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The History of American Food

198 episodes

159.5 The Turkey History Episode... Just for Fun

The History of American Food

24:04Nov 27, 2025

159 The Roots of Grocery Store Culture Lie in a Big Country

The History of American Food

24:15Nov 26, 2025

158 Are You Rich Enough or Poor Enough to Hunt in the Early 19th Century?

The History of American Food

25:13Nov 12, 2025

157 More Plates You Say? Let's Make Dining More Complicated

The History of American Food

19:14Oct 29, 2025

156 The History of Plates

The History of American Food

26:17Oct 15, 2025

155 Whales - They Start to Bring the Kitchen Indoors and Change Dinner Time

The History of American Food

23:07Oct 1, 2025

154 Fashionable Vegetables from Europe & Stealth Ones from America

The History of American Food

33:14Sep 17, 2025

153 Coffee Finds a New Home

The History of American Food

34:11Sep 3, 2025

152 Early 19th Century Tea - Still Extremely Fashionable

The History of American Food

30:45Aug 20, 2025

151 The First Chinese Food in America

The History of American Food

38:34Aug 6, 2025

150 Lobster - From Poor Man's Chicken to Fancy Canned Good

The History of American Food

23:31Jul 23, 2025

149 Trains & Buying Stuff in the Early 19th Century - The Birth of American Consumer Culture

The History of American Food

27:00Jul 9, 2025

148 Making Beef for Dinner - Increases in Early 19th Century Cattle

The History of American Food

32:45Jun 25, 2025

147 How to Survive Drinking Milk in the Early 19th Century

The History of American Food

33:38Jun 11, 2025

146 What Was Early 19th Century America's Problem with Mushrooms?

The History of American Food

28:14May 28, 2025

145 Mushroom History - Food Edition & What Eactly is a Mushroom Anyway?

The History of American Food

28:55May 14, 2025

144 Early 19th Century Apples - the Fruit of Progress & Propaganda

The History of American Food

32:59Apr 30, 2025

143 Oats & Hay - Grass Powers the Early 19th Century World

The History of American Food

32:21Apr 16, 2025

142 Are Chickens Alternate Reality Pigs?

The History of American Food

40:51Apr 2, 2025

141 The Forking of America - When We Start to Stop Eating with our Hands

The History of American Food

35:43Mar 19, 2025

140 Tasty Preseerved Pork - Early 19th Century Ham & Sausage plus Scrapple

The History of American Food

33:18Mar 5, 2025

139 How to Eat Pork in the Early 19th Century

The History of American Food

30:55Feb 19, 2025

138 19th Century Pigs - Greasng the Way to the Future

The History of American Food

26:29Feb 5, 2025

137 American Crackers – Biscuit by Another Name or Another Thing?

The History of American Food

29:53Jan 22, 2025

136 America is Made of Bread & Steel

The History of American Food

35:00Jan 8, 2025

Crossover… PART 16 - Is This too Many Locations? Zorro S1E6 on Amazon Prime

The History of American Food

1:04:02Dec 27, 2024

135 Some of the Reasons America is so Weird About Liquor - Lack of Cash, Lack of Refrigeration & Lack of Expertise

The History of American Food

34:28Dec 18, 2024

Crossover... Part 15: SLAP! Achievement Unlocked Zorro S1E5 on Amazon Prime

The History of American Food

1:14:01Dec 13, 2024

134 Lessons from Early 19th Century American Stew

The History of American Food

39:09Dec 4, 2024

133.5 BONUS - Unnecessary Romanian Adventure

The History of American Food

40:08Nov 29, 2024

133 Stew – A History Including Etymology, Techniques, & What it Was Called Before

The History of American Food

26:51Nov 20, 2024

132.5 Bonus - Danderfunk, Salt Junk, & Scurvy- Cuisine Aboard Ships

The History of American Food

58:10Nov 13, 2024

132 Baked Beans - Boston and the Other Kinds

The History of American Food

28:56Nov 6, 2024

Crossover… Part 14: It’s Definitely a Telenovela - Now With Twins - Zorro S1E4 on Amazon Prime

The History of American Food

1:16:39Nov 2, 2024

131 The Fruits and Nuts of America - The Natives, Not the Imports

The History of American Food

36:12Oct 23, 2024

Crossover... Part 13: What The Hell Is Going On, 1st Installment - Zorro S1E3 on Amazon Prime

The History of American Food

1:09:17Oct 18, 2024

130 America Goes on a Diet - Part 1: Grahamism and the Vegetable Diet

The History of American Food

40:23Oct 9, 2024

Crossover... Part 12: No Tapas, But This Has EVERYTHING Else - Zorro S1E2 on Amazon Prime

The History of American Food

1:11:00Oct 4, 2024

129 America Goes on a Diet - A History

The History of American Food

24:27Sep 25, 2024

BONUS: John S. Pemberton Sells the First Glass of Coca-Cola - History Daily

The History of American Food

15:41Sep 18, 2024

128 Blancmange, Jelly and other Jiggly Things

The History of American Food

31:58Sep 11, 2024

Crossover... Part 11: So What if Zorro - but a Telenovela and So Much Fun? - Zorro S1E1 on Amazon Prime

The History of American Food

1:17:28Sep 6, 2024

127 Old World Cake - New World Cake

The History of American Food

31:52Aug 28, 2024

Crossover... Part 10: The End, Or Is It? Is there a Shogun Multiverse Now? - Shogun Ep 10

The History of American Food

1:00:34Aug 23, 2024

126 You Batter Tell Me Where You Went - Puddin'

The History of American Food

29:52Aug 14, 2024

Crossover... Part 9: Death & Other Heartbreaks - Shogun Ep 9

The History of American Food

1:07:45Aug 9, 2024

125 Slow Bread, Quick Bread, Iron Kettle Bread, Pan Bread

The History of American Food

32:09Jul 31, 2024

Crossover... Part 8: Of Course It's A Trap - Shogun Ep 8

The History of American Food

1:15:38Jul 27, 2024

124 The Beginning of the End of Fish Variety

The History of American Food

33:46Jul 18, 2024

Crossover... Part 7: Emo Lyrics & Silly Hats - Shogun Ep 7

The History of American Food

1:16:07Jul 12, 2024