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 the early modern period, you can find it here.
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