The foods of christmases past

Valencian paella, where the dish originates, is made with rabbit and/or chicken, green beans and fat white beans. This version combines seafood and meat. Paella shouldn’t be stirred (like risotto) as

enjoy a shellfish feast on the Norfolk marshes ...

Now synonymous with healthy eating, salad could be a dangerous dish in Tudor England – or so it was believed. According to the humoural theory that dominated early modern medicine, based on the work o

David Downie explains why, for centuries, Paris has been a go-to destination for cuisine of all kinds

Imagine doing your entire food shop at a butcher’s. No vegetables, no bread, no fruit, no pasta, milk or biscuits – just a trolley full of meat, fish, eggs and lard. That’s the carnivore diet. Its gos

Kathryn Ferry delves into 20th-century holiday habits with the help of her postcard collection