A Brief History of Turnip (And other Medieval Root Vegetables)

Hello!How did the ancient Greeks and Romans ate turnip? And what was the position of this vegetable at the dinner table? How important was it?And what the heck is a skirret, how do you cook it and why did we stop cultivating it on a large scale?All this and more on this weeks episode!This week's recommendations areA is For Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s2e2-b-is-for-buttery-bistro-bournville/id1743840806?i=1000691341726Kentwell medieval gardenshttps://www.kentwell.co.uk/Charlie Taverner Street Foodhttps://charlietaverner.com/street-food/Chiara Vigo: The last woman who makes sea silk:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691781Music on this episode by Pavlos Kapralos and Miltos BoumisEnjoy!Much love,ThomSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.