Tasting History is the cooking show for history lovers and the history show for food lovers.
From Ancient Babylon to WWII, this is the place to learn about history’s delicious and sometimes horrific foods and their stories.
Latest Episodes
The dining experience aboard the Lusitania and her final voyage, along with a very fancy frozen dessert that was served to second class passengers in 1913
How food in space has evolved and a recipe from the 1960s featuring Tang
What it was like to travel on the Orient Express and the luxurious food that was served on board
The history of food on airlines and three recipes for a full meal from the Golden Age of air travel
What cooking and eating was like on the Oregon Trail (it was rough), and a 19th century recipe for johnny cakes
Medieval inns, taverns, and alehouses and a medieval meat stew that could have been served at them
The history of waffles and a recipe for waffles with butter and wine sauce from 1714
The real-life story of Chef Boyardee and a likely recipe for his original spaghetti with meat sauce
What it was like on Ellis Island in the early 20th century, and two recipes for dishes that appeared on an Ellis Island menu in 1920