How terrible was Ivan the Terrible, and a recipe for cabbage and onion piroshki that could have graced his 16th century table

The life and reign of Caligula, one of Rome’s most villainous emperors, and a recipe for pork belly that could have graced the tables of his lavish banquets

Myths surrounding the mooncake, and one of the oldest known recipes for them from 1792

Exploring the question of if ninja existed or not, and a survival food from a 17th century ninja text that takes 3 years to make

The apples of medieval England, and the first recorded recipe for apple pie from the 14th century

The rule of Ferdinand I of Austria, and a recipe from 1858 for dumplings that he loved so very much

The hard lives of Victorian bakers, and a recipe for a very interesting ginger loaf (not gingerbread) from 1857

The food and dining in Folsom Prison, and an early 20th century meal from a combination of the military cookbooks they used and a commissary report

The decline of food availability on the home front in World War 2 Japan, and a recipe for mock grilled eel from before things got truly dire