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The British Food History Podcast

Neil Buttery
The British Food History Podcast
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  • Black & White Pudding with Matthew Cockin & Grant Harper
    Welcome to the first episode of season 9 of The British Food History Podcast!Today I am talking with Matthew Cockin and Grant Harper of Fruit Pig – the last remaining commercial craft producer of fresh blood black puddings in the UK.We talk about how and why they started up Fruit Pig, battling squeamishness, why it’s so difficult to make fresh blood black puddings, and serving suggestions – amongst many other thingsFruit Pig are sponsoring the 9th season of the podcast and Grant and Matthew are very kindly giving listeners to the podcast a unique special offer 10% off your order until the end of October 2025 – use the offer code Foodhis in the checkout at their online shop, www.fruitpig.co.uk.If you can, support the podcast and blogs by becoming a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, including bonus blog posts and recipes, access to the easter eggs and the secret podcast, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here.This episode was mixed and engineered by Thomas Ntinas of the Delicious Legacy podcast.Things mentioned in today’s episodeThe Fruit Pig websiteFruit Pig on Jamie & Jimmy’s Friday Night FeastFruit Pig on BBC Radio 4’s The Food ProgrammeNeil’s appearance on Comfortably Hungry discussing black/blood puddingMuseum of Royal Worcester project wins a British Library Food Season AwardCatch up on the latest posts and recipes on Neil’s blogFollow Serve it Forth on Instagram at @serveitforthfestMy YouTube channelPodcast episodes pertinent to today’s episodeThe Philosophy of Puddings with Neil Buttery, Peter Gilchrist & Lindsay Middleton18th Century Female Cookery Writers with The Delicious LegacyNeil’s blogs:‘British Food: a History’ ‘Neil Cooks Grigson’ Neil’s books:Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential HousekeeperA Dark History of Sugar...
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  • Season 9 of the British Food History Podcast coming soon!
    Hello there everyone! Exciting news: the ninth season of the British Food History Podcast will return on 9th July 2025.I have been busy collecting an eclectic range conversations for a baker’s dozen of episodes on topics such as bread and bakers, black and white pudding, Irish beer, Derbyshire oatcakes, dining and porcelain, and Bronze Age food and foodways.If you have any comments questions or queries regarding any episode please contact me or leave a message on social media. There will be a postbag episode at the end of season, so please contact me: email me at [email protected], or message me on on twitter and BlueSky @neilbuttery, or Instagram and Threads dr_neil_buttery. My DMs are open. You can also join the British Food: a History Facebook discussion page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/britishfoodhistory
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  • Special Postbag Edition #5
    It’s time for the fifth traditional postbag episode, where I (attempt to) answer your questions, read out your comments and mull over your queries. In this edition: giant turkeys, great crisps we have known, burnt bread and Yorkshire puddings – plus much, much more!Thank you for your support in this eighth season of the podcast. It shall return later in the year.If you can, support the podcast and blogs by becoming a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here.Things mentioned in today’s episodeBurnt cobs – BBC Leicester article PennyroyalTomato-Flavoured Snaps are not dead!A Baghdad Cookery Book by Charles PerryKirkcudbright Book Week ticketsThe 39th Leeds Symposium of Food Drinks & Traditions on EventbriteNeil’s appearance on That Shakespeare LifeNeil’s appearance on History Rage The Accomplisht Cook by Robert May (1660)Amuse Bouche by Carolyn BoydPlenti and Grase by Mark DawsonNeil’s Country Life County Foods seriesA is for Apple: An Encyclopaedia of Food & DrinkThe Delicious LegacyComfortably Hungry: Bleeding Cows & Black Puddings Podcast episodes pertinent to today’s episodeA History of Baking with Sam Bilton & Neil ButteryMaking Medieval Ale at Home with Alison KayTurkey with Tom CopasAn Irish Food Story with Jp McMahonThe Philosophy of Puddings with Neil Buttery, Peter Gilchrist & Lindsay MiddletonCrisps with Natalie WhittleThe School Meals Service with Heather EllisThe History of Food Waste & Preservation with Eleanor...
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  • Alexis Soyer with Lindsay Middleton
    Today I speak with food historian, podcaster and friend of the show Lindsay Middleton about arguably the first celebrity chef, Alexis Soyer, focusing mainly on two of his books: The Gastronomic Regenerator and The Modern Housewife.We talk about the kitchens at the Reform Club, Soyer’s literary inspirations, cookery books as entertainment and his meta approach to writing The Modern Housewife, amongst many other things.If you can, support the podcast and blogs by becoming a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here.The Scottish Food History PodcastFind Lindsay on social media: Insta/Threads lindsaymiddleton_ and Bluesky @drlindsaymiddleton.bsky.socialThings mentioned in today’s episodeThe Reform ClubCharles BarryThe Gastronomic RegeneratorThe Modern HousewifeWilliam KitchinerNeil’s Country Life County Foods seriesPodcast episodes pertinent to today’s episodeThe Philosophy of Puddings with Neil Buttery, Peter Gilchrist & Lindsay MiddletonTinned Food with Lindsay MiddletonInvalid Cookery with Lindsay MiddletonA is for Apple: B is for Banana, Banting & BerriesNeil’s blogs:‘British Food: a History’ ‘Neil Cooks Grigson’ Neil’s books:Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential HousekeeperA Dark History of Sugar Knead to Know: a History of BakingThe Philosophy of PuddingsDon’t forget, there will be postbag episodes in the future, so if you have any questions or queries about today’s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email me at [email protected], or on twitter and BlueSky @neilbuttery, or Instagram and Threads dr_neil_buttery. My DMs are open.You can also join the British Food: a History Facebook discussion page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/britishfoodhistory
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  • Making Medieval Ale at Home with Alison Kay
    Today I am talking with podcaster and blogger Alison Kay of Ancestral Kitchen all about recreating medieval ale at home – and how one adapts the making of them to modern kitchens.We talked about the difference between ale and beer; the process of ale-making; sterilisation versus good old cleaning; wild yeast; and (most importantly) what the ale tastes like – amongst many other things.If you can, support the podcast and blogs by becoming a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here.Ancestral Kitchen podcastAncestral Kitchen website – including those posts about medieval ale.Ancestral Kitchen on Instagram: @ancestral_kitchenThings mentioned in today’s episodeAle, Beer & Brewsters in England by Judith M. BennettChristmas on the Croft, The Scottish Food History PodcastMy YouTube channel with my short video about haggisBlog posts pertinent to today’s episodeA Trip to the Sarson’s Vinegar FactoryHappy New Year – a review of 2024Previous podcast episodes pertinent to today’s episodeRecreating 16th Century Beer with Susan Flavin & Marc MeltonvilleA is for Anchovy, Alewife & AvocadoNeil’s blogs:‘British Food: a History’ ‘Neil Cooks Grigson’ Neil’s books:Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential HousekeeperA Dark History of Sugar Knead to Know: a History of BakingThe Philosophy of PuddingsDon’t forget, there will be postbag episodes in the future, so if you have any questions or queries about today’s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email me at [email protected], or on twitter and BlueSky @neilbuttery, or...
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About The British Food History Podcast

Welcome to 'The British Food History Podcast': British food in all its (sometimes gory) glory with Dr. Neil Buttery. He'll be looking in depth at all aspects of food with interviews with special guests, recipes, re-enactments, foraging, trying his hand at traditional techniques, and tracking down forgotten recipes and hyper-regional specialities. He'll also be trying to answer the big question: What makes British food, so...British?
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