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Roman sourdough bread

The Romans knew several kinds of bread. Mostly these breads were made with sourdough. The meal that was used was…

24 years ago

Stuffed meatballs in lettuce

Straight to the recipe And about the history of a typically Dutch snack, the 'frikandel' The original recipe on this…

24 years ago

Chicken breast with blackberry sauce

A fifteenth-century recipe from Italy Straight to the recipe The colour of food is important to the way in which…

24 years ago

Capon with caper-sauce

Straight to the recipe Prepared 'à la braise' A delicious dish from the nineteenth century that is easy to prepare.…

24 years ago

Chinese tea-eggs

Decorative and delicate in taste This is a very special way to serve hardboiled eggs. You prepare them in advance,…

24 years ago

Spanish marinated quail eggs

This is a tapa, to accompany a glass of sherry or wine. It is a very tasty dish, which can…

24 years ago

‘Split nuns’

Stuffed eggs from early sixteenth century The oldest extant Dutch cookbook in print dates from 1514. It is titled Een notabel…

24 years ago

Salmon in red wine-sauce

Straight to the recipe A recipe from the French Golden Age The first really new cookbooks since the Middle Ages…

24 years ago