British Food: A History

I went on a trip to Wales earlier this year with the family and brought several packs and tins of laverbread back with me.

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Conjure up an image of a bowl of cock-a-leekie soup; what pops into your mind?

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As promised on the bonus episode of The Secret British Food History Podcast with Sam Bilton discussing Elizabeth Robins Purnell’s collection of essays, The Feasts of Autolycus: The Diary of a Greedy Woman, here is a recipe for a kidney omelette, or omelet…

Welcome to this special bonus episode of The British Food History Podcast.

It’s time for the now traditional end-of-season postbag episode of The British Food History Podcast, where I (attempt to) answer your questions, read out your comments and mull over your queries.

In the most recent episode of The British Food History Podcast, Griddle & Bakestone Cookery with Peter Gilchrist & Ross Clarke, we talked about several culturally important bakestone bakes.

Today on The British Food History Podcast I am speaking with food historian Peter Gilchrist and food writer Ross Clarke, who specialise in writing about and rediscovering the traditional foods of Scotland and Wales, respectively.

Happy 4th of July to my listeners in the USA…and all of those around the world who also celebrate the day!

Both images: Guard Archaeology Today I am speaking with Maureen Kilpatrick of Guard Archaeology, a Scottish archaeology firm that has dug sites all over Scotland, but today we are focusing on one site called Guardbridge, in Fife, where the timespan the fi…

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