Ancient Recipes With Sohla

Season 3

Ancient Recipes with Sohla takes the food you know and love and traces it back to its origins. In each episode, Sohla El-Waylly details the surprising history of some of your favorite dishes as she attempts to recreate the original version using historical cooking techniques and ingredients. Along the way, Sohla highlights the differences between the ancient recipe and how we would prepare the modern version today.

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10 Episodes

Which Original Pumpkin Pie Is Better?
E1
Which Original Pumpkin Pie Is Better?Sohla aims to find out what pie was served at the first Thanksgiving and why the bakers didn't use any spices, as she bakes two pumpkin pie recipes from 1600s.
Did This Bread Cause the Salem Witch Trials?
E2
Did This Bread Cause the Salem Witch Trials?Sohla re-creates two recipes with a spooky past; first, she bakes a rye bread that may have been responsible for the Salem witch trials, then she crafts the original Halloween treat: druid soul cakes.
Should Meat Jelly Make a Comeback?
E3
Should Meat Jelly Make a Comeback?Sohla tackles an aspic jelly with fish tongues and lips from the earliest known Arabic cookbook.
Pemmican: The Original Survival Food
E4
Pemmican: The Original Survival FoodTo celebrate Native American Heritage Month, Sohla re-creates pemmican, a super food made of meat, fat, and berries that dates back over 5,000 years; Sohla speaks with Indigenous chef Shawn Sherman to learn more about the history of this dish.
Who Had the Best Christmas Cookie Recipe?
E5
Who Had the Best Christmas Cookie Recipe?Gingerbread men connect Abe Lincoln and Queen Elizabeth I; Sohla explores two distinct but delicious recipes for classic spiced cookies.
Sohla Cooks 3000-Year-Old Tamales for the Holidays
E6
Sohla Cooks 3000-Year-Old Tamales for the HolidaysIt's holiday season in the Ancient Recipes kitchen, so Sohla creates a holiday staple with truly ancient origins: tamales.
Sohla Tries a (Vegan?!) Gladiator Grain Bowl
E7
Sohla Tries a (Vegan?!) Gladiator Grain BowlSohla re-creates a staple of the ancient gladiator diet: a chickpea and barley mash topped with fresh goats cheese.
Sohla Cooks Ninja Stealth Food From the 1400s
E8
Sohla Cooks Ninja Stealth Food From the 1400sSohla adds fuel to the fire as she re-creates energy-packed foods of feudal Japan; a look into the nutrient-dense food balls that energized ninjas way back in the 1400s.
King Henry VIII's Lavish Brunch
E9
King Henry VIII's Lavish BrunchSohla makes a meal fit for a king, King Henry VIII to be exact; a lavish brunch including all the works.
Making the Lincolns' Fave Dessert
E10
Making the Lincolns' Fave DessertSohla makes a dish that had President Lincoln coming back for more.