Tag: History of Food

• The Ancient Roman Origins of Pizza

  

  The pizza we know and love today has come a long way from the vegetable-topped meal cakes enjoyed by Aeneas. Fiona MacRae discusses the ancient origins of this popular dish.

  Retrospect Journal

  02/04/2023

  Retroshorts

  Ancient History, Ancient Rome, History, History of Food, Pizza

• Origin of the Graham Cracker

  

  Few biscuits are as iconic as the graham cracker, but how did this treat gain such widespread popularity? Sam Marks explores the history of this humble cracker in our first Retroshort.

  Retrospect Journal

  16/10/2022

  Retroshorts

  History of Food, Nineteenth Century, Temperance movement, US History