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Lunch With Libby: Peas
HISTORY’s chief historian fills us in on green peas, which were served by the Romans and beloved by Thomas Jefferson.
Ahoy, Pass the Cabbage: Preserved Foods in the Age of Exploration
This week, we’ll take a look at preserved foods aboard ships, and find out how even a humble cabbage can change the course of human history.
Restaurants, B.C.E. (Before the Contemporary Eatery)
What were history’s first restaurants like, and what did these early eateries serve?
Vomitoriums: Fact or Fiction?
You’ve heard all about them, but how much of the vomitorium story is mere myth?
