FARTS OF PORTINGALE | A Shakespearean Treat

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
  • "What's in a name?" quoth the Bard. Well, I'd say a lot. True, these meatballs from 16th Century England don't taste like their namesake, but I would prefer they have a different title all the same.
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    FARTS OF PORTINGALE
    ORIGINAL 1597 RECIPE (From The Good Huswife’s Handmaide for the Kitchen by Thomas Dawson)
    How to Make Farts of Portingale
    TAKE a peece of a leg of mutton, mince it smal and season it with cloues, mace pepper and salt, and dates minced with currans: then roll it into round rolles, and so into little balles, and so boyle them in a little beefe broth and so serue them foorth.
    MODERN RECIPE
    INGREDIENTS
    1lb (450g) leg of Mutton or Lamb
    ⅛ Teaspoon Cloves
    ½ Teaspoon Mace
    ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper
    1 Teaspoon Salt
    ⅓ cup (60g) Dates
    ⅓ cup (60g) Currants
    1 Quart (1L) Unsalted Beef Stock
    METHOD
    1. Mince the mutton or lamb as fine as possible (almost ground). Then mix in the spices, dates and currants and form into balls about the size of a golfball.
    2. Heat the beef stock to boiling and drop in the balls. Boil for 6-7 minutes then remove with a slotted spoon and allow to cool.
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Комментарии • 2,3 тыс.

  • @TastingHistory
    @TastingHistory  4 года назад +1258

    Let me know if you'd like to see any other farts mentioned in the video. Nun Farts perhaps? How will you use your leftover farts?

  • @FermentDpickles
    @FermentDpickles 4 года назад +2931

    I once heard a teenage boy say “eat my farts”. Now I can rest easy knowing this was assuredly what he was referring to.

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +715

      Right? He was just a gourmande.

    • @puffinpal
      @puffinpal 4 года назад +293

      And they say kids aren't cultured

    • @Asak999
      @Asak999 4 года назад +65

      was he portuguese?

    • @seoulv8427
      @seoulv8427 4 года назад +69

      Lol. Oh goodness now I hope he WAS Portuguese.

    • @grannykiminalaska
      @grannykiminalaska 4 года назад +9

      😂🤣😂

  • @mdeardley
    @mdeardley 4 года назад +2077

    Our English teachers really did us a disservice by not explaining all the crude jokes in Shakespeare.

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +708

      Must have been why my mom was everyone's favorite English teacher; she always made sure her students knew the jokes. : )

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 4 года назад +138

      "Get thee to a nunnery" for example

    • @otterlinormal9328
      @otterlinormal9328 4 года назад +104

      Honestly, discovering them as an adult warms the cockles of my cold, dead heart. XD

    • @thexalon
      @thexalon 4 года назад +97

      The porter's monologue from the Scottish play is absolutely chock full of them. That guy gets only a bit of stage time, but can absolutely make or break the production.

    • @Zelmel
      @Zelmel 4 года назад +161

      Yeah, as someone who has been in a couple Shakespeare play productions, my enjoyment of them increased a ton when I started understanding the frankly R-rated (and/or Spongebob-level) humor throughout basically all of them. It also created a fun occasional internet pastime for me: arguing with stuffy people who get mad about "young people swearing and making bad jokes online" by using Shakespeare as an example.

  • @masterofbloopers
    @masterofbloopers 3 года назад +502

    Teacher: “Why can’t you kids act more mature, like your ancestors?”
    Our ancestors: “What a delectable little fart.”

    • @moomyung9231
      @moomyung9231 2 года назад +32

      They must not have read Chaucer. He's not some fancy highbrow author, The Canterbury Tales is very raunchy and full of dirty jokes.

    • @melissasalasblair5273
      @melissasalasblair5273 Год назад +2

    • @792slayer
      @792slayer Год назад +8

      Hoist on his own petard, lol

  • @eledatowle7128
    @eledatowle7128 4 года назад +604

    "These farts smell delectible!" A phrase I never thought I'd hear on a cooking channel. Well done, sir!

    • @eburel506
      @eburel506 3 года назад +13

      I have never giggled so much in a cooking video.

    • @Ilikebunnies-metoo
      @Ilikebunnies-metoo 3 года назад +1

      This reminded me of that one scene from Fleabag 😱😱😱

    • @CatsPajamas23
      @CatsPajamas23 2 года назад +1

      @@eburel506 same

  • @ArtyFartyBart
    @ArtyFartyBart 4 года назад +630

    "Slice up your dates into small pieces."
    Oh no, I've gotten into trouble for that too often already...

    • @skyamethyst8506
      @skyamethyst8506 4 года назад +54

      Calm down, dahmer.

    • @Dvergenlied
      @Dvergenlied 4 года назад +18

      Glad someone else went that route in their mind.

    • @atreyanixx2024
      @atreyanixx2024 4 года назад +7

      I see what you did there 😂

    • @baylorsailor
      @baylorsailor 3 года назад +6

      Amelia Bedelia

    • @Olfan
      @Olfan 3 года назад +20

      I'm a cereal killer, so I totally feel you.

  • @AlishaHerbiederbie
    @AlishaHerbiederbie 4 года назад +833

    "Eating farts" is not a phrase I would have ever expected from this channel, but I am so delighted it is here now.

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +71

      🤣

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 4 года назад +8

      What about pets-de-nonne?

    • @shakti7457
      @shakti7457 4 года назад +6

      Actually lol, I'm not surprised!🤣

    • @seoulv8427
      @seoulv8427 4 года назад +6

      Ditto. Your comment is hilarious. Thanks for the laugh I got out of it.

    • @ThePandaAgenda
      @ThePandaAgenda 4 года назад +5

      That's the next step up from "eat my shorts" [citation needed]

  • @pr_cactus5653
    @pr_cactus5653 4 года назад +399

    Here in belgium we have “hekseprotten” which are oat based pastryballs. It translates to: witch’s farts

    • @lilygriffin703
      @lilygriffin703 4 года назад +19

      I googled Belgian hekseprotten and discovered it's one of the VERY few things NOT documented ANYWHERE on the internet! Can you please post a recipe for it here or somewhere on the interwebs? That would be amazing!!

    • @PolarBear-rc4ks
      @PolarBear-rc4ks 4 года назад +27

      @@lilygriffin703 I searched it up, it was misspelled (it's Heksenprotten!) all I could find was recipes in what I assume must be the language they speak in Belgium:
      300 gram baking butter, 1/2 kilo oatmeal flakes (or 300 gram oatmeal flakes and 200 gram muesli), 4 eggs, 200 gram sugar, 200 gram flour, 2 tea spoons of baking powder, cooking pot.
      Furthermore you need
      Bowl, wooden spoon, baking tray, oven.
      Preparation
      Set the oven to 180 degrees.
      Preparation method
      Melt the baking butter in a large cooking pot.
      Add the 1/2 kilo oatmeal flakes and stir with a wooden spoon for 1 minute.
      Take off the heat.
      Mix in and bowl the 4 whole eggs with the sugar.
      Stir the egg mixture into the oatmeal with a wooden spoon.
      Then add the flour.
      Place a piece of baking paper on the baking tray, roll balls of the dough.
      Place them about 3cm apart.
      Bake at 180 degrees.
      Serving tip
      These cookies are gone in no time !!!!
      Especially if you don't keep an eye on the witches and gnomes permanently.
      The best is a daily ration, then the stock will still be kept for a few days.

    • @vamppunch6983
      @vamppunch6983 3 года назад +3

      @@PolarBear-rc4ks thank you so much!

    • @wandanemer2630
      @wandanemer2630 2 года назад +1

      I would absolutely eat something with that name!

    • @pr_cactus5653
      @pr_cactus5653 2 года назад +3

      @@PolarBear-rc4ks yes, in Flemish-Dutch, the plural form(-en) gets deformed a lot in informal speech, the “e” or “n” can be dropped depending on where you live.
      And the recipe sounds correct at first glance, i hope the people enjoyed it

  • @FrikInCasualMode
    @FrikInCasualMode 4 года назад +441

    Times and trends change, butt fart jokes are eternal.

    • @mortisCZ
      @mortisCZ 4 года назад +27

      Fart, fart never changes.

    • @TheRealNormanBates
      @TheRealNormanBates 4 года назад +25

      Romeo, Romeo... where fart thou, Romeo?

    • @jettcarlburg356
      @jettcarlburg356 4 года назад +1

      So. True.

    • @toddbatchelder9380
      @toddbatchelder9380 4 года назад +8

      I think it's safe to say that this video qualifies as sh**posting.

    • @MJFallout
      @MJFallout 4 года назад +6

      yeah, they linger, 'tis for certain

  • @razludd
    @razludd 4 года назад +35

    At the moment where you said Canadians like fart jokes, I (who doesn't get fart jokes) turned to my 4 year old(who is the first Canadian in our family) and asked her if she liked fart jokes. She giggled and said "Yes, they're so silly".
    So you're right and you can tell this to everyone who says otherwise. =)

  • @jamesodwyer4181
    @jamesodwyer4181 4 года назад +98

    Credit to you for keeping a straight face throughout most of the video. That's exactly the kind of intestinal fortitude I'd expect from a man who can enjoy a fart without complaint.

  • @Mr_Feyshade
    @Mr_Feyshade 4 года назад +376

    My father loved to reply to "What's for dinner?" with "Fried farts and pickled assholes." If he would have known about this dish and the dough version, I imagine it would have been his favorite meal. Thank you for another great and memorable video.

    • @vanessaanthony5730
      @vanessaanthony5730 4 года назад +19

      I *heard* my father's voice as I read that.

    • @Katesashark
      @Katesashark 4 года назад +13

      I read it in my father’s thick Boston accent 😂

    • @madamesalamander16
      @madamesalamander16 4 года назад +7

      @@Katesashark Me too! LOL! "Fried faaahts ahn pick'ld aaahsholes!"

    • @BichaelStevens
      @BichaelStevens 4 года назад +2

      @@madamesalamander16 nyeee, see

    • @sandrakennedy4877
      @sandrakennedy4877 4 года назад +1

      How do you know he didn't know?

  • @warandpoetry9542
    @warandpoetry9542 4 года назад +619

    English teachers: Shakespeare is probably both the foundation and the pinnacle of English literature; his work is unmatched, almost divine in nature.
    Shakespeare: Lol Fart

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 4 года назад +75

      Bailey Snow
      If they also discussed the humour of his works, a lot more teenagers would pay attention.

    • @MrFredstt
      @MrFredstt 4 года назад +20

      @@ragnkja Same. I always thought he was boring, had no idea he was actually humorous

    • @snazzypazzy
      @snazzypazzy 4 года назад +40

      Reminds me of Mozart. Sounds real classy to listen to a Mozart opera right? They are chuck full of rude sex jokes!

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 4 года назад +47

      Jasmijn
      In the case of Mozart, the rudeness is often quite obvious to those who speak the language. For example, anyone who speaks German will immediately notice just how crude “Leck mich im Arsch” is. In fact, you could probably guess what it means just by noticing the similarities to English.

    • @passonthestar3689
      @passonthestar3689 4 года назад +34

      To be fair he opened one of his famous works with more or less "did you just flip me the bird bro?"

  • @jamesxlennon
    @jamesxlennon 4 года назад +383

    "Slice up your dates into small pieces" is a disturbing sentence in and of itself.
    "Why are you slicing up your dates?"
    "I'm making farts"
    Sounds like the narrative from the David Lynch adaptation of an unpublished James Joyce take on the life of a serial killer.

    • @shelbyb9965
      @shelbyb9965 4 года назад +6

      Haha wow you're right on the money with this one

    • @elenaesanu1989
      @elenaesanu1989 4 года назад +3

      Lmao

    • @TheRealNormanBates
      @TheRealNormanBates 4 года назад +2

      Before you slice up your dates, make sure you are ambidexterous

    • @mimmikibilly
      @mimmikibilly 4 года назад +2

      I interpret it as "Slice up the ppeople you're going on dates with" which is quite disturbing as well.

    • @jamesxlennon
      @jamesxlennon 4 года назад +1

      @@mimmikibilly Yeah, that's what I was referring too!

  •  4 года назад +14

    "These farts smell like the holidays" needs to be quoted every day, from now on.

  • @FTfilm
    @FTfilm 4 года назад +500

    "The recipe should make around 12-13 lovely little farts"
    Sounds like my Chili recipe...

    • @johnmccallum8512
      @johnmccallum8512 4 года назад +35

      Yeah but that one comes with an afterburner

    • @aliciashanks5239
      @aliciashanks5239 4 года назад +3

      🤣

    • @gra-emed3617
      @gra-emed3617 4 года назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Amy_the_Lizard
      @Amy_the_Lizard 4 года назад +5

      Sounds like a rather unusual chili recipe; I don't believe I've run across any that use mutton...

    • @ChickenPermission617
      @ChickenPermission617 4 года назад +5

      And the best comment goes to... 😂😂😂

  • @phileas007
    @phileas007 4 года назад +262

    This was the last place I anticipated to find a reference to Terrance and Phillip.
    Not disappointed.

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +36

      🤣

    • @sonipitts
      @sonipitts 4 года назад +15

      10/10, would snort-giggle again

    • @tmac7547
      @tmac7547 4 года назад +10

      Canadian here, and I burst out laughing when I saw T & P. Damn those South Park boys!! lolol

    • @WyldPinky
      @WyldPinky 4 года назад +3

      I am sooooo happy that I'm not the only one that is juvenile enough to laugh every time the word fart was uttered! Thank you for the giggle...definitely needed it today! lol

  • @madamesalamander16
    @madamesalamander16 4 года назад +655

    "Drop your farts in the water, a half dozen at a time..."
    .....
    .....
    This is bad hot tub etiquette.

    • @toAdmiller
      @toAdmiller 4 года назад +42

      Well...it just transforms the hot tub into a jacuzzi...

    • @marx7048
      @marx7048 4 года назад +20

      Soda stream products be like:

    • @SunnyAquamarine2
      @SunnyAquamarine2 Месяц назад

      HAHAHA

  • @Franky_Sthein
    @Franky_Sthein 4 года назад +18

    I applaud you for saying farts so often with a straight face.
    I almost fell over from laughing to much.

  • @chasmosaurskickingcretaceo7836
    @chasmosaurskickingcretaceo7836 2 года назад +11

    Love that Max always has a plushy animal in the background that matches the topic. Makes me laugh (and look for it in every video).

    • @aylaeh
      @aylaeh Год назад +1

      Makes me wonder where he keeps them all!!

    • @StonedtotheBones13
      @StonedtotheBones13 9 месяцев назад +1

      Jose, his husband does those!

  • @twothreebravo
    @twothreebravo 4 года назад +318

    "I really hate that word so I really apologize for the amount of times you're about to hear it"
    Wow, no love for Portugal. Stone cold.

  • @puffinpal
    @puffinpal 4 года назад +274

    Would a fart of portingal by any other name taste as sweet?
    - Shakespeare, probably

  • @karoleigharmstrong8568
    @karoleigharmstrong8568 4 года назад +3

    I drive my 82 yr old mother-in-law (I love her to pieces, she's a hoot) and her 80 and 90 yr. old, Red Hat, group around. There is a pot luck planned for December, (Hopefully it will be safe by then to meet up), I am soooo bringing these, they will laugh their hats off.

    • @megancrager4397
      @megancrager4397 5 месяцев назад

      Did you bring them?

    • @karoleigharmstrong8568
      @karoleigharmstrong8568 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@megancrager4397 Sadly, not all of them, just MIL. She made some, and the four of us had a smaller, but "Fartty" good time.

  • @Side-Quest-Workshop
    @Side-Quest-Workshop 4 года назад +9

    This will definitely be a part of my holiday meals, replete with a label card containing a bit of history and mirth.

  • @loriejohns5250
    @loriejohns5250 4 года назад +220

    These farts smell like the holidays...I literally laughed out loud.

  • @Ordolph
    @Ordolph 4 года назад +521

    I don't imagine tasting farts was what you had in mind when you started this channel.

  • @darthplagueis13
    @darthplagueis13 4 года назад +137

    Shakespeare: One of the most renowned writers in english history
    Also Shakespeare: "Haha, farts go pfffffffffffffffrrrrrrrrt!"

    • @candicehoneycutt4318
      @candicehoneycutt4318 4 года назад +9

      He also wrote the first recorded yo mama joke iirc

    • @berkleypearl2363
      @berkleypearl2363 4 года назад +1

      @@candicehoneycutt4318 you villain I have done thy mother

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe Год назад

      that's exactly why he's renowned

  • @gracelouise7284
    @gracelouise7284 4 года назад +12

    "the aptly named character.. bottom" how did he deliver that with a straight face omg

  • @JW-yt7lr
    @JW-yt7lr 4 года назад +2

    Great recipe . I think this is basically a medieval Christmas mince pie filling made into balls and poached in broth . These were probably made with all sorts of dried fruit , currants , figs , dates etc back in the day . The difference being that mince pies now have suet in them but no meat . Using mutton would give more fat to the recipe than lamb , making the 'farts ' more succulent . Also mincing / grinding the mutton or lamb gives a different , more chewy texture to the meat fibers . Chopping the meat until it is 'minced ' down , results in a better texture . I love these glimpses into culinary history

  • @amandachisholm279
    @amandachisholm279 4 года назад +72

    Speaking as a proud Canadian (now living in the US) I can absolutely confirm that we love fart jokes almost as much as we love poutine and Tim Horton's.

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +36

      Ha! I need to do a poutine episode.

    • @amandachisholm279
      @amandachisholm279 4 года назад +10

      @@TastingHistory French Canadian food itself would be a journey, really. Very rustic stuff even today.
      Also why is it so weird to American restaurants that I would love a side of really good, thick beef gravy with my fries?! They look at me like I've grown three heads. In Canada you can get gravy no problem - hell it's a typical teenager's cafeteria lunch in high school.

    • @BigGhilz
      @BigGhilz 4 года назад +6

      @@TastingHistory If you do Poutine, most "Historic" poutine is gonna be very far from the fry and cheese curds. And in some cases, very disappointing. Poutine râpée is an aberration.

    • @Cyssane
      @Cyssane 4 года назад +3

      @@BigGhilz True, but at the same time there are some truly delicious poutine recipes out there. There was a chip wagon near my old place that sold "Newfoundland Poutine", which was fresh fries and cheese curds, but they used turkey gravy instead of beef, topped with stuffing and green peas. I'm not sure why it was named after Nfld, but it tasted like Thanksgiving and it was glorious.

    • @syrupybrandy2788
      @syrupybrandy2788 4 года назад

      So is poutine just a mispronounced putain?

  • @thealrightestguitarist9135
    @thealrightestguitarist9135 4 года назад +237

    A Fart of Portingale, by any other name, would smell as sweet*
    _*Warning: does not apply to all farts_

    • @gra-emed3617
      @gra-emed3617 4 года назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 4 года назад +4

      The Alrightest Guitarist
      It does _kind of_ apply to all farts, in that “smell as sweet” doesn’t actually require them to smell sweet, only _equally_ sweet by another name.

  • @FortressmasoN
    @FortressmasoN 4 года назад +144

    I was expecting him to say "Frankly, I don't give a lamb."

  • @torchris1
    @torchris1 4 года назад +6

    Made this tonight and it was AMAZING!! I did substitute raisins for currants and went very light on cloves. What you didn’t mention is how great the beef stock comes out after the meatballs are boiled in it - perfect stock! Thanks so much for this!

  • @PotsandPansWhatsPotsandPans
    @PotsandPansWhatsPotsandPans 2 месяца назад

    This video is truly the zenith for me. My favorite spectator sport - cooking - combined with my favorite pastime - learning history -has always been a winning combo but now we garnish with multiple fart jokes?! Farts will never not be funny to me and Max will always be my favorite creator.

  • @joaovitormatos8147
    @joaovitormatos8147 4 года назад +373

    "mince your dates"
    My boyfriend is wondering why I'm chasing him with a knife

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +130

      🤣 I guess I should have been more specific.

    • @derpherpblerp
      @derpherpblerp 4 года назад +24

      @@TastingHistory Exactly, now my boyfriend is too pulpy. :D :D :D :D

    • @marka.greenstein3535
      @marka.greenstein3535 4 года назад +2

      ruclips.net/video/5aQ_uEEMPqE/видео.html

    • @wcurren17
      @wcurren17 4 года назад +13

      Just tell him you want to make a dozen farts...

    • @HORRIOR1
      @HORRIOR1 4 года назад +20

      Did you explain to them you only needed 60 grams?

  • @geenstagni1060
    @geenstagni1060 4 года назад +100

    Max I think you need to make a new playlist called "Most Unfortunately Named Dishes in History" and add this along with the Rapé

    • @davidswanson6503
      @davidswanson6503 2 года назад +3

      my daughter once made a dessert called sex in a pan that might have to make the playlist

    • @StonedtotheBones13
      @StonedtotheBones13 9 месяцев назад

      Placenta

  • @zyzamo
    @zyzamo 4 года назад +27

    Max's reaction when he realises a fart tastes delicious is priceless.

  • @IMeMineWho
    @IMeMineWho 2 года назад +9

    Gotta love this episode. Lol. Shakespeare apparently had a lot in common with Leslie Nielson..or vice versa.

    • @MarsJenkar
      @MarsJenkar 5 месяцев назад

      I think a lot of our school systems do a disservice to Shakespeare by not covering his comedies often enough. I'm thankful that my first exposure to his works was A Midsummer Night's Dream, which is an excellent one for those who are fans of MST3K or RiffTrax.
      And when I got around to Hamlet (senior year), I happened to get the teacher who was not afraid to point out Shakespeare's dirty jokes.

  • @elisabethchretien45
    @elisabethchretien45 4 года назад +7

    We made these for Thanksgiving this year, and they were WONDERFUL!

  • @theinexperiencedfishkeeper7133
    @theinexperiencedfishkeeper7133 4 года назад +45

    Tasting History is absolutely the best quarantine find for me.

  • @jennaberry2
    @jennaberry2 4 года назад +276

    Me at the beginning: ahh, surely fart meant something else 500 years ago!
    Me as the history went on: 😶

    • @violetskies14
      @violetskies14 4 года назад +27

      As an English person interested in food history I know a lot of our foods are named after crude jokes so me at the beginning: this is gonna be a rude joke right?
      Me at the end: yup I was right.

    • @ItsVikVaughn
      @ItsVikVaughn 4 года назад +9

      @@violetskies14 Would you mind listing some of these foods with crude names? If any of them top 'Farts of Portugal' I would absolutely love to know them.

    • @bobgilbert1953
      @bobgilbert1953 2 года назад

      @@ItsVikVaughn Spotted Dick, for example. The name is...not a metaphor. For anything. The dish looks like a giant, spotted willy when it's done.

    • @beeta137
      @beeta137 2 года назад

      @@ItsVikVaughn The first thing that came to mind was spotted dick - it's a victim of linguistic drift, not actually named after a rude word AFAIK, but at least one place serves it as "spotted Richard" to sidestep the innuendos!

    • @CatsPajamas23
      @CatsPajamas23 2 года назад

      Same.🙄😭🤣😭

  • @Mike.Howard
    @Mike.Howard 4 года назад +106

    "Then drop your farts in the water..." Gotta say, I cracked up at this point! I dread to think how many takes this took to put together...

    • @alantodd7048
      @alantodd7048 4 года назад +7

      It gives a whole new twist on "drop the kids off at the pool".

    • @Jnow796
      @Jnow796 3 года назад +5

      Half a dozen at a time

  • @Robotmuse
    @Robotmuse 3 года назад +1

    I don't think I've ever chuckled watching a cooking tutorial, but thank you for keeping couth for the most part while saying it.

  • @MichaelAndersxq28guy
    @MichaelAndersxq28guy 4 года назад +2

    I lift my glass to the courage it might've taken to share this recipe.

  • @southvillechris
    @southvillechris 4 года назад +24

    Fantastic - another excellent video, Max! Lamb with sweet fruit (prunes, dates, apricots and so on) is quite common in North African tagines, of course - it's a combination that works really well.

    • @MatthewWaltonWalton
      @MatthewWaltonWalton 4 года назад +3

      A friend of mine started doing something very similar but with turkey mince (lower fat) for gaming nights. It's just a fantastic concept, quite easy to make and incredibly tasty. But they clearly didn't know they're called farts, because we would've been all over that.

    • @thelarisa
      @thelarisa 4 года назад +4

      This also made me think of a N African restaurant I used eat at in London, the tagine dishes were amazing and very similar to this!

  • @sheenachristina2385
    @sheenachristina2385 4 года назад +175

    Like my boys say, “The best fart you’ll ever eat!!”
    This makes me smile so much!! 🤗❤️🤗

  • @JohnNathanShopper
    @JohnNathanShopper 4 года назад +36

    Made syllyabub. My jeans have not yet forgiven my waistline. Thanks, Max.😛

  • @mdbissell
    @mdbissell 4 года назад +3

    I have watched many of your episodes as of late and am really enjoying them. They are both funny and serious at the same time and all are very informative. You have impeccable comedic timing and pause. After watching this episode I believe I shall now serve Farts of Portingale and Mead at my next holiday party. Both of which I have watched in the past few weeks on this channel. Keep up the wonderful work!! Which reminds me, maybe some videos or a series on Middle ages or Renaissance Tavern foods. What would a weary common traveller eat whilst travelling or maybe even what would the nobles or upper class eat whilst travelling abroad. We know these trips would have taken days of travel compared to the hours it currently takes to cover the same distances. Middle ages Roadside Grub.......

  • @suepicco2425
    @suepicco2425 Год назад +1

    Just made these from the recipe in your book. Fantastic! And of course we had some delightful and informative historical conversation (and fart jokes, too) over our meal. Your recipes are so well done and easy to follow for a modern home cook. Thanks, Max!

  • @drea2280
    @drea2280 4 года назад +120

    HHHmm okay guys hear me out...a Townsends collab?? wouldnt that just be amazing🥺

  • @kaytiej8311
    @kaytiej8311 4 года назад +19

    "And some very witty commentary. I wonder why I'm such a fan?"
    That's 50% why I'm watching now! Love your work. So informative and so entertaining.

  • @seoulv8427
    @seoulv8427 4 года назад +117

    Both my teenage brothers: What’s for dinner?
    Me: Farts.
    I have no idea how I stumbled on this channel but I’m so happy that I did. Thank you for all the time, research and work you put into these videos.
    PLEASE do what you (subscribers/commenters) can to keep yourself and others safe. Not trying to be pushy, it’s just the healthcare worker in me.

    • @LBrobie
      @LBrobie 4 года назад +4

      does eating farts apply to staying safe? ;)

    • @seoulv8427
      @seoulv8427 4 года назад +9

      LBrobie Lol. Of course it does! Laughter is the best medicine after all ;)

    • @clockworkkirlia7475
      @clockworkkirlia7475 4 года назад

      Thank you for helping to keep the rest of us safe!

    • @johnryan6456
      @johnryan6456 4 года назад

      Never

  • @ToastontheEastCoast
    @ToastontheEastCoast Год назад +1

    I don't know which is better, the video or the comments. Well done! 🤣

  • @hatshepsut8329
    @hatshepsut8329 4 года назад +4

    I am going to make these for my next cocktail party! They sound and look delicious and the name and history of them make for some interesting conversation...especially after a few drinks. Love your vlog!!!

  • @Zelmel
    @Zelmel 4 года назад +71

    Re: Types of currants. The Townsends have a good video on why currants are so damn hard to find here in the US, and as with most of their videos it's good fun.

    • @rachaelrichman-harris1956
      @rachaelrichman-harris1956 4 года назад +8

      Good, nutmeggy fun.

    • @corettaha7855
      @corettaha7855 4 года назад +4

      I love Townsend’s. I’m going to buy my dad’s gift from them this Christmas.

    • @brianargo4595
      @brianargo4595 4 года назад +14

      I would say funny to find a fellow Townsend's fan here, but... well. If you're here and not watching Townsend as well, what are you doing with your life?

    • @xenoscoot
      @xenoscoot 4 года назад +3

      Mrs. Crocombe and Townsends rule! Tasting History is with good company!

  • @nautifella
    @nautifella 4 года назад +48

    *_"Pardon me ma'am, I'd like to make some farts, and I hear you're good at it."_* Yep. I'm single. Hard to imagine, I know.

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +5

      🤣

    • @GiselleMF
      @GiselleMF 4 года назад +13

      Ah, you just haven't met the right nautilass. I'm sure one will come out of her shell instead of scuttle away through the waves 🦑🐙🐚🐌

    • @sodorflubbs5000
      @sodorflubbs5000 4 года назад

      @nautifella If you asked me to do that for you I’d look up the recipe and get cooking.

  • @atomicrpg2446
    @atomicrpg2446 4 года назад +26

    I've watched the first 10 seconds, and paused it. As a Portuguese person, I want to go on record as saying, I WILL MAKE THESE NO MATTER WHAT. Thank you. :)

    • @inesalmeida2199
      @inesalmeida2199 4 года назад +2

      I second this

    • @tsz5868
      @tsz5868 4 года назад +1

      @@inesalmeida2199 Carne com passas...ugh

    • @razor1uk610
      @razor1uk610 4 года назад +1

      ..and, much belatedly wish you safe health, but, ..how did they taste? -as and when test cooked

  • @GygaxGirl
    @GygaxGirl 4 года назад +1

    I can't believe this showed up as a suggested video and I can't believe that I watched it. I REALLY can't believe I actually enjoyed this video. Thanks for making history fun.

  • @sourdough283
    @sourdough283 4 года назад +9

    One of my favorite things about your channel is trying to guess what stuffed animal is going to be in the background. Also, amazing content!

    • @deboralee1623
      @deboralee1623 3 года назад

      me at first: ? what's with the sheep?
      me eventually: oh, right, mutton.

  • @simplyme8009
    @simplyme8009 4 года назад +9

    Oh my, thank you for the giggles. You've awoken my inner 10 year old. Love your work.

  • @sarai5196
    @sarai5196 4 года назад +86

    In parts of Mexico we have a cookie called "pedos de monja" which mean nun's farts. This is a little round cookie powder sugar

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +17

      Delish

    • @MDeLorien
      @MDeLorien 4 года назад +12

      Well, In France you've also " pets de nonne " it's the same stuff 😁

    • @zsoltsandor3814
      @zsoltsandor3814 4 года назад +7

      And in Hungary too.
      Sweet farts, omnomnom.

    • @rosegoi360
      @rosegoi360 4 года назад +3

      I know wich ones you are talking about!
      In the north, we have the same cookies, but we call them "Nun's kiss" or "Brides kiss", not so sure about wich one, it depends on who and where are selled.
      Greetings from Sonora, Mexico! :D

  • @lexicochrane2903
    @lexicochrane2903 4 года назад +25

    Can fully recommend the blog referenced: The past is a foreign pantry! Amazing recipes from a very knowledgeable history teacher, who has a degree in Ancient and Medieval History! If you want authentic dishes from the past, there's really no better place to look!

  • @jayjohns1391
    @jayjohns1391 4 года назад +1

    Only this channel could make a centuries old fart joke seem cultured! Lol, keep it up sir. I'm definitely making these for Christmas dinner.... Might wait till after the meal to tell everyone they just ate a plate full of farts

  • @Lantanana
    @Lantanana 4 года назад +1

    Today I am thinning out my channels. Your channel is surviving easily. It is fun, and about food!!!

  • @egboyyyyy
    @egboyyyyy 4 года назад +130

    In dutch the an old word for ‘sweetheart’ is ‘scheetje’ ( little fart ). Coincidence ? I think not after seeing this video :)

    • @harrybetteridge7532
      @harrybetteridge7532 4 года назад +31

      That does gives a new twist to the term "Dutch oven" the noncooking variety.

    • @healinggrounds19
      @healinggrounds19 4 года назад +6

      Omg my granny used to call us this!😂

    • @egboyyyyy
      @egboyyyyy 4 года назад +2

      Harry Betteridge that’s hilarious

    • @corettaha7855
      @corettaha7855 4 года назад +6

      It probably started out as sweetfart in English and then got revised for our protection by forward thinking English teachers.

    • @mordekaihorowitz
      @mordekaihorowitz 4 года назад +1

      Oh my god that's literally like saying "shittie" in English

  • @kauaijohn
    @kauaijohn 4 года назад +12

    I’m with you, Max; I really hate that word! I’m also not very fond of cloves, so just a tiny pinch will go in when I decide I can struggle through telling my husband what they’re called and make them some weekend soon. Thanks for another interesting, informative, and humorous taste of history!

  • @kateyoung24
    @kateyoung24 4 года назад +113

    When you said you hate the word “fart” I couldn’t understand why you said that... I am indeed, Canadian.

    • @Halinspark
      @Halinspark 4 года назад +14

      I was hoping he would joke that the word he hated saying was "Portugal".

  • @tiffanymcdonald4584
    @tiffanymcdonald4584 4 года назад

    Made them! Used ground lamb so super easy. My boys (12 and 8) obviously enjoyed helping with these. They called them okay. Adults really liked them. Serving them as a Christmas appetizer with a plum or fig sauce is on my agenda. Going to repeat next week for my father-in-law.

  • @Tylis33
    @Tylis33 4 года назад +1

    While browsing around the internet looking for appetizer ideas I came across your channel by accident. Let me tell you I was quite thrilled to have two things I have an interest in history and well food, spice that up with a dash of 12 yr old me humour and lo and behold Farts of Portingale. I made an honey/brown sugar/bourbon glazed ham, an apricot/cranberry/goat cheese ball (reconstituted dried apricots in apple juice, boiled cranberries in orange juice, strained and mixed) and the pinnacle of my Thanksgiving dinner feast...the Farts. Yes I would not tell anyone what these delectible seasonal flavoured lambballs were truely called until all who attended sampled them...then the reveal..."I am glad you all have enjoyed my farts...my farts of portingale" You sir are awesome, keep up the medieval food content.

  • @b.martins7562
    @b.martins7562 4 года назад +36

    As a Portuguese person I fount this quite amusing 😂 ❤️ it

    • @jameswoodard4304
      @jameswoodard4304 2 года назад +5

      I want to know what made the English think of these as specifically Portuguese toots. Did Portugal at the time have a reputation for spicy or savory food, considering most other people's flatulences turned out sweet?

    • @lucaslourenco8918
      @lucaslourenco8918 Год назад +2

      ​@@jameswoodard4304They kinda still are, Portuguese cuisine is full of flavors and spices even to this (they had to do something with all the spices they got from India, right?)
      And the names... as a Brazilian who has lived in Portugal, I always tried to be culturally sensitive, but some of the food names there were just... gold. Hard not to laugh.
      They had prego no pão (nail on bread, a meat sandwich), rojões (skyrocket, the firework kind, but it was fried pork), toucinho do céu (lard from heaven, actually a sweet cake), farrapo velho (old rags, a dish made of salted cod leftovers) and grelos (leaves, stems and sprouts of broccoli or turnips, but in Brazilian Portuguese that's a vulgar word for clitoris...) or punheta de bacalhau (salted cod again, but this time the name meams jerking off...)
      Farts wouldn't seem out pf place (I can totally imagine "peidos de borrego" on a Portuguese menu)

    • @jameswoodard4304
      @jameswoodard4304 Год назад

      @@lucaslourenco8918 ,
      Thanks for the info. Of course, the Brits also traded in spices from around the world, but they seem to have sold them off to others for a profit before they ever got to use any, if their cuisine is anything to go by.

  • @wy4553
    @wy4553 4 года назад +7

    This man is so delightful and funny. I'm always pleasantly surprised by how much I chuckle throughout his videos.

  • @imroy2000
    @imroy2000 4 года назад +35

    I compliment you in your choice of beverage for this show. A pint of Boddington's is perfect for a meal like the farts!

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +10

      Love the stuff!

    • @Tenems941
      @Tenems941 4 года назад +5

      some could say ale leads to farts

    • @garethwesleyevans
      @garethwesleyevans 4 года назад +1

      @@TastingHistory it will be even better if you tilt the glass and slow pour it in! I had heart palpitations as it was dumped in!

    • @andyleighton6969
      @andyleighton6969 4 года назад +2

      @@TastingHistory Sadly, not the same - even on draught - since they moved from Strangeways. InBev have disgracefully run the brand into the ground.

    • @Bereaver1
      @Bereaver1 4 года назад +2

      @@garethwesleyevans Boddington's tells you to specifically pour it in straight. There's a plastic ball thing inside the can that agitates it too. Give it a try, one of the best cans I've had.

  • @pauladixon9003
    @pauladixon9003 4 года назад +1

    My brother is coming for Christmas, and our family will be together again. I’m collecting fun recipes that we can enjoy and have some interesting conversations about. I can hardly wait to show this video and then let everyone know what we’re having for dinner. LOL Love your videos! Thank you😃

  • @nathryl03
    @nathryl03 Год назад

    This is the first time I hear about the origins of a dessert I ate all the time as a kid. Pete de soeur (of nun farts) was one of my favorite things. I miss having them, might have to make some. As a newish subscriber, I have to say to I absolutely love this channel, and the mention of nun farts made me love it even more lol

  • @Horticarter41
    @Horticarter41 4 года назад +30

    Watching you crack up while tasting these was absolutely hysterical. The silliest episode yet, but so enjoyable.

  • @jenniferblazek290
    @jenniferblazek290 4 года назад +8

    Milord, your videos just keep getting better and better. Following your development avidly from your beginnings.. The veritable highlight of my days!(you may like to try a recipe knowne as POMPS or Pumpes as well from a wonderful redaction site called Gode Cookerye, run by a lovely fellow who is also a member of The Society for Creative Anachronism, international medieval re enactment club. Have a lovely day and Gode cokinge!

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +3

      Thank you sir! I love that site. A great resource for me.

  • @me3333
    @me3333 2 года назад +18

    In my best Monty Python French accent "I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" "Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"

  • @geenstagni1060
    @geenstagni1060 4 года назад +11

    Can we appreciate that it took Max just *that* much more effort to say "Tasting History"

  • @RhedisHome
    @RhedisHome 3 года назад

    I avoided watching this video for so long, literally just from the name and thumbnail. I love all your stuff Max, and I'm glad I took the time to watch this one, but I think I could just absolutely never hear the word again and be overjoyed.

  • @MikeY-nh2we
    @MikeY-nh2we 4 года назад +2

    Dude way to hold it together through that one 👏👏👏

  • @stringchz
    @stringchz 4 года назад +5

    This will forever be my most favorite video on RUclips.

  • @PyrotechNick77
    @PyrotechNick77 4 года назад +35

    According to my mom, certain areas of North West Mexico call marshmallows "pedo de monja" translated as "farts of a nun".

  • @kirielpapillon9169
    @kirielpapillon9169 4 года назад +11

    This is one of my favourite renaissance dishes. I serve it in the broth, which is made completely delicious by the goodies in the meatballs. it is also a really great one to serve to large numbers of people - they make for easy portion control, and you can make the meatballs in advance and then cook them in deep roasting trays in the oven, or in a giant pot. I have made this dish for 180 people with no worries, and it always is very popular.

  • @MadMeeper
    @MadMeeper 3 года назад +4

    Been binge watching all your videos, this one broke me, I laughed way too hard.

  • @vaprebluemike7520
    @vaprebluemike7520 4 года назад +4

    After watching this and reading the comments, I can't stop laughing. I feel silly but I guess that will blow over. Thank you for all of the hard work you put into your awesome videos.

  • @shelbyb9965
    @shelbyb9965 4 года назад +11

    I can't wait to tell my family I'm bringing farts to Thanksgiving dinner 😂

  • @tentimestay9181
    @tentimestay9181 4 года назад +6

    I love your lobster shirt Max!

  • @justamothygirl2143
    @justamothygirl2143 4 года назад +24

    "Aptly named chacharacter, Bottom" I DIED

  • @ributsuria
    @ributsuria 4 года назад +16

    "Its a fact that lobster-themed shirts are all the rage during the pandemic of 2020s", remarked by 30th century archaeologists while sifting thru the ancient RUclips library.

  • @Nutarei
    @Nutarei 4 года назад

    You are sooo good with foreign words! I can tell you prepare to say them on your show. I love that!

  • @zsoltsandor3814
    @zsoltsandor3814 4 года назад +21

    (I commented before even watching the video, because who doesn't find food called "fart" amusing. So yeah, you actually mentioned it.)
    There is a doughnut-ish dessert in Hungary, bearing the name nunfart (apácafing) or nunfartlet (apácafingocska). It's delicious.

    • @Terrelli9
      @Terrelli9 4 года назад +7

      Fartlet. 😂 I’m gonna start calling them that,

  • @sheilawlliams5263
    @sheilawlliams5263 4 года назад +4

    Clove and mace are good Christmas spices. Might be good on the buffet for Christmas Eve.

  • @OJSTheJuice
    @OJSTheJuice 4 года назад +85

    I've never eaten a fart, but I think I'm about to start.

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +7

      🤣

    • @NickScholl
      @NickScholl 4 года назад +5

      They're good for your heart!

    • @XiaoFury
      @XiaoFury 4 года назад +1

      Available in many tarts.

    • @lesliegould29
      @lesliegould29 4 года назад

      Anything with buckwheat? Also known as kasha, kazha and kutta.

  • @j.d.4697
    @j.d.4697 2 года назад +2

    "...didn't have the funds for a fancy fart."
    Ok, that was masterful.

  • @Tempirance1
    @Tempirance1 4 года назад +2

    This episode has me rolling lol. I can't even keep a straight face. 😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @joshuab4586
    @joshuab4586 4 года назад +5

    Yay a Mareep episode!!! I hope they add them to Sword and Shield soon, the Mareep line was always my favorite

  • @triberium_
    @triberium_ 4 года назад +6

    I love when he gets surprised by the good taste haha

  • @jeremyciesla5798
    @jeremyciesla5798 4 года назад +6

    The dates and currants are both really unexpected and intriguing. And as always, great video and keep up the good work! I'm still amazed at how fast your channel has grown and I love it

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +2

      Thank you!

    • @patriciamorgan6545
      @patriciamorgan6545 4 года назад +2

      Something tells me the title of this one will yet again bring in a large group of curious new subscribers. They'll come for the fart joke ('What does that say? A typo, surely?'), and stay for the excellent content.

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  4 года назад +1

      @@patriciamorgan6545 Fingers crossed : )

  • @joemiller947
    @joemiller947 4 года назад +3

    I like to watch this channel when I'm upset, it makes me feel better. You're definitely a great host, makes me want to buy some Renaissance-era cookbooks 🤔

  • @NerdRageEntertainmentNetwork
    @NerdRageEntertainmentNetwork 2 года назад +2

    using my fiance's account to watch this. i have spent this entire episode half watching this and half reading the past is a foreign pantry's article on researching ancient mesopotamian mutton stew "kansu broth" and it's hilarious. am going to watch the video on it now that yours finished