The Fantastic History Of Food

Stories of the fun, bizarre and often ridiculous, history of food. Join me as we explore The Fantastic History of Food. Contact me on foodhistorypod@gmail.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support .

The Fantastic History Of Food is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 60 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  When A Navy Destroyer Fought A Submarine Using Potatoes

  Jun 18, 202617 min

  War often calls for quick thinking and unconventional tactics, but few battles have ever been won with… potatoes. But, during World War II, the USS O’Bannon, a U.S. Navy destroyer, found itself in a tense standoff with a Japanese submarine. With the enemy dangerously close, too near in fact for their deck guns to be effective, the crew resorted to a rather unexpected weapon. This is the incredible tale of how the USS O’Bannon used quick thinking, and a well-stocked pantry, to help sink a Japanese submarine. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WILD HISTORY OF WAR: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1896816399 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033nrBsVgo8URSbobSZIhU Website: wildhistoryofwar.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support .

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  Defending A Town With Just Two Loaves Of Bread

  Jun 4, 202623 min

  At it’s very core, war is essentially throwing everything you have at your enemy hoping that they break first, and at times that breaking point can be as much a psychological one as a physical one. Wars of attrition, as in the case of prolonged siege warfare, is all about seeing who can last the longest. And today's story is all about one of those siege warfare breaking points, and how an army was defeated by a woman who had nothing but her cunning, boldness and two loaves of bread. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WILD HISTORY OF WAR: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1896816399 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033nrBsVgo8URSbobSZIhU Website: wildhistoryofwar.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support .

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  56 - Robert May's "Spectacle Feasts"

  Jun 21, 202415 min

  The entire experience of eating a fancy meal these days is no longer just about the food itself. For decades, chefs like Heston Blumenthal have been creating entire culinary experiences to delight all of your senses at once, pairing sounds, smells and textures along with the already delicious flavours of their food. But while this trend has taken off again more recently, this is by no means a modern practice. In fact, as far back as the early 1600’s an innovative chef by the name of Robert May was creating similar sensory dining experiences all around Elizabethan England. Today, we’ll discover just who this man was, and how he went about revolutionising banquets into what would come to be called his "Spectacle Feasts". ------------------- Thank you to my all of my supporters! We're just one away from 30 Supporters, and it could be YOU! You can support me on Patreon for just $2 a month: patreon.com/foodhistorypod ------------------- Sources for this episode's research: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-aaron-mahnkes-cabinet-of-c-29519194/episode/chefs-table-172173292/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-fantastical-feasts-of-englands-first-celebrity-chef https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_May_(cook) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support .

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  55 - How Sausages Helped Win A Battle

  Jun 7, 202416 min

  It’s well into the northern european winter season at the end of 1939. Five hundred thousand Russian Soviet Soldiers are making a collective push northwards, swarming the countryside as they go. They are armed to the hilt with tanks, explosives, machine guns, grenades and a staggeringly overwhelming number of troops. But there is one thing that they didn’t count on, one thing that threatened to derail their entire military offensive altogether. And that one thing, was the humble sausage. ------------------- Thank you to my brand-new supporters: Josh Lovetere Zachary Hedden You too can support me on Patreon for just $2 a month: patreon.com/foodhistorypod ------------------- Sources for this episode's research: https://www.history.com/news/the-bizarre-sausage-war-that-inspired-hitler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Varolampi_Pond https://www.finlandatwar.com/the-sausage-war-an-army-marches-on-its-stomach/ https://sofrep.com/news/sausage-war-when-hunger-got-the-best-of-the-soviets/ https://short-history.com/sausage-war-733d71767317 https://pennytyrrellmcqueen.wixsite.com/togetherapart/single-post/2016/10/26/sausage-war Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support .

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  54 - When Pineapples Were Status Symbols

  May 23, 202415 min

  For the majority of history they were considered the ultimate delicacy by European nobility who just couldn’t get enough of them. From snack to status symbol, the pineapple has graced many a King and Queens palace courts, while outside of them they took on a mythical quality akin to some sort of precious jewel. Today, we’ll track the pineapples voyage across the seas and into the history books as it became synonymous with the very peak of royal de rigeour. ------------------- Thank you to our brand-new supporter: Sarah Thompson You too can support me on Patreon for just $2 a month: patreon.com/foodhistorypod ------------------- Sources for this episode's research: https://www.thedailymeal.com/1233796/in-the-1700s-pineapples-were-wildly-expensive-symbols-of-prosperity/ https://www.britannica.com/plant/pineapple https://www.bimstore.co/resources/10-facts-about-pineapples https://www.tastesofhistory.co.uk/post/a-brief-history-of-foods-pineapple https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/04/25/the-strange-history-of-the-king-pine/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3-uKgiyE3Y https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple#:~:text=Precolonial%20cultivation,-The%20wild%20plant&text=By%20the%20late%201400s%2C%20cropped,it%20into%20India%20by%201550 . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support .

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