David Gentilcore is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Leicester. He published Food and Health in Early Modern Europe: Diet, Medicine and Society, 1450-1800 in 2015. To read Giovanni Pozzetti’s review of this book go to http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2017.1375699
Burnt Toast, Medicine and Identity in (Early Modern?) England
Following the mediatic riots occurred earlier this week, because of the medical advice given to British people to be careful with overroasting their toasts and their potatoes, I posted a blog on the incredible The Recipes Project, Food, Magic, Art, Science, and Medicine. If you want to take a look and hear what physicians thought about overcooking food in […]