The British Food History Podcast

• Bread & Bakers with David Wright

  My guest today is third generation baker, writer and teacher David Wright author of the excellent book Breaking Bread: How Baking Shaped our World published by Aurum.We talk about the social benefits of bread making, milling grain into flour, the anatomy of a grain, roller mills, the Chorleywood process and why gluten can be compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.Those listening to the secret podcast: you get a little over 15 minutes of bonus material that includes additives that don’t have be named on ingredients lists, flatbreads, the National Loaf, the value of bread and more!Follow David on Instagram @thebreaducatorBreaking Bread: How Baking Shaped Our World is published by AurumMore on the Pump Street workshopsMore about David’s Earth’s Crust Bakery at Camp BestivalRemember: Fruit 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.The Serve it Forth Food History Festival website is now live and tickets are available on Eventbrite.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 episodeServe it Forth websiteServe it Forth Eventbrite pageAgainst the Grain by James C. Scott (2018)Knead to Know: A History of Baking by Neil Buttery (2023)My blog post and recipe for a cobMy blog post and recipe for a cottage loafPertinent previous podcast episode:

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• Bronze Age Food & Foodways with Chris Wakefield & Rachel Ballantyne

  My guests today are archaeologists Chris Wakefield from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit of Cambridge University Rachel Ballantyne from McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, and they are here to tell me about an absolutely amazing site close to Peterborough that tell us a huge amount about daily life in a late Bronze Age settlement. Prepare to have your minds blown!We talk about the unique circumstances of how and why the site is so well preserved, kitchen clutter, animal husbandry, querns, frumenty, pike sushi, and whether the English’s love of mustard goes back 3 millennia – among many other thingsThose listening to the secret podcast: you get 20 minutes of bonus material that includes the importance of foraging, the evidence for fermentation, Bronze Age recipes, the uses of the whole cereal plant and more!To view images of the site and the finds, go to the accompanying post on Neil’s blog.Follow Cambridge Archaeological Unit on Social MediaFacebook: @cambridgearchaeologicalunitBlueSky: @cambridgearch.bsky.socialInstagram: @cambridgearchaeologicalunitFollow Cambridge University Department of Archaeology on Social Media:Facebook: @archaeologycambridgeBlueSky: @cam-archaeology.bsky.socialInstagram: @ cambridge_archaeologyRemember: Fruit 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 Must Farm websiteThe Peterborough Archaeology page about the Must Farm siteNeil’s medieval frumenty recipeNeil’s blogs and YouTube channel:‘British Food: a History’ The British Food History Channel‘Neil Cooks Grigson’ Neil’s books:Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential HousekeeperA Dark History of Sugar...

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• A Regional Food Tour with Jenny Linford

  My guest today is food writer, podcaster and cheese enthusiast Jenny Linford and we are going on a bit of a regional food tour across the UK.We talk about her new book The Great British Food Tour published by the National Trust. It’s beautifully illustrated and contains recipes too. Also discussed: our mutual appreciation of Jane Grigson, Welsh cakes, English fish dishes, marmalade, champ and Tunnock’s teacakes at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games – amongst many other things.The Great British Food Tour by Jenny LinfordJenny’s website (include information about all three of her recent books)Follow Jenny on Social Media: X and BlueSky @jennylinford; Insta/Threads @jlinfordJenny’s podcast, A Slice of Cheese The National Trust websiteRemember: Fruit 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 episodeBradford Little Foodies Walking Tour on Sat 26 July 2025Dock PuddingSingin’ HinniesHenry’s Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor (1851)Glamorgan SausagesChorlton CheesemongersLondon’s Eel, Pies & Mash ShopsTunnock’s Teacakes at the Glasgow Commonwealth GamesPodcast episodes pertinent to today’s episodeSilver Eels with John...

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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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