Food is as essential as the air we breathe. Join us in exploring how eating habits have evolved throughout history. From French aristocrats dining on the finest foods to the Great Depression's resourceful meals, discover how people adapted to their times. What are your favorite historical cuisines? Chapters: 00:00:00 - 15 Weird Vintage Foods You'd Love To Have At Your Holiday Party 00:10:42 - Weird Foods People Ate to Get Through the Great Depression 00:24:07 - Frivolous Foods The French Upper-class Ate While The Peasants Starved 00:34:41 - Food Prospectors Ate to Survive the Gold Rush 00:48:40 - How Rich Italians Used to Watch the Poor Fight for Food 00:58:51 - Unconventional Foods People Ate In Soviet Russia 01:11:05 - Weirdest Foods From Ancient Roman Cuisine 01:22:55 - What Medieval Junk Food Was Like 01:32:39 - Unconventional Foods People Ate During the Civil War 00:00:00: 15 Weird Vintage Foods You'd Love To Have At Your Holiday Party00:10:42: Weird Foods People Ate to Get Through the Great Depression00:24:07: Frivolous Foods The French Upper-class Ate While The Peasants Starved00:34:41: Food Prospectors Ate to Survive the Gold Rush00:48:40: How Rich Italians Used to Watch the Poor Fight for Food00:58:51: Unconventional Foods People Ate In Soviet Russia01:11:05: Weirdest Foods From Ancient Roman Cuisine01:22:55: What Medieval Junk Food Was Like01:32:39: Unconventional Foods People Ate During the Civil War #foodhistory #Frencharistocrats #GreatDepression #eatinghabits #historicalcuisines See show notes: https://inlet.fm/weird-history/episodes/68cd9a7382781023a1b90102 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices