Hello!

How did the ancient Greeks and Romans ate turnip? And what was the position of this vegetable at the dinner table? How important was it?

And what the heck is a skirret, how do you cook it and why did we stop cultivating it on a large scale?

All this and more on this weeks episode!

This week's recommendations are

A is For Apple Podcast:

Kentwell medieval gardens

Charlie Taverner Street Food

Chiara Vigo: The last woman who makes sea silk:

Music on this episode by Pavlos Kapralos and Miltos Boumis

Enjoy!

Much love,

Thom

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A Brief History of Turnip (And other Medieval Root Vegetables)