joanna Crosby when I was at the Leeds Symposium of Food History and Traditions in April.

Joanna was a talented food historian specialising in the history of apples and orchards, and she came on the podcast in 202... more

Welcome back to the British Food History Podcast. In today’s episode, I am speaking with Great British Bake Off alumnus Briony May Williams about retro foods. She’s on a mission to bring back some of the foods of the 21st century that are maybe not b... more

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Recent Guests

CJ Jackson
Fish and seafood cookery expert, author of The Great British Seafood Revival
Billingsgate School, Leith's School of Food and Wine, Cod and Blue Cookery School
Episode: British Fish & Seafood with CJ Jackson
Briony May Williams
Great British Bake Off alumnus, author of The Retro Recipe Society, podcaster, and TV presenter
Author of The Retro Recipe Society; GBBO alum
Episode: Retro Foods with Briony May Williams
Neil Currie
Co-owner of Netherton Foundry, craftsman and designer of spun iron cookware
Netherton Foundry
Episode: Spun Iron Cookware with Netherton Foundry
Sue Currie
Co-owner of Netherton Foundry, presenter and entrepreneur
Netherton Foundry
Episode: Spun Iron Cookware with Netherton Foundry
Toby Currie
Son of Neil and Sue, apprentice/worker at Netherton Foundry
Netherton Foundry
Episode: Spun Iron Cookware with Netherton Foundry
Mark Dawson
Food historian specializing in early modern and Midlands regional food
Independent historian / author
Episode: Traditional Food of Derbyshire with Mark Dawson
Katherine Harvey
Medieval scholar specializing in medieval and early modern history
University/academic focus not explicitly named in transcript
Episode: Healthy Eating in the Middle Ages with Katherine Harvey
Jennie Hood
Food historian and author, specializing in medieval recipes
Medieval Food with Jennie
Episode: Haggis & the First Burns Suppers with Jennie Hood
Carwyn Graves
Food historian and author of Welsh Food Stories
Episode: Welsh Sheep & Cattle with Carwyn Graves

Host

Dr. Neil Buttery
Food historian and chef; host focused on British food history and cultural context.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 162 ratings
  • Always an enjoyable moment in my podcast rotation.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    EB
    5 months ago
  • You always cheerleader me up

    Warning: you w i l l become an anglofile whilst listening

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Berengaria-Nicolaas
    Netherlands7 months ago
  • Fascinating

    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!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Thomomatic
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Fabulous

    Just discovered this podcast and have been having a wonderful time going through its back catalogue— what a gem!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Bluedodo127
    United Kingdom8 months ago
  • 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!

    Audible
    5
    Katherine M.
    United Statesa year ago

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Accessible, entertaining deep dives into food history
Engaging host with practical, no-nonsense approach and curiosity
High-quality guests and diverse topics keep the content fresh

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Apple Podcasts
#148
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Apple Podcasts
#12
United Kingdom/Arts/Food
Apple Podcasts
#86
Canada/Arts/Food
Apple Podcasts
#113
United Kingdom/Arts
Apple Podcasts
#74
Australia/Arts/Food
Apple Podcasts
#17
New Zealand/Arts/Food

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Special Episode in Memory of Joanna Crosby: Apples & Orchards
Q: Why are grafting and rootstock important in apple cultivation?
Grafting allows preserving a desirable variety by attaching it to a rootstock that provides vigor and height; it also ensures uniformity in commercial production, while maintains genetic distinctiveness of the variety.
Special Episode in Memory of Joanna Crosby: Apples & Orchards
Q: What was your way into studying apples and orchards?
Joanna explains a dual path: a lifelong interest in heritage and history, plus formal training and hands-on work in community orchards that led to research on heritage apples.
Traditional Food of Derbyshire with Mark Dawson
Q: What were your main resources and how did you go about researching this material?
I relied heavily on the British Newspaper Archive for contemporary notes, plus local libraries and Derbyshire Archives with manuscript cookbooks going back to the 17th century; I also studied local market histories and accounts to cross-check regional dishes and terminology.
Traditional Food of Derbyshire with Mark Dawson
Q: How did you wrangle that one? How did it come about?
Amberley actually got in touch with me, the publisher, as part of a county-by-county series on traditional foods, and they invited me to do Derbyshire; I built on previous work and expanded the focus beyond oatcakes to include other Derbyshire foods and drinks.
Subversive Feasting in Medieval King & Commoner Tales with Mark Truesdale
Q: What about The King and Commoner Tale? Is there a standard format?
There is a standard plot structure in these tales, often involving a king who becomes lost in the forest and encounters a commoner with grievances.

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A deep-dive show into British culinary history, blending scholarly insight with practical cooking knowledge and engaging interviews. Episodes consistently explore traditional dishes, regional specialties, historical eating habits, and the social contexts of food, often featuring historians, authors, curators, and cooks who bring forgotten recipes and regional lore back to life. A standout is the host's ability to balance rigorous research with accessible storytelling, along with frequent guest experts who illuminate topics from Burns Night traditions to medieval feasting, making it a rich resource for anyone curious about how Britain's edible past shapes today's culture.

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2. Briony May Williams
3. Neil Currie
4. Sue Currie
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7. Katherine Harvey
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