Tasting History with Max Miller
S2025 · E29 — The History of SPAM
S2025:E29 · The History of SPAM
55 episodes in this season
Gout - The Disease of Kings
20 min
Surviving on Tulip Bulbs during World War 2 - Dutch Hunger Winter
21 min
Cheese Gnocchi from Medieval Italy
19 min
The Original Beef Stroganoff of Imperial Russia
18 min
Surviving a Medieval Winter
Feeding Emperor Augustus Caesar - Handmade Roman Cheese
23 min
Pineapples - The Most Expensive Fruit in History
The Original Girl Scout Cookie Recipe from 1922
16 min
War Rationing on the Italian Home Front during WWII
The History of Pancit in the Philippines
History's Oldest Dessert - 4,000 Year Old Mersu
24 min
The History of Hungarian Goulash
How To Host An Ancient Roman Dinner
Ancient Roman Table Manners & Etiquette
25 min
What Medieval Fast Food Restaurants Were Like
School Cafeteria Sloppy Joe from the 1980s & '90s
Mulligan "Hobo" Stew from the Great Depression
Feeding the Papal Conclave
26 min
The Original Kaiserschmarrn of the Austrian Empire
The Picnic at the Battle of Bull Run
Biryani from 16th Century India
Food in the Trenches of World War One
22 min
What did Cowboys Eat on the Open Range?
What is Spotted Dick?
How the Rich Ate During the Gilded Age
Eating aboard a US Submarine during World War 2
How to Eat Like an Ancient Stoic
Typhoid Mary's Peach Ice Cream
The History of SPAM
Feeding the Great Mongol Khan
27 min
Did People in the Middle Ages Drink Water?
15 min
The Killer Pigs of the Middle Ages
The “True” Origin of Key Lime Pie: Florida or New York?
Eating in Japan During World War 2
Dining at Folsom Prison in 1925: Lamb Curry & Beans
The Deadly Job of a Victorian Baker
Austria's Inbred Emperor who Demanded Dumplings - Marillenknödel
Baking the Original Apple Pie from Medieval England
This Recipe Took 3 Years... Ninja Kikatsugan
The Myth of Mooncakes: Did they topple a Chinese Dynasty?
Caligula - Feeding Rome’s Most Evil Emperor
Ivan the Terrible - Feeding the Evil Russian Tsar
Dracula’s Paprika Hendl from Bram Stoker’s 1897 Novel
Vlad the Impaler - Feeding the Real Dracula - Pheasant with Cherry Sauce
“Depression Era” Water Pie
A 375 Year Old French Recipe for Pumpkin Soup
Indian Pudding - America’s Forgotten Dessert
How to Eat Like a Medieval Peasant
Gingerbread for Washington's Army
Making Real English Toffee from 1881
What is Turkish Delight? How to make real Ottoman Turkish Delight.
World War 2 Mincemeat Pie for the Battle of the Bulge
Chocolate Wine from 1723
14 min
Brewing 3,000 Year-Old Ancient Mesopotamian Beer
Feeding A Roman Centurion - Pork & Puls
17 min
