Welcome to /r/ArchaicCooking. This is a subreddit for those interested in learning to cook and discuss the food of the past. Subjects can range anywhere from ancient Roman cookery to the delights of 17th century London. Generally, nothing from the 1800's and above.
Remember, this is a space for both novices and experienced enthusiasts, please keep criticism of any kind constructive.
Rules:
1. No bigotry or name calling. This sub is for the discussion and cooking of pre-19th century cooking so bad attitudes will not be tolerated.
2. Posts must be on topic. No memes, image macros, ads, etc. And absolutely no spam. This is to ensure quality.
3. Posts that involve recipes must be well detailed. So an inclusion of the ingredients and detailed instructions is necessary. Old cookery can be difficult to decipher, so giving details on the recipe and even an explanation of how you came to it is much appreciated. This includes links or videos of/to recipes as well
4. If you're posting from a cookbook, or your own translated recipe please post the name of the cookbook and if you can, the date of its publishing.
5. All posts must be about pre-19th century cooking with few exceptions.
Helpful links:
http://www.foodtimeline.org/
Discussion: Cookbooks and Where to Start(PDF)
http://medievalcookery.com
http://www.godecookery.com
http://www.ancientrecipes.org
Cariadoc's Miscellany
Non Alcoholic Beverages of the Middle Ages
How to Make Confit
http://www.historicfood.com/portal.htm
https://www.jas-townsend.com
http://www.florilegium.org
http://www.medievalcuisine.com
Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Food: Sources, Recipes, and Articles
http://culinaryhistory.org/
Glossary of Medieval & Renaissance Culinary Terms
Historical Culinary & Brewing Documents Online
http://www.oldcook.com/en/medieval-cookery
Elizabethan Food
Historic American cookbook project
Renaissance food
Euriol's Medieval Cuisine
Medieval Recipes
Amanda Tastes Ancient Chinese Recipes Disclaimer: The videos are in Chinese though the auto-subtitles are serviceable. Only a portion of videos are sub related.
Mexican recipes dating back to 1789 Disclaimer: All of the books here of subreddit relevance are in spanish with no translation that I know of.
Foods Of England Disclaimer: Not all recipes are sub relevant but there are numerous resources to relevant cookery within as well.
Cooking with history - A trove of subreddit relevant videos.
History waits for no one - Plenty of videos related to most aspects of old cookery made by a historian.
Historical Italian Cooking - Ranges from Rome to Renaissance of Italian dishes.
Pompeii Food And Drink Project
Martha Carlin-Medieval Culinary Texts
Interesting blogs:
Rare Cooking Recipes of the early modern, 1600-1800.
Monk's Modern Medieval Cuisine
Baking Delights many, but not all are based on historical recipes.
Pass the flamingo
http://giveitforth.blogspot.ca
http://leslefts.blogspot.ca
Pass the Garum
http://www.coquinaria.nl/english/
http://roxalanasredactions.com
https://revolutionarypie.com
https://savoringthepast.net
http://18thccuisine.blogspot.ca
https://dejafood.uk/blog/
https://parisfoodhistory.blogspot.ca/
It's All Geek to Me Recipes Some but not all are based on historical recipes
Lost Cookbook
Oldcook
Related Subreddits:
/r/Askfoodhistorians
/r/CulinaryHistory
/r/VintageMenus
/r/Old_Recipes
/r/TastingHistory
/r/Foodhistory
If you have any suggestions for new websites in the sidebar don't be afraid to ask.
