Tasting History with Max Miller

Season 2024

Love Food? Can't get enough of History? Then you've come to the right place. Every Tuesday, Max Miller shows you how to make a different historic dish while exploring the history surrounding it.

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61 Episodes

  • The Fake (and real) History of Potato Chips
    E1
    The Fake (and real) History of Potato Chips
  • The Legend of the Wiener Schnitzel
    E2
    The Legend of the Wiener Schnitzel
  • Breakfast in Jane Austen's England
    E3
    Breakfast in Jane Austen's England
  • Lobscouse, Hardtack & Navy Sea Cooks
    E4
    Lobscouse, Hardtack & Navy Sea Cooks
  • Table Manners in the Ottoman Empire - Acem Pilav
    E5
    Table Manners in the Ottoman Empire - Acem Pilav
  • Deviled Bones - The History of Hot Wings
    E6
    Deviled Bones - The History of Hot Wings
  • The Roman Colosseum: What It Was Like to Attend the Games
    E7
    The Roman Colosseum: What It Was Like to Attend the Games
  • Why a Tire Company Gives Out Food’s Most Famous Award
    E8
    Why a Tire Company Gives Out Food’s Most Famous Award
  • 18th Century Spiced Hot Chocolate
    E9
    18th Century Spiced Hot Chocolate
  • Feeding the Shogun: The Feasts of Feudal Japan
    E10
    Feeding the Shogun: The Feasts of Feudal JapanFX's Shōgun centers around the rise of the Shōgun in the early 17th century. The Shōgun was accustomed to lavish feasts, so I was inspired to make 2 dishes from the period; Namasu No & Nanban ryōri.
  • What People Ate on Ellis Island
    E11
    What People Ate on Ellis Island
  • 5 Foods that Changed Fast Food Forever
    E12
    5 Foods that Changed Fast Food Forever
  • The Original Chef Boyardee Spaghetti Dinner
    E13
    The Original Chef Boyardee Spaghetti Dinner
  • A History of Waffles - Communion Wafers to Eggo
    E14
    A History of Waffles - Communion Wafers to Eggo
  • What it was like to visit a Medieval Tavern
    E15
    What it was like to visit a Medieval Tavern
  • What Pioneers ate on the Oregon Trail
    E16
    What Pioneers ate on the Oregon Trail
  • Airline Food During the Golden Age of Air Travel
    E17
    Airline Food During the Golden Age of Air Travel
  • Dining on The Orient Express
    E18
    Dining on The Orient Express
  • What the First Astronauts Ate - Food in Space
    E19
    What the First Astronauts Ate - Food in Space
  • Dining on the Luxury Liner Lusitania
    E20
    Dining on the Luxury Liner Lusitania
  • Eating on a German U-Boat in WW1
    E21
    Eating on a German U-Boat in WW1
  • Ancient Egyptian Spiral Bread of the Pharaoh
    E22
    Ancient Egyptian Spiral Bread of the Pharaoh
  • What Troops Ate On D-Day - World War 2 Meals & Rations
    E23
    What Troops Ate On D-Day - World War 2 Meals & Rations
  • The History of Barbecue
    E24
    The History of Barbecue
  • Recreating the Last Meal of Ötzi the Iceman
    E25
    Recreating the Last Meal of Ötzi the Iceman
  • What Food was Served at Wild West Saloons?
    E26
    What Food was Served at Wild West Saloons?
  • How Gold Rush Miners Ate in the Wild West
    E27
    How Gold Rush Miners Ate in the Wild West
  • Reviving an Old West Ghost Town with Brent Underwood
    E28
    Reviving an Old West Ghost Town with Brent Underwood
  • Making the Black Mead of Medieval France - Bochet
    E29
    Making the Black Mead of Medieval France - Bochet
  • The True History of Deep Dish Pizza
    E30
    The True History of Deep Dish PizzaThe sordid origins of the deep dish pizza, and original recipes from the 1940s.
  • Eating in a Civil War Prison - Andersonville to Elmira
    E31
    Eating in a Civil War Prison - Andersonville to ElmiraThe horrific conditions in Civil War prisons, and a mock apple pie recipe from a Confederate cookbook.
  • How Strawberries were Accidentally Invented
    E32
    How Strawberries were Accidentally InventedThe accidental origins of the modern strawberry, and a Tudor-era recipe for a strawberry tart.
  • The Deadly Job of Royal Food Taster
    E33
    The Deadly Job of Royal Food TasterThe history of one of the worst jobs: food taster, and a (non-toxic) recipe for mushrooms that might have poisoned the Roman Emperor Claudius.
  • Dr. Kellogg & the Disturbing Invention of Corn Flakes
    E34
    Dr. Kellogg & the Disturbing Invention of Corn FlakesThe dramatic story of the Kellogg brothers and the original recipe for Corn Flakes.
  • Cooking on the American Homefront During WWII
    E35
    Cooking on the American Homefront During WWIIRationing and food on the home front in the US during WWII, and a recipe for a mock steak made out of ground beef and Wheaties.
  • The Murder of Egypt's Forgotten Queen
    E36
    The Murder of Egypt's Forgotten QueenThe murder-filled story of Egypt’s only female sultan, and a medieval recipe for Om Ali, a delicious spiced bread pudding with nuts, sultanas, and rose water.
  • What Was A Real Viking Funeral Like?
    E37
    What Was A Real Viking Funeral Like?The grisly details of what Viking funerals were like, and a recipe for flatbread recreated from findings at Viking funeral sites.
  • How To Make 17th Century Clotted Cream - A History
    E38
    How To Make 17th Century Clotted Cream - A HistoryThe history of clotted (or clouted) cream, and a 17th century recipe for it, an 18th century recipe for serving it, and a 20th century recipe for scones.
  • The History of Brownies
    E39
    The History of BrowniesThe history of brownies from elf-like creatures to decadent chocolate baked good and a recipe from 1904.
  • Cooking on the Soviet Homefront during WWII
    E40
    Cooking on the Soviet Homefront during WWIIRationing and starvation in the Soviet Union during WWII, and a recipe from a wartime cookbook for millet and pumpkin porridge.
  • What Did History’s Pets Eat?
    E41
    What Did History’s Pets Eat?How people have fed and cared for their pets from ancient Rome to the Victorian Age, and a recreation of the original dog biscuit.
  • The Wild Parties of Regency England
    E42
    The Wild Parties of Regency EnglandThe wild, crowded house parties of 18th and 19th century London, and a recipe for the delicious, dense cakes that were popular to serve at them.
  • Beef Tea from a Victorian Hospital
    E43
    Beef Tea from a Victorian HospitalThe history of beef tea, the sustenance of choice for invalids and convalescents in the 19th century, and a recipe from 1851.
  • Did Medieval People Eat Breakfast?
    E44
    Did Medieval People Eat Breakfast?Who (and who didn’t) eat breakfast in the Middle Ages, what they ate, and a 15th century recipe for medieval Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
  • World War 2 rations on the British Home Front
    E45
    World War 2 rations on the British Home FrontRationing in the UK during World War II, and recipes for mock banana cream and the National Loaf.
  • Surviving the Titanic - Dining on Carpathia
    E46
    Surviving the Titanic - Dining on CarpathiaThe experience of those on board the RMS Carpathia and the Titanic survivors that they rescued, and soup that might have been amongst the first foods served to the survivors.
  • The Titanic Survivors Arrive in New York - Hamilton Pudding
    E47
    The Titanic Survivors Arrive in New York - Hamilton PuddingWhat happened when the Carpathia docked in New York with the 705 survivors of the Titanic, and an early 20th century recipe for a dessert served aboard the Carpathia the last day aboard the ship.
  • Candy War: Babe Ruth Vs Baby Ruth
    E48
    Candy War: Babe Ruth Vs Baby RuthThe controversial (but brilliant?) naming of Baby Ruth candy bars, and a popular recipe from the 1940s for Baby Ruth cookies that appeared on the wrappers of the time.
  • The Myth and Truth behind Croissants - A Recipe from 1850
    E49
    The Myth and Truth behind Croissants - A Recipe from 1850The origins of the croissant, from Viennese kipferl to the modern flaky pastry, and a mid-19th century recipe for a bread-like version.
  • Election Cake from 1796
    E50
    Election Cake from 1796The history of Election Day as a major holiday in Hartford, Connecticut, and a scaled down 18th century recipe of any Election Day table: election cake.
  • Ancient Roman Cheesecake - Savillum
    E51
    Ancient Roman Cheesecake - SavillumThe foods served at lavish ancient Roman feasts and a recipe from the 2nd century BC for an early form of cheesecake.
  • Cooking on the German Home Front During World War 2
    E52
    Cooking on the German Home Front During World War 2Food, rationing, and hunger in Germany during WWII, and a recipe for a casserole from a German magazine early on in the war.
  • Eating in a London Blitz Bomb Shelter
    E53
    Eating in a London Blitz Bomb ShelterBomb shelters and the Tube during the Blitz in WWII, and ration-friendly recipes for soup and honey biscuits from the period.
  • Cranberry Apple Pie & the Invention of Thanksgiving
    E54
    Cranberry Apple Pie & the Invention of ThanksgivingSarah Josepha Hale’s campaign to make Thanksgiving a national holiday, and a cranberry tart recipe from her magazine in 1866.
  • What did Alexander the Great eat?
    E55
    What did Alexander the Great eat?Feasting with Alexander the Great and an ancient Roman recipe for a complex sauce for poultry using ingredients that Alexander would have had.
  • Food in the Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War 2
    E56
    Food in the Japanese-American Internment Camps of World War 2Food supplies and cooking in the Japanese incarceration camps during WWII, and a recipe for tuna noodle casserole from one of the camps’ newspapers.
  • The Great Eggnog Riot at West Point Military Academy
    E57
    The Great Eggnog Riot at West Point Military AcademyThe Eggnog Riot at West Point and a 19th century recipe from the White House Cook Book.
  • What Are Sugar Plums? How to make real Victorian sugar plums
    E58
    What Are Sugar Plums? How to make real Victorian sugar plumsWhat a real Victorian sugar plum was, and a labor-intensive, days-long process of making some from a 19th century recipe.
  • Christmas During the Great Depression
    E59
    Christmas During the Great DepressionCelebrating Christmas during the Great Depression, and a recipe for a less expensive Christmas pudding made with gelatin and chocolate.
  • Making School Cafeteria Pizza from the 1980s & '90s
    E60
    Making School Cafeteria Pizza from the 1980s & '90sFood in US schools post-1960s and an extremely nostalgic recipe for cheese pizza from 1988.
  • 3,500 Years of Hangover Cures - Kishkiyya from Baghdad
    E61
    3,500 Years of Hangover Cures - Kishkiyya from BaghdadHangover cures from the last 3,500 years, and a 10th century recipe from Baghdad for a curative lamb stew.

 

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