Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes (A Cookbook)

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Rodriguez, Alexander (April 5, 2021). "Max Miller has Extravagant Food for Any Time with Tasting History". Metrosource.

Miller was born on March 30, 1983 in Phoenix, Arizona. [3] He had an interest in history, and, at six or seven, he started reading about Charles Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown that ended the American Revolutionary War in 1781, writing a report on it for fun. [4] Tapia, Nancy (September 15, 2020). "Tasting History With Max Miller [Exclusive Interview]". LRMonline. Of course, modern pretzels don’t typically have wine and anise seeds in them, but Miller provides a recipe using all those ingredients so we can get the same flavor profile as the precedellas that were baked almost 500 years ago. It is indeed tasting history. In 2020, Miller was furloughed from Disney due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and started to spend time on the channel. [10] [11] He relegated himself to his upstairs as he did not want to get in the way of his fiancé, who was still working at Disney. [12] He started producing videos and uploaded the first episode of Tasting History in February 2020, [13] continuing to produce videos throughout the pandemic. [14] Savor the Past Through Gay YouTuber Max Miller's 'Tasting History' ". EDGE Media Network. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021 . Retrieved October 12, 2021.A great sense of humor tempers Miller’s erudition and encourages curious cooks to serve up some of these historical foods to entertain families and guests and provoke dinner table conversation.” — Booklist, Starred Review Max Miller has built the hugely popular YouTube channel, Tasting History. Now, those culinary history lessons will be transcribed into a highly anticipated cookbook. To be published by Tiller Press, the upcoming cookbook could be as exciting to read as the recipes are to cook. Ferber, Lawrence (September 24, 2020). "Savor the Past Through Gay YouTuber Max Miller's 'Tasting History' ". Edge Media Network. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021 . Retrieved April 14, 2021.

Now Miller has taken it to the next level with this deep dive into food history that includes original recipes and Miller’s adaptations for home chefs as well as photos, original drawings, anecdotes, and cook’s notes. This book is one that I would describe not just as inspiring (I definitely want to make some of these) but also relaxing and reassuring. One one hand, it is good to let the mind wander about the history behind these recipes, and think about how these ingredients come together into something that would be so appealing. In another sense, it gives us recognition that our cooking is not as time consuming as it used to be, nor is it as time-consuming to find quality ingredients. Not saying that I am proud to live in a fast cooking world (or fast food, at that).Between learning more about world cuisine and my family starting to grow our own food, I have become increasingly aware of how the animals, crops, and spices available in a region contribute so much to the character of its food. This principle is easy to forget in a global society where you can find just about anything on a grocery store shelf, and where importing specialty ingredients is relatively easy. Max's book highlights not only these regional variations in cuisine, but also how the use and perception of various ingredients has changed over time. This is not just a cookbook; it is a series of tales from the history of food. The recipe for this stew is easy, but even if a person could, though it’s unlikely, find the fatty sheep tails, another ingredient—risnatu—has no definite translation, though Miller says it’s commonly agreed upon that it’s a type of dried barley cake. He solves both those problems in his adaptation of the recipe by providing appropriate substitutions that honor the dish’s origins but make it available to modern kitchens. What began as a passion project when Max Miller was furloughed during Covid-19 has become a viral YouTube sensation. The Tasting History with Max Miller channel has thrilled food enthusiasts and history buffs alike as Miller recreates a dish from the past, often using historical recipes from vintage texts, but updated for modern kitchens as he tells stories behind the cuisine and culture. From ancient Rome to Ming China to medieval Europe and beyond, Miller has collected the best-loved recipes from around the world and has shared them with his fans. Now, with beautiful photographs portraying the dishes and historical artwork throughout, Tasting History compiles over sixty dishes such as: This is the perfect book for any food history fanatic (guilty as charged), or, in truth, any food fanatic. To create a series of beautifully realized and photographed recipes that take you on a path from the earliest written clay tablets of Babylon, all the way through history to the dishes that built the Americas, is a huge undertaking. However, it is one that Max Miller achieves with all the wit, enthusiasm, accessibility, and accuracy that have made his YouTube channel such a deserved internet sensation.” —Simon Majumdar, author, television personality, and creator of the food history podcast Eat My Globe If you are interested in this book because you are also a big fan of Max Miller’s popular Tasting History Youtube channel, be sure to have your expectations set accordingly and reasonably!