About this episode

The episode features an interview with Volker Bach discussing the food traditions of medieval Germany.

* Enjoy some great olive oil discounts if you buy your oil from here: https://www.citizensofsoil.com/OLIVE10TDL and use the code OLIVE10TDL * Hello! Today's interview is with the master of German Historic Food, Volker Bach! And I'm so exciting to share it with you! What was medieval Germany? When and where do we find the first ever recipes in the German language? What would you eat as a peasant or as an elite? And what are the influences to modern German cuisine? Find out all the about and a lot a lot more, in today's episode! More about Volker Volker Bach website: The history of German food in Europe and the world https://www.culina-vetus.de/ Kuchenmaistrey: A 15th-Century German Cookbook https://a.co/d/043L6kZO Landsknecht-Cookbook https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Books-Media/Books/Middle-Ages/Bach-Volker-Landsknecht-Cookbook.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqOLTUT7AsJsNF--bOsu7OdP4AfA1eL9h-fUiaoTAQzQOT5UZDH My online food recommendations for this week: Oyster farmer quits after pressure from royal landowner: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2k7n2jv29o The Silk Road Gourmet https://silkroadgourmet.com/ Fare issue 19: Athens…

People in this episode

Host: Thom

Guest: Volker Bach

Topics covered

• medieval cuisine
• German food history
• cooking traditions
• peasant food
• elite dining
• modern German cuisine

Keywords

• medieval Germany
• German recipes
• food traditions
• cuisine influences
• peasant food
• elite food

Sponsors

Citizens of Soil

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Culina Vetus, BBC

Books & works: Kuchenmaistrey: A 15th-Century German Cookbook, Landsknecht-Cookbook, The Silk Road Gourmet, Fare issue 19: Athens

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