More on the history of pumpkins and their use in European cooking, and a 17th century recipe for a creamy pumpkin soup

The pre-Depression origins of water pie, and a delicious recipe from 1908

The life of Vlad Dracula, or Vlad the Impaler, and a 16th century Transylvanian sour cherry sauce that could have been mistaken for blood

The historical food from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and a recipe for paprika hendl, or chicken paprikash, from five years before Dracula was published

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