You should look up Brunswick stew! It was a meal made by hunters in the back country of the US. I want to say it came from people living in the Virginia/Georgia area of the country. Like a lot of our southern food that's good, it was a meal that was created here from German Immigrants (they also brought over country fried steak which is delicious). It's traditionally made with rabbit, squirrel, or whatever game meat the hunters could find. These days it's made with more common meats and is quiet tastey. It might not be historically old enough for this channel. I've seen videos on RUclips of people who still make it with game meat though. This video just reminded me of it. If you start looking at southern cuisine in the US, there are some interesting stories about why certain dishes became popular.
Funnily enough, I have a cookbook someone gave me when I was a kid (yes, I was that cool…) which had a Brunswick stew in it. Let me have a look at it in more detail. I don’t really have a cut off in terms of period - for my school dinner episode I included an example from the early 2000s. But I like to try and find out whether it has a good story behind it - thanks so much for the tip!
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 cannot describe how grim the lung was, but I do genuinely believe the pie could be improved with a different preparation and some meat instead of lung and heart
I’m not particularly squeamish with what I eat, but the lung was difficult to get past mentally for some reason. I think I was riled by the texture from when I was chopping it.
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.
You should look up Brunswick stew! It was a meal made by hunters in the back country of the US. I want to say it came from people living in the Virginia/Georgia area of the country. Like a lot of our southern food that's good, it was a meal that was created here from German Immigrants (they also brought over country fried steak which is delicious). It's traditionally made with rabbit, squirrel, or whatever game meat the hunters could find. These days it's made with more common meats and is quiet tastey. It might not be historically old enough for this channel. I've seen videos on RUclips of people who still make it with game meat though. This video just reminded me of it. If you start looking at southern cuisine in the US, there are some interesting stories about why certain dishes became popular.
Funnily enough, I have a cookbook someone gave me when I was a kid (yes, I was that cool…) which had a Brunswick stew in it. Let me have a look at it in more detail. I don’t really have a cut off in terms of period - for my school dinner episode I included an example from the early 2000s. But I like to try and find out whether it has a good story behind it - thanks so much for the tip!
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 am impressed that you tried lung... I giggled to myself when you mentioned the history of chocolate as something "less intense".
It was disgusting. But I found a great chocolate story I’m going to film this weekend which will bring me (and hopefully others) more comfort.
Umbles!!
In all their guts and glory!
This is why sausage exists, to use up the bits!
True, but I think it’s also why ‘umble pie’ no longer exists too.
You’re braver than I am! 😅 lung is not a texture I ever want to experience (especially after seeing your reaction)
I cannot describe how grim the lung was, but I do genuinely believe the pie could be improved with a different preparation and some meat instead of lung and heart
At least haggis minces it all up, so texture is less of an issue!
Exactly! I’d take haggis over this any day, but I do believe this could work with some minor improvements
I’m not particularly squeamish with what I eat, but the lung was difficult to get past mentally for some reason. I think I was riled by the texture from when I was chopping it.
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.