@gastrohistory.bsky.socialAs climates shift and traditional growing regions suffer, the American South has potential to be the next global olive oil source.'
Fewer adulteration issues as well? ambrook.com/offrange/sup... #foodhistory #foodstudies #agriculture #EVOO #oliveoil
@grandaha.bsky.socialPoaching's whole trick is that the water never boils. You're holding it at a bare shiver—barely moving, no bubbles breaking the surface. Push it hotter to "cook faster" and you've shredded the thing you were trying to coddle. Restraint is the technique. #FoodHistory #Cooking #Poaching #TheStockpot
@beestrot.comThe Marco Polo pasta story was invented in 1929 by a trade journal. The pasta was already in Sicily 117 years before he left for China. #PastaHistory #FoodMyths #MarcoPolo #SicilianFood #FoodHistory #Cooksky
@fediboard-food.bsky.socialbeestrot.com · Jean Louis
Last Updated on October 2, 2026 by Jean Louis The story goes like this: Marco Polo returned from China in 1295, having spent seventeen years at the …
#food #pasta #pastahistory #foodmyths #marcopolo #sicilianfood #foodhistory
@cmoneyspinner.bsky.socialMy #foodie posts.
OCTOBER is National Pizza Month.
I'm celebrating.🍕
QOD (Question of the Day): Homemade Pizza or Buddha's Delight? eesfoodiejournal.blogspot.com/2016/11/qod-...
#pizza #recipes #nationaldays #LastSupper #foodiehumor #foodhistory #funfacts
@bluenavigator.bsky.socialPotatoes were once widely distrusted in France. Parmentier's famous guarded-field stunt turned suspicion into desire: valuable enough to guard, tempting enough to steal. https://www.worldfoodwine.com/vegetables/potato #FlavorHistorian #FoodHistory #Potato
@dutchkillsorg.bsky.socialHarvest season connects food, labor, and the routes that sustain LIC. Thank a grower, cook, vendor, or delivery worker in your neighborhood. #DutchKills #LIC #LongIslandCity #Queens #NYC #FoodHistory
@piespuddings.bsky.socialChester cake, was apparently invented by Mr Thomas, a confectioner in Chester, who encased a large fruit cake with pastry for the birthday of George IV in 1821.
You can find the recipe at piespuddingsandpottages.com/recipe-post/...
#britishfood #foodhistory #recipe #baking #fruitcakes #victorian
@victorianmasc.bsky.socialHungry, hungry hippophagists!?
My grim little article about the time the Victorians tried to make horse-eating fashionable is in this month’s issue of History Today and is free online for seven days. #c19th #foodhistory
@culinavetus.bsky.socialGrapenbraden is a Low German unicorn hunt, a beloved dish with no surviving recipe. Hafen braten means the same thing in High German, and there are a few texts. The rest is hope, and a decent onion sauce.
@janettespeyer.bsky.socialWhen my grandmother taught me to cook, I had no idea I was following a centuries-old tradition of women cooks whose names history forgot. In this article, I uncover the hidden legacy of women cooks.
#Women #WomenChefs #FoodHistory #FoodCulture #FoodHeritage
foodculturebites.com/women-cooks-...
@historyachannel.bsky.socialHormel launched Spam in 1937, and after the US entered WWII in 1941 the canned pork became a GI staple: the military received over 150 million pounds by war's end. It stayed on the menu in Hawaii, Guam, Okinawa, the Philippines and Korea. #FoodHistory
@beestrot.comBelgium has been claiming French fries for decades. Then a Belgian historian said they were wrong. France is quietly pleased. #Food #FrenchFries #Belgium #FoodHistory #FoodMyths #CulinaryDisputes
@fediboard-food.bsky.socialbeestrot.com · Jean Louis
Last Updated on September 30, 2026 by Jean Louis The Belgians have a strong opinion about this. They have had it for decades. They petitioned UNESCO. …
#food #frenchfries #belgium #foodhistory #foodmyths #culinarydisputes
@grandaha.bsky.socialCourt bouillon isn't a stock you build to flavor the fish. The acid and salt firm the flesh and keep it from falling apart; the aromatics are almost secondary. Escoffier codified a technique cooks had been running for generations before it got his name.
@gastrohistory.bsky.socialREMINDER: The online #ServeItForth #foodhistory conference is Saturday, 17 October 2026, featuring @neilbuttery, @mrssbilton, @Dr_Alessandra_P, and @DeliciousLegacy. Reg details available at eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-f.... Ticket = access to recording post-conference for those in other time zones.
@cmoneyspinner.bsky.socialNot every frozen meal brand gets hype, but some earn trust the slow way.
Foodie Nuggets: #FrozenMeals - May Not Be the Most Popular Brand, But I Trust Them eesfoodiejournal.blogspot.com/2026/09/food...
My #foodie posts.
#FrozenDinners #foodiehumor #foodhistory
@janettespeyer.bsky.socialPeasant foods like polenta, oats, potatoes, or offal weren’t trendy.
Today? Polenta is served with black truffles & bone marrow is served on tiny pieces of toast.
So how did humble foods become expensive cuisine?
#FoodHistory #FoodCulture #HeritageFood
foodculturebites.com/once-peasant...
@beestrot.comBefore it was sweet, chocolate was sacred, spiced, bitter and 3,000 years old. The bar you know is the simplified version. #Chocolate #MayaCivilization #FoodHistory #Cacao #FoodMyth #Foods
@fediboard-food.bsky.socialbeestrot.com · Jean Louis
Last Updated on September 29, 2026 by Jean Louis The chocolate you know is approximately 500 years old. The thing it replaced had existed for 3,000 …
#foodhistory #foodmyths #chocolatehistory #foodorigins #foodstories