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Tasting The First Chinese Takeaway | Food History
I'm diving into food history by cooking and tasting a recipe from the first ever Chinese takeaway in London. Although the world is now obsessed with Chinese food - from takeout to fakeaways - it wasn't always so popular in the West.
So, I'm re-creating a delicious sweet and sour pork recipe that was the most popular dish in London's first Chinese restaurant from 1908.
Don't forget to comment with ideas for future episodes, and subscribe to become part of history!
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Marinating pork
01:12 - Chinese food in London
02:23 - Sweet & Sour Sauce
02:37 - History of ketchup
03:44 - Frying pork
04:24 - History of Chinese takeaway
06:08 - Tasting
Recipes:
Pork Marinade:
1 teaspoon sugar
Pepper...
So, I'm re-creating a delicious sweet and sour pork recipe that was the most popular dish in London's first Chinese restaurant from 1908.
Don't forget to comment with ideas for future episodes, and subscribe to become part of history!
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Marinating pork
01:12 - Chinese food in London
02:23 - Sweet & Sour Sauce
02:37 - History of ketchup
03:44 - Frying pork
04:24 - History of Chinese takeaway
06:08 - Tasting
Recipes:
Pork Marinade:
1 teaspoon sugar
Pepper...
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Tasting Famous Last Meals: John Lennon | Food History
Просмотров 828Месяц назад
Today, I'm revisiting famous last meals - this time, it's John Lennon's legacy to food history with the corned beef sandwich he ate from a New York deli for his last meal. Join me as a I cure salt beef brisket from scratch, and look at the history of Irish food, Russian Dressing and much more! Don't forget to comment with ideas for future episodes, and subscribe to become part of history! 00:00...
Tasting a WW2 Foraging Recipe | Food History
Просмотров 300Месяц назад
This week, on the 85th anniversary of WW2 starting, I'm going back in culinary history to taste a recipe from a foraging cookbook, designed to help people supplement their rations. In 1940, a cookbook was published with recipes designed to help Britons forage their way to victory. Today, I'm cooking a partridge meat hot pot and delving into the history of rationing and foraging during World War...
Tasting a 500 Year Old School Lunch Recipe | Food History
Просмотров 3312 месяца назад
One year on from tasting the first official school meals in 1906, I'm going back over 500 years into food history to cook and taste a school lunch recipe from the time of Henry VIII. The 5th Earl of Northumberland kept detailed records of his household expenses, including food. Their household book from 1513 gives us an insight into the diet of his five children, as well as the boys studying in...
Tasting McDonald's First Big Mac Recipe | Food History
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Today, I'm re-creating the first ever Big Mac recipe as I delve into food history to learn more about McDonald's road to creating their famous double decker burger, and what this milestone in burger history tasted like. Believe it or not, it took about three decades of McDonald's restaurants before the Big Mac was launched. Don't forget to comment with ideas for future episodes, and subscribe t...
Why Paris Ate Its Zoo Animals | Food History
Просмотров 3402 месяца назад
As Paris gears up for the Olympics, I'm delving back into food history to cook a recipe from a time when Parisians ate all of their zoo animals. I'm cooking a kangaroo stew recipe 1870, when Paris was under siege during the Prussian war, and learning what drove Parisians to eat everything from elephants to cats and rats. Don't forget to comment with ideas for future episodes, and subscribe to b...
Cooking a 100 Year Old Wimbledon Dinner | Food History
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.3 месяца назад
As the Wimbledon tennis tournament begins, I'm delving back into food history to cook a champion's dinner from over a century ago! Don't forget to comment with ideas for future episodes, and subscribe to become part of history! 00:00 - Tournedos Rossini 00:44 - Madeira Sauce 01:11 - Strawberries & Cream History 02:33 - Pommes Rissolées 03:18 - Foie Gras 03:42 - French Food in England 03:53 - Fi...
Tasting a 400 Year Old Marmalade Recipe | Food History
Просмотров 6884 месяца назад
This week on my journey to taste weird and wonderful food from history, I'm turning to a delicious sounding recipe for peach marmalade, from Elizabethan times! Join me as I re-create this 400 year old recipe, and learn more about food history as I uncover some fun marmalade facts from history. 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Peach Marmalade 02:37 - Marmalade in WW2 05:35 - High Tea 06:06 - Tasting Recipe...
Tasting Jane Austen's Comfort Food | Food History
Просмотров 17 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Indulge in a culinary journey through history as we taste Jane Austen's favorite comfort food: toasted cheese. I'm also going to discover the delicious dishes and drink that inspired her writing. Join mein exploring the intersection of food and literature in this mouth-watering video. Watch now to uncover the flavors of the past! Don't forget to comment with ideas for future episodes, and subsc...
Cooking The First Menu On Mount Everest | Food History
Просмотров 4305 месяцев назад
Did you know that when Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953, they did so on a ration diet of sardines, tinned fruit, jam, lemonade powder, mint cakes, and lashings of sweet tea? Join me this week on culinary journey in food history to the top of the world by tasting the menu eaten by the first explorers to reach the top of Mount Everest. 00:00 - Intro 00...
Tasting The First Brownie Recipe | Food History
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Tasting The First Brownie Recipe | Food History
Recreating The Last Supper: Food History
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Recreating The Last Supper: Food History
Cooking Winston Churchill's Exploding Chocolate | Food History
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Cooking Winston Churchill's Exploding Chocolate | Food History
Eating Humble Pie: A Historical Taste Test | Food History
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Eating Humble Pie: A Historical Taste Test | Food History
Rating Medieval Love Foods for Valentine’s Day | Food History
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Rating Medieval Love Foods for Valentine’s Day | Food History
Tasting The Burns Night Dinner | Food History
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Tasting The Burns Night Dinner | Food History
Cooking Cheap Meals Like A Victorian | Food History
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Cooking Cheap Meals Like A Victorian | Food History
Food History: Cooking Captain Scott's Christmas Dinner at the South Pole
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Food History: Cooking Captain Scott's Christmas Dinner at the South Pole
Food History: Cooking A President's Thanksgiving Dinner
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Food History: Cooking A President's Thanksgiving Dinner
Food History: Cooking Rasputin's Last Meal
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Food History: Cooking Rasputin's Last Meal
The Origins of Halloween Food | Food History
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The Origins of Halloween Food | Food History
What did Churchill eat for his WW2 Birthday Dinner? Food History
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What did Churchill eat for his WW2 Birthday Dinner? Food History
Tasting King William III’s Favourite Drink | Food History
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Tasting King William III’s Favourite Drink | Food History
What Food Did Walt Disney Eat? Food History
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What Food Did Walt Disney Eat? Food History
I Cooked The First Ever School Dinners
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I Cooked The First Ever School Dinners
Food Origins: The First Mac & Cheese Recipe
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Food Origins: The First Mac & Cheese Recipe
Food History: Cooking The First Ever Yorkshire Puddings
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Food History: Cooking The First Ever Yorkshire Puddings
Food History: Oppenheimer's Favourite Cocktail
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Food History: Oppenheimer's Favourite Cocktail
Tasting WW2 Ration Food Fakes | Food History
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Tasting WW2 Ration Food Fakes | Food History
Food History: Samuel Pepys And The Stone Feast
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Food History: Samuel Pepys And The Stone Feast
If only there was some sort of device, a small, portable electronic device of some kind that would allow you to convert measurements in mere seconds 😀
And if there were one that you weren’t already using in that moment for the process of filming, that would be even better! 😊
I have to wonder if the change from "umbel pie" to "humble pie" was partly a result of the "pronounce everything with an H so we don't sound French" trend.
It's so difficult to test the theory, given the British have had such longstanding tiffs with the French over the centuries.
Great video, great vibes. Lovely to be in the kitchen with you and looking forward to more
Thanks so much! 😊
Of all the ingredients to forget, it was the one which probably took you the longest to prepare :-( but at least it was also the one you don't much like. Is there anything similar you like more which you could add in place of the pineapple next time you make this recipe? As with most of the other commenters, I didn't know much about the history of Chinese takeaway (other than my parents mentioning that it started to catch on in the Sixties when they were very young, and that the "delivery" aspect wasn't a thing for a long time after that). Haven't had one in a long time (chronically impecunious), but my favourite is chicken in yellow bean sauce with cashew nuts. (And sorry it's taken me so long to watch this episode - bit of a hectic couple of weeks!)
I think the onions and peppers were pretty perfect for me, personally. If you wanted that same 'tropical feel' the pineapple brings, I'd maybe make an asian-style slaw with some mango as a side? But (for my tastes) the sauce carried the fruitiness well. I'm similar - where I grew up, you had to travel some way to find the nearest Chinese restaurant, so it always felt more like an occasion than comfort and convenience food.
0:05 and my god, he's so fucking British. I've never seen a shittier looking burger in my life lmao what a fucking clown. Are you Ronald McDonald? 🤡🍔
I wonder if a splash of honey mead would add a depth of flavor to the white soup the sherry does to a bisque 😋
If I were to ever make it again (which in all honesty seems unlikely), I think I'm trying that and skipping the egg mulch :)
She was more of an early 19th century writer than 18th century, but yeah Jane Austen is fantastic. I was disappointed by Martha Lloyd's book because most of the recipes just looked so unappetising, apart from the toasted cheese!
Entirely fair! I'll admit that Martha Lloyd's book isn't the most exciting, but it's so often the case with household books that were meant more as a domestic reference than actual creative recipes.
If tempering chocolate requires seed chocolate, how was the first chocolate tempered? 🤔
Cracking question!
History, mystery and baking - what a fantastic combination! Loved this one :) 👍🏻
I honestly could have filled a whole hour on Rasputin myths. I remember this episode being so hard to cut down. Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a great channel! I’ve been binge watching it tonight and really enjoying it - I hope you get lots of subscribers 👍🏻 🙂
Thank you for the kind words. I hope you now get lots of sleep!
Can remember when i was a kid and a Chinese restaurant opened near our home. Remember it's sweet and sour dishes. My next door neighbour took in student boarders from Hong Kong and when we took them there they really let us know just how inauthentic the food was.
I think a lot of us have a similar understanding that we're eating a form of food fusion when we do. It's not authentic, but it sits in its own category.
I wasn't expecting a recipe for ale barm, but I may actually use that in the future!
I'd definitely tweak the recipe going forward, but it was pretty good. Though I think I'd get eggs thrown at my window if I'd tried giving them to kids trick-or-treating!
You know this is an early-twentieth-century recipe because Jewish families still named their kids Adolf.
Completely agree with the value of something a smile on your face. In a rough time I had recently, the only thing that got me through it was an unexpected bowl of bacon mac and cheese.
Sorry to hear you had a tough time. But it sounds like great comfort grub!
Judging by the look on your face, it's a good job this was never served!
It's been over a year since I made it, but I actually remember it quite fondly. But it might just be because it was the first one I did and I had no basis for comparison yet...
I think Jane's books were more about the gentry than the upper classes (not too many Dukes) (Even Darcy was a Mr.). For any looking for more books like, seek out the books by Georgette Heyer and Alice Chetwynd Ley.
Good recommendations, thanks :)
I've never seen you before, and I really enjoyed your video thanks.
I appreciate that! Thank you.
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Toasted cheese is mentioned in virtually every one of Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander books. Sounds delicious 😋
'The lesser of two weevils!'
I must confess that, while it’s one of my favourite films, I’ve never read the books. But I do want to do an episode on ship food from that period!
@@unicornstew One of my favorite films too, new subscriber here!
Amazing, glad to have you on board!
Chopping very finely is different than juicing, so the consistency would have been different if you used finely chopped peaches compared to peaches that have gone into a juicer. You also needed to add a fruit that contains pectin like crab apple
Wouldn’t the jam sugar with added pectin not negate the need for other fruit? Or do you mean originally? I know that during ww2 rationing people would use apple peel to get pectin for jam making.
You created peach nectar using the juicer. The texture might have been too fine. I am from the United States, and we don't have jam sugar here, just pectin packaged separately from sugar. I would suggest trying the recipe again and finely chopping the peaches to see if it comes out more like a marmalade.
Good feedback, thank you. And yes, jam sugar with pectin pre added is pretty common here in UK shops
Good feedback, thank you. And yes, jam sugar with pectin pre added is pretty common here in UK shops
the toasted cheese is giving welsh rarebit vibes.
Agreed, I think it must have been part of the early evolution of rarebit!
I used to eat toasted cheese all the time as a kid. Sharp cheddar grilled until lightly brown on slightly burnt toast with lots of black pepper. No idea this was this old. I always kind of figured it was an Australian lazy invention.
I think the truth is that it’s a lazy multinational invention that tastes amazing 😊
You can hear the 'right wing baying''? You're a geezer who cooks stuff in front of a home camera, keep politics out of it!👎👎👎👎👎
so.... Cheese Toast. Got it.
If you can’t talk for 7 minutes about cheese on toast, what can you?
For the pounded egg yolks, try rubbing them through a sieve.
A good idea for next time (though I think I'm likelier to leave them out altogether!
@@unicornstew they appear in so many period recipes
Look up Chicago Café in Riverside, California & you'll get quite a bit of history behind it as the oldest continuing Chinese restaurant in the US & even had a Chinatown surrounding it at one point
Thanks for the tip!
Looks delicious. ❤
It really was!
Im a new fan!
Glad to have you on board!
I love your channel!
Thank you so much!
So funny and whimsical. Thanks.
Thank you for the kind feedback.
Jane Austen's stories are unforgettable where as bridgerton is very forgettable 🤭
If it helps signpost more people to Austen, then it all helps 😊
Nah, I don't like no sham pang shoo food.. Nah..
Sorry, I don’t get this reference.
I bet the White Soup should be strained before serving?
Either that or better prepared 😀
Black butter is what American’s call Apple Butter. Apple purée cooked down until concentrated and slightly caramelised into a dark sweet purée.
Sounds like a cracking autumnal recipe. Would you use it in sweet or savoury dishes?
@@unicornstew I've done both. It's fantastic slathered on a pork roast with a bit of ginger and roasted garlic. I'll also eat it with a spoon as a dessert.
Definitely something I'm going to try next time I have some pork shoulder :)
@@unicornstew me and my mom put apple butter on toast in the mornings! also amazing on a hot dinner roll.
I need to try this, it sounds amazing.
Great show, but please turn down (or drop) the music so we can hear you better.
Noted, thanks for the feedback 😊
Love your show, but the music is too loud and too distracting, we would rather hear you!
Thanks, I’ll work on this
Loy Sing, a BBQ place in Victoria BC opened in 1889. It is still here. Ann Hui's "Chop Suey Nation" is a fascinating history of how Chinese immigrants to Canada survived and thrived by adapting Chinese cooking to suit Western tastes.
Ah that's really interesting. I don't have much knowledge about that chapter of Canada's history. I'll have to dig in some day!
GRILLIN A CHEESE!
Austen style!
peace be upon you sir from me
And to you too!
What kind of cheese? There were dozens of English cheeses then, and they weren't all like cheddar, so which one?
I know, and went into detail on this in my medieval Mac and cheese episode if you’re interested. I went for cheddar as it would have been regionally relevant when she and her family were living in bath. It would have been different depending on where her family lived before that, so you could take your pick 😊
I wonder if the first people to replace coffins with what we'd consider pie crust had the same sense of novelty as people do nowadays with eating soup from bread bowls. "I ate the soup, and then I ate the bowl!"
I think you can see the same novelty in shows or trends like Is It Cake? You have some pies through history that would be filled with live animals that burst out when you cut it open, or venison pasties that would bleed when you pricked them. We've always been into food pageantry.
I think a slightly aspirational mood is a requirement to buy a juicer.
Agreed. I need to re-capture the aspiration.
@@unicornstew If you're aspiring to aspire, it sounds like a success to me.
I'd second the plain glass of wine, personally. 😂
The classics survive with good reason!
I appreciate that, after swearing you'd do chocolate "next video", you actually did chocolate in the next video instead of putting it off to some unspecified future date.
It was desperately needed!
Black butter is a very spiced very condensed apple butter
Sounds delicious, to be fair!
Oh my god the 3rd RUclips suggestion with low views was actually good?!? Subbed, keep it up!
Welcome aboard! What were you searching for? Clueless Brit?
@@unicornstew lol I just watch a stupid amount of random food and history content. Fate just brought us together, it was inevitable 😂
@nadsozinc I thank fate!
i’d never eat a unicorn you sick fuchk. Nice video tho
Every Reuben that I've had in the USA has sauerkraut rather than coleslaw and Swiss cheese a/k/a Emmentaler and is toasted on a griddle. However, I have had corned beef sandwiches with coleslaw on them. Russian dressing is very similar to Thousand Island dressing. I just mix up some mayo, ketchup, onion and pickle relish. Thanks for the video.
Good to know. I imagine it’s one of those things that varies from region to region. I just tried to go by the diner’s menu, but appreciate that’s not the gospel version.
Really interesting history here. I don't know much about British history so learning about how the bombings were targeting areas that happened to have large immigrant communities was really illuminating. Seems like you don't see that side of the story being told so much, or at least not in my limited experience.
Thank you. And what we learn is so culturally specific, isn’t it! I grew up in Britain and I didn’t even know about this before researching this.
I was in SoHo once, found a menu for a place called Lee Ho Fooks and I tried to find the place so I could try the beef chow mein.
Was it good?
Did you try the piña colada at Trader Vic's?
But be careful, a little old lady got mutilated late last night.