“Food: A Cultural Culinary History” S:1 E:21 Elizabethan England, Puritans, Country Food

S:1 E:21 Elizabethan England, Puritans, Country Food English cookery’s unflattering reputation conceals a rich and varied culinary past. Consider the religious and political factors that produced a “schizophrenic” gastronomy, contrasting native and foreign influences, courtly and country cooking. Learn about the wide range of British foodstuffs, and compare recipes using odd, baroque embellishments with ideologies promoting simple, traditional fare.