Ancient Rome's Naked Fertility Festival
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RECIPE
2-3 lbs (1kg) Goat or lamb
2 cups (475ml) Milk
1/3 cup (115g) Honey
2 teaspoons pepper
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon asafoetida
¼ cup (60ml) Olive Oil
¼ cup (60ml) Garum
¼ cup (60ml) wine vinegar
8 pitted dates
1 cup (235ml) wine
1 tablespoon starch
Mix the milk, honey, pepper, salt, and silphium into a marinade and pour it over the meat in a ziploc bag and refrigerate for 4-8 hours. Soak the dates in water or wine.
Once marinated, transfer the meat to a dish with the marinade and cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil. Roast in the oven at 320°F/160°C for 2 1/2 hours. Remove the lid and continue to cook for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted can easily twist. Remove the dish from the oven and let rest while you prepare the sauce. Reserve 1 cup of marinade with drippings.
Drain the dates and grind or puree them into a smooth paste. Add them to a small saucepan with the cup of marinade/drippings. Whisk in the olive oil, garum, and vinegar then heat over a low flame until simmering. In a separate bowl whisk the starch into the wine until fully dissolved, then add it to the simmering sauce and allow to return to a simmer. Let it thicken for 10 - 15 minutes, then serve over the meat immediately.
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Subtitles: Jose Mendoza
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“Kid means baby goat, not children” always fun when you have to specify that you are NOT a cannibal 😂
"New kid on the block" just got a whole different meaning.
Honestly, i dont think hed do the vid if it was referring to human kids. Come on, guys...
meanwhile Guga Foods has the "dry age Angel" joke.
I wish he had told us before I put on all this baby fat from eating all those babies!
Understandable. A kid is a baby goat. So, we have to be cooking the greatest kid of all time- preferably a female one. Not a problem, I'll just hot the local park & see where it goes.
Let's just all agree that "puppification" meant cuddling with a box of puppies and ignore the possibility it meant bathing in the blood of puppies, okay?
Yes, live puppies are infinitely preferable.
AGREED!!!
"Dead puppies aren't much fun", to coin a phrase...
@@Pygar2 Possibly one of the least fun things imaginable.
yes, please, lets do so. Just the thought of harming a puppy or kitten makes my stomach want to do something odd and upsetting.
The fact that even the ancient Romans didn't know what exactly they were celebrating and to what god they were offering sacrifices (and still kept doing it every year anyway) is such a historic flex, if you think about it. It's like Rome saying to the rest of the world: Son, I am so old, I've forgotten more shit than you know or will ever learn. Now get naked and run, boy. lol
It also shows how superstitious the Romans were. You performed this meaningless ritual, though nobody knew what it was for, because it was lucky. You kept on performing it because it might be unlucky to stop.
It was less of a flex and more of a cope. Rome had a MASSIVE inferiority complex about how little history they had relative to much of the ancient Mediterranean. From the Aeneid (forging a connection to the Homeric era) to the foundation date of the Republic (one year before Solon established democracy in Athens), they built up a whole national mythos to make themselves feel better about it.
It's more like an example of why copying someone else's homework will come back to bite you when exams roll around.
Sure, you know the answer. Can you explain it, though? Not in the least.
The most sympathetic thing about Rome, is for me still, that they had a temple, for gods, they didn't know. Just to be safe.
@@bernardfrederic6535 That's true. Everywhere they went, they built temples, not just for their own gods, but for many local gods. Except for the druids. Them they killed on sight, then went looking for more.
Max: "Instead of wooing your Love with chocolates this year, might I suggest bringing back an old tradition -"
Me: "... and whipping them with shaggy thongs!"
Max: "... and wooing them with roast goat."
Me: "Of course. Roast goat. That's what I meant."
Why not both.
this made my evening
i mean, if you and your significant other are kinky enough
🤣🤣 this comment should have many more likes!
I suspect most of us were thinking this
Interestingly, the socket part of the hip joint is called the acetabulum because it is shaped like the little vinegar cups.
Cool!
That is a fun fact, thanks for sharing!
That was the first thing I thought of!
My brain was like I know that word, but it took me very long to place it! Very interesting indeed!
So, I guess if you want to measure that out, just estimate based on the size of your hip joint socket.
Max: "It came down to one word."
Me: "Tradition?"
Tevye: *"TRADITION!"*
Yeeeesssss!
🎶 *"Why do the men run naked through the city,*
*Whipping folks with goatskins, making such a noise?*
*Is it for Pan, or even for a she-wolf?*
*What's with these unruly boys?*
*Tradition, TRADITION!*
*Tradition, TRADITION!"* 🎶
Makes me think of how , in the Bible it says, "thou shalt not cook a lamb in it's mother's milk". I'm learning that they actually cooked like that back then.
@@Lucius1958 Thanks for making me laugh!
@@Lucius1958 🎶Fiddles intensely🎶
Idk why, but the idea of Romans being weirded out by their own holidays is hilarious to me. I always love reminders that humans are humans no matter where or when haha
Absolutely!
Amazing! The Lupercalia is fascinating, it’s wild to read ancient sources being just as confused as we are 😂 We love goat, we’ll have to try this one!
Whoa!! Love your channel!
Do some roman recipes!! And what was going on in Dasá in roman times!
Roman recipes sometimes remind me of Rachel putting beef in the trifle. “Honey? Good! Dates? Good! Garum? Gooooooood!”
Great episode
@@TastingHistory Can you do an episode for Native American Food?
@@lesterstone8595 He's done some, like Tamales and Xiocolatl, but it's as good a place as any to look at food and its history, so more is welcome.
EDIT: For some reason I thought you said South American Native cuisine.
North American Native cuisine would be cool too, I know very little about it.
@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine I was hoping for something made with buffalo/bison, venison, opossum, or some tasty racoon.
@@lesterstone8595 I am not picky. I’ve eaten my share of squirrel dumplings, rabbit, gator, etc. But, please, for the love of all you hold dear, do NOT eat possum!
Several years ago archeologists in Israel found some dates pits from the time of Christ while excavating. They planted them and grew ancient palms. The dates are apparently sweeter then the modern ones. So I imagine this dish would have been sweeter in ancient time.
That is SO COOL -- do they sell the dates anywere online? That would be an awesome business.
Want sweet dates? Buy dried dates.
@@jcortese3300 no they don't sell them rn. There is only a few trees so far and they r trying to bring the tree back
It took a long time for the farmer to cultivate the seeds and only very few worked.
I've heard of it before and it fascinates me that something this old can grow again. I didn't know about the sweetness though. Thanks!
@@nadineb168 If i remember correctly, the date trees grown from ancient pits were destroyed by isis in like 2015 or somwthing like that.
I made this for my wife for Valentines' Day. It was a big hit! I substituted lamb for goat (we have had goat numerous times and don't particularly care for it) and roasted carrots and parsnips along with the meat. Though the marinade made the meat quite nice, the date sauce took it to completely another level! I soaked the dates in red wine before mashing them. A fantastic recipe and a wonderful and entertaining video! Thank you, Max!
Congratulations!!!!
Who would ever have thought that a Disney prince would become a King of UA-cam?
Well done!! So well deserved.
PS love to Jose too
My takeaway from this is that if someone says they hate how commercial valentines day is and want to do an old fashioned valentines day we should watch out for roast goat in case whipping with animal skins is also involved
@@asdolasila4563 they're writing poems in spam comments now?
I mean, getting whipped can still be a fun way to spend Valentine's Day if you're into that sort of thing.
I'll order Hello Fresh if they start offering a Tasting History box. Seriously, that would be amazing!
and I'll order it if they start treating their employees fairly.
@@nunyabisness7055 what have you heard? I didn't know they were bad
I think Max should do his own box as a way to support his channel. That's a lot of work, but I think would be very, very unique.
@@groglorb8980 Harassing union workers.
@@fietehermans9903 let max know and send receipts. Let's see what happens.
I feel like watching Max taste the food is like:
1) He's so excited to try it!
2) Food goes in. Thoughtful face.
3) Concerned face???
4) Strained positivity while chewing
5) Food consumed. Opinion formed. He kind of chuckles and shakes his head, as if confronted by his archenemy..............but he's not mad about it.
6) It definitely can't taste good right?
7) Max says something way nicer than I probably would have said.
Just about every time 😅
It's still kinda weird to me how for most of history you couldn't just set your cooking appliances to a specified temperature, you just had to learn the hard way how to eyeball a wood/coal fire.
Metal workers for MILLENIA have been doing this at the forge, judging the heat in different parts of the fire and watching the metal change color. This is especially true with iron/steel.
@@danielbeck9191 if the cast iron stove is changing colors it's too hot to cook food. Electric stove heating coils are usually a kind of ceramic that glows at much lower temperatures than metal.
Running around naked, hitting each other with wet leather, eating delicious food?
... sounds like some of my better dinner parties.
Sounds like a great way to spend Valentine's Day.
-Count Dracula
Seriously, we still have this, it's just part of Pride 😂
@@erraticonteuse when do you think these dinner parties happen?! 🤣
For a moment I thought he was going to suggest, "Instead of wooing your love with choclates this year..." , run around nekkid and slap them with flayed goat hides.
Congratulations on 1Mil, Max. I don’t know if you realize how much joy and comfort you’ve given is these past two years. Keep being your wonderful self. 💛
Thank you. Seeing your comments always brightens my day, so you keep being you too.
@@TastingHistory 🤩
When a recipe calls for honey or other sticky liquid, I measure it into a 4 cup container, then add the more liquid items. That way I don't wind up with 5% stuck in the small measuring cup.
Another trick is if there is an oil or fat called for measure that first then use the same measuring vessel to measure the honey/sticky liquid. The remains of the oil/fat will keep the honey from sticking to the measuring cup.
Max should start his own "Tasting History" restaurant. Would be a great place to go taste all these old recipes
I will be first in line when he opens the door!
I'd go.
Makes sense. I mean, how are you going to increase fertility and birth rates without a little nudity?
@Avorne - Or a lot of nudity.
Acetabulum is also the anatomical term for the socket in the pelvis that the femur sits in. I had no idea that the word came from the roman vinegar cup! The hint is there because "acetum" means vinegar, but I never made the connection. I've had so many of those little epiphanies while watching this show and I'm so grateful for it!
Edit: I didn't know about "februa" either! This episode is an etymology trivia gold mine!
Makes you wonder though what those Roman vinegar cups were made from....
Given that the actual acetabulum is comprised of three separate bones, I think it would be way too much trouble to make one out of its namesake ....
As someone from a Hindu family who went to Catholic school (I'm an athiest, lol) ancient traditions never sound too weird to me. It's interesting to see how much faith in such traditions really helped form societies back then. In modern times we have our own traditions, including celebrating our fav UA-camrs' success with likes and shiny play buttons! Congrats Max and fam, you always do well to present little glimpses into history through food.
8:15 We also get the word "febrifuge" from februa, and febrifuge is medicine meant to heal fevers. Aspirin is from willow bark and is a febrifuge, so it's like people taking aspirin for a fever. It's not necessarily food but it's still pretty cool see the connection.
"febrile" is the word for fever
@@zarasha8220 February is the month of fevers; back then, the food was as bad and as sparse as it was likely to get. Health suffered...
Well it's also kinda cool that they used to chew the bark as they marched places (the army that is)
It's strangely interesting to me that Ancient Romans refer to this tradition as ancient themselves. Time is weird.
Don’t forget that the Roman Republic was after the Greeks and the Greeks were after the Bronze Age and 20 dynasties in Egypt. Rome is about equidistant to us as it was to the first Egyptian dynasties. Rome was late to the ancient calendar. Plenty of time - 2000 years - for things to be ancient before the whipper snapper Rome came along.
The Romans saw the pyramids the same way we see the colisseum today. The world and civilisation is much, much older than we tend to think.
@@varolussalsanclar1163 And we are as far away in time from the fall of the Western Roman Empire as they themselves were from the Bronze Age Collapse.
Especially if you realize that humans have been walking this earth for about 2 hundred thousand years of which only the last 5 thousand years or so is considered history because of writing and the rise of civilization.
WELP I’m currently pregnant, have serious date cravings, and I have 15 kg of red deer meat in my freezer 🦌 it’s not goat, but I think the wolves would still approve lol 🐺 👍 I’ll be trying this recipe for sure!
have you considered being slapped with goat skin
Under rated comment
Maybe don't sacrifice a dog, though.
Oooh, red deer is so good. My son got one last year and I was surprised how different it was from venison.
I was just wondering how this would be with deer. Please comment how it turns out if you do try it!
I love that about the Romans. They had a few rituals like this that they didn't know the origin of. But they were very "Doesn't matter if we don't know why. Doesn't matter if we don't understand the words in this prayer. We are doing this because we always have and we don't want to jinx ourselves!" And they were right, because what happened when they dumped all those rituals? Mmhmmmm.
Tasting History: Come for the wonderful recipes. Stay for that perfectly coifed hair!
Hahaha it's distractingly perfect
I wrote a paper last year on Lupa and if the she-wolf was a promiscuous woman, or an actual wolf in the Romulus and Remus tale (and how it was perceived during different points in Roman history). However, I used Lupercalia as another example of a pre-"roman" event, and I was fascinated by the fact that during the Republic, no one knew its origins. Really great show this time, thanks for bringing to light this amazing festival :)
in modern French the she-wolf ("louve") is still a term for a promiscuous, lascivious woman😌
I never even thought of the allegory of a she wolf for a promiscuous woman. Using a she wolf in legend would make sense. Instead of "Our founders' mother was a whore and they lived in a cave."
There was also the "Lupanar", which is "brothel" (from the same root),
the most famous being in Pompeii, noted for it's erotic paintings.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupanar
Man all four of you guys brought great information to this.... Some of the things I never thought about myself ( referring to the meaning of she wolf and where it came from) thank you all I felt enlightened a bit by each of you all's comment. Thank you for that
I actually never knew there was a reading of the myth where people saw the she-wolf as a metaphor for a promiscuous woman, do you have any sources for further reading on that?
"but ancient romans didn't have valentines day, they had lupercalia and celebrated by wiping people with animal skins and feasting on roast goat"
-tasting history 2022
they're basically the same thing right
I'll be as glad for a nice roast as for a box of chocolates.
Depending on what kinks they have, pretty much, yeah.
Maybe at Tom Lehrer's house.
I've literally lost sleep over "Feb-yoo-ary" vs "Feb-roo-ary"...😀
That Le Crueset roasting dish is absolutely beautiful, btw.
It is from Latin---do NOT skip the "R" : Februarius!
Max, I am curious if you've encountered any of these historical dishes that have become part of your regular meal rotation?
It'd be funny if one of them happened to be hardtack. *clack clack*
@@goldenknight578 His poor dentist though - “Max, you have a lot more tooth fractures than 6 months ago. Have you made any dietary changes?” 😂
Always awesome to see another Roman episode! I've currently been on a months-long kick of Roman research. It's always so cool to see how they combined flavors that we would never think of today!
@@asdolasila4563 reported. Virus link. Don't hit.
@@tpl608 Keep reporting these spammers whenever they pop up. Thanks.
"You all did see that on the Lupercal, I thrice presented him a kingly crown which he did thrice refuse, was this ambition?" Ha, I knew I recognized the title of this festival! It's mentioned in my favourite Shakespearean monologue.
YES! Exactly what I was thinking!
This was the eulogy, yes? I put a teddy bear in a toga to use as prop when reciting it way back in middle school!
@@slwrabbits technically, yes, it was a eulogy. But, really, it was a power move. Without going into all of the background, Cassius and Brutus never expected to succeed in killing Caesar and therefore didn’t plan for anything after that. Antony realized this and decided to join them, though more as blackmail.
There was a concept known as a True Roman, a person that f-ked like a rabbit, drank like a fish, loved bloodshed and had zero ambition; to win over the public, they needed a True Roman and Antony just happens to be the only True Roman that all history books can agree on. So, from then on, he called the shots. His first demand was a funeral for Caesar that was grander than Caesar’s own triumph.
@@iainronald4217 wow, all of that *definitely* went over my head when I was a teenager. Thanks for the edification!
That Le Crueset baking dish is gorgeous 💙 I'm so jealous!
@E E - And prominent product placement!
I am so happy for you and I am super proud to be a fan. Your fandom is one of the least toxic, most supportive groups around. Your lovely, your fans are lovely, yeah, I am really proud of you. I knew it was just a matter of time. I believe there are many more still to come.
This festival sounds eerily familiar to my frat parties back at college
🤣
@FatherPaprika - Were you all history majors?
"Some dates smash easily, some don't" Taken out of context, that line sounds like it belongs in a True Crime video.
Could also be a comment on dating generally...
Lupercalia seems super weird to us now, but the more I read about ancient religious traditions the more tI think that we're actually the ones in the minority. A lot of ancient religious rituals and festivals were highly stylized re-enactments of mythology or history.
There were probably a lot of benefits to having reenactments of your traditions. They were a source of lessons and morals, even propaganda. Those who couldn't read or write would remember historical events (however inaccurately). That must have been particularly important in war times, in case some invading army destroyed historical documents/records.
That’s a Catholic mass. A reenactment of the last supper. Protestants deliberately decided that that it was a bad idea.
@@francesconicoletti2547 This is true, although it's slightly more abstract than the examples I was thinking of.
Though it's worth noting that many Protestants do still celebrate the Eucharist, like Anglicans, Lutherans, Calvinist Presbyterians, and so on.
It actually doesn't seem that weird. The middle European Karneval/Fastnacht traditions that are still enacted every year at about the same time still contain many of the same themes. Nowadays it's "running around with demon masks and tapping people with sticks", then it was "running around naked and hitting people with fur strips"...
Just noticed amongst your Patrons you have an Arnold J. Rimmer, BSc, SSc. I almost died laughing! Well done, whomever used that name.
Bronze AND silver swimming certificate? Impressive.
When Max started talking about the Luperci, I just flashed back to Assassins Creed Brotherhood where you had to fight men in wolf pelts called The Followers Of Romulus (who are literally what the Luperci are/were) on occasions
TRADITION!!!
Also, lol at Caesar getting shanked 4-6 weeks later😆
As someone who celebrates my birthday on February 15th it was super interesting learning about Lupercalia. I always thought I missed out being born a day late but turns out my birthday holiday is way more interesting!
Amazingly interesting video as always, love you Max!
You should never stress about how your videos turn out. I have never been disappointed!
A recipe involving goat, a Gogoat (My favourite transport pokemon) and my Chinese New Year sign of the Goat being very lucky this year. What more can I ask for, a naked Roman?
Maybe you'll get a pet goat for your birthday this year? That would be funny, haha.
I'm always trying to figure out what the Pokemon is thinking as they are watching their "relative" get cooked and eaten....
I CANNOT believe you had to explain what a "kid" was on a historic cooking channel...
There’s probably a lot of people who watch this channel who don’t speak English as a first language
@@TheKingOfBeans Certainly a possibility. I can understand how English slang can confuse non-English speakers. I have trouble keeping up with the modern slang that my own "kids" speak! :)
@@TheKingOfBeans I'm one of those, I had absolutely no idea that kid also meant this
@@Ozuhananas this is where the phrase “treat [someone] with kid gloves” is from. Kid (baby goat) leather is especially thin and fine, so you would only do gentle things while wearing them to avoid quickly wearing or damaging them (the leather was also expensive in most applications). Hence the phrase means to treat someone gently.
@@angellahanson8343 ,
"Baller" certainly does not mean the same now as it did when I was younger.
Congratulations! You certainly have earned it.
By the way the brief clip of Tevye in *Fidler on the Roof* made me laugh out loud. Has to be my favorite song in my favorite movie! And it applies to about 90% of cooking:)
I like the mention of acetabulum as in anatomy it has come to mean the "cup" or hollow a thighbone sits in at the hips. So i knew the general meaning, but to hear it was also a measurement is fascinating.
Being out in a rural location, using a satellite ISP, I have to budget my download data. I judge UA-cam providers as to what pixel count I can afford to view.
You are always 1080p or better.
No, thank you Max for the delicious history and recipes you shared to us on these trying times.
Oh man, so this is what they were talking about! So, born and raised Roman Catholic, went to Catholic school, and part of the curriculum was general learning/reading of the bible and the context that surrounded it (georaphic, political, social, how general history impacted it). Being a preteen, always thought that part in Exodus was funny/strange. It stated: "You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk." And its annotation stated something like, "a common meal during Roman pagan rituals." I couldn't really comprehend what kind of meal that would be, so it always stuck with me! Thanks Max!
Every time you do a Roman episode, I'm always left thinking, "Man, my ancestors were nuts." Instruments of depravity that make you blush to fulfill are our specialty! 🙂
Lupercalia makes me think of the old British festival Imbolc, which I think means "in-the-belly." I guess if Easter/May Day/Beltaine/etc. was all about rebirth, then it's natural that cultures would have a festival a few months earlier associated with pregnancy and even promiscuity.
I also laughed when you were asking why naked young guys would hit people with the strips of goat skin because ... well, what else are a herd of drunk, naked young guys going to do but run around like lunatics and start hitting people with whatever comes to hand? 😀
It does sound a lot like modern Imbolc. Lamb and goats are something modern Pagans and witches still use to represent the rebirth of spring and the comming new year, since early lambs are being birthed then. The whipping with thongs is like some Easter/Ostara traditions from the Czech Republic and surrounding area that are still practiced today.
This recipe looks so good! Let's do away with the overplayed chocolate and roses and go back to this!
Treat your date to some dates. Why isn't that a thing yet???
It is probably healthier
@Marissa Stewart- Do away with (DARK!) chocolate over my dead sacrificial goat!
I wonder what a modern day Lupercalia card would look like
Bet it would be more interesting than a Valentines Day card
On Friday I will be talking about Vinegar Valentine cards. Now those were interesting.
It would probably be a day where people can go around naked and by the end of the day they hopefully realize that being naked isn’t wrong
Since they would have naked men on the cover they would probably most likely be sold exclusively at Spencer's.😆
@@TastingHistory Have you seen Abby Cox's video rating vinegar valentines?
@ gwenpool where I live going naked in February is if not wrong at least a very bad idea just saying
Thanks! I always wondered why there’s that Commandment not to cook a kid in its mother’s milk in the Bible but now I know, that’s a genuine cooking technique for goat. Neat! This is why I watch your vids, I learn really cool stuff and get to see the cool foods humans used to eat. Also, I find it funny how we casually discuss all the animals humans ate into extinction but rarely any plants, so that’s cool to know. Love your vids, keep up tue good work.
Oh I like the ever better title sequences, this is I think the third and is quite nice, :)
Congrats on the million, Max. I love the way you put things together; food and tales and both with humor.
Wait… they did not knew who they were sacrificing to!? That is surprisingly Lovecraftian, in a way.
Max I haven't seen this in many places so could I kindly request you to do an episode related to native indian cuisine, I'd like to learn a little about that, seems interesting
EDIT: I usually say February but February seems fine too, but if you look at the British pronunciation, it sounds like February but American is more like February, so in conclusion, I think pronouncing it as February is most probably the best option...
He did one on an indian rice dessert
auto correct strikes again! I see what you mean though
Congratulations Max! I so enjoy your weekly recipes on tasting history. You have combined my love of food, cooking and history geekness rolled up in one. 😃
Congratulations for the 1 million subs!! You TOTALLY deserve it!!! Love Your Channel!! ❤️
So glad you finally tried kid goat; I predicted many episodes ago that you'd love it. Kid spit-roasted over mesquite is my all-time favorite meat.
Not that kind of spit roasting pornbot.
Thanks Max! You're videos always make my breaks at work so much better , gives me something to look forward to when I finally get to chill out for 15 minutes
Glad I can be of service 😁
The clip from the series ROME!! Tingles through my bones! Such an amazing show, seen it like 17 times. So glad you also have. Great episode as always.
What a pity it was cancelled!
Seeing this channel grow from the beginning with the cheese making to this has been an absolute treat. You deserve all the views, the attention to pronunciation, details and excellent camerawork are all top notch.
One of the first times I've been given a new channel with lower views by the algorithm and it was actually good.
Max, you are the highlight of my Tuesdays. Thank you so much. I love your content.
I'll second that, it gives me a reason to look forward to Tuesdays.
I’m amazed you had to clear up the kid confusion 😂
Probably due to google translate.
Congratulations Max!!! You deserve the 1M. Glad you're getting recognized!
I've always pronounced it Feb-yew-airy. I think it's one of those words with an old spelling that people don't pronounce anymore.
(never thought I'd be able to make a direct comparison between the wholesomeness that is Tasting History with the pure chaos that is Buzzfeed Unsolved, but February has a history of tripping up youtubers, I suppose)
love to see the quantities in mL as well, love the history! It's likely going to be a while until I try this dish but it sounds like one of the better roman recipes
One million, I remember when you made the video deciding to quit your job and do this full time 😄
Congratulations, well deserved 👏
Somehow I never expected click bait from the witty and sophisticated Max Miller. Then came a UA-cam alert: "Rome's Naked Fertility Festival."
It’s not bait when it’s true 🤣
@@TastingHistory 😆 True that.
This channel is amazing and I’m so happy how much the community has grown and hope it just keeps growing!!
Thank you Max Miller and the Tasting History team. I love ancient food history and recipes.
Best food history channel out there by faaaaar, entertaining and educational at the same time, love it. Cheers from Estonia
These videos got me through the holidays away from my family, thank you so much for your work!!!!!
I just love this channel and the recipes, every episode is a joy to watch. 👍
This was fascinating! I love recipes that call for dates, and congratulations for your triumphant achievement of your gold button Max!
It's so interesting, that until this very day festivals, that involve hitting people have survived, even in western cultures. Just look at the Krampuslaufs ot alpine Euripe: Pretty much the same thing, also it's in winter.
also i think some easter traditions in eastern europe involve boys hitting girls with twigs in the street
Congrats on gold, you deserve it! I love the vids and the sideshow of your life is also awesome!! I look forward to seeing more ancient food!
My dad is a really big fan of this channel and knows I love trying things from ancient history, especially when it has to do with the romans, so I’m trying this this weekend!😂 I have no idea what to expect, but it looks good
Congratulations on the 1 million subs, Max! So well deserved. You've made my day so many times ever since you started.
Yooo, congrats on the million!
Food looks delicious as always!
You know, I thought you covered it before but I thought that the reason why quantities weren't specific was because of two reasons -- both of which I learned by experience being taught cooking by my grandmothers who lived simply a couple of miles (or kms) apart from each other. The first deals with the fact that many recipes were collected by talking to cooks and their wide variance of how much of each ingredient were included in the recipe. Because of this oral histories of the recipes were varied both by distance and time they were collected to be put into a book as best as possible.
The second deals with the phrase that we carry today and that is "to taste". One family's love of the recipe might be heavy with a specific spice, another wouldn't even include the spice in the recipe. So generic cookbooks were created for cooks by cooks to help that along and spread the word on regional and even international foods.
Because of the experience with cooking, I've also learned that when looking at a recipe from any modern cookbooks -- I can put it together either dish from a recipe for 2 people or 10 people and have it taste either close to what they're recommending based on "a little of this" or "a lot of that" or even change the taste according to the likes and dislikes of myself or the people I'm trying to impress with the dish (and my cooking prowess).
Wow another GREAT episode! It was sooo informative and learned sooo much.. I had to wait all day to see it but worth it. Thank you and can't wait to watch it again !
Congratulations!!! It’s nice to know that awesome content is appreciated in the way it should be. The effort, and research, you put into your videos is obvious and a joy to watch. Thank you!!!!
Waiting for Max + Historia Civilis collab
Congrats on 1 mil! I've been here since toward the beginning, maybe a few months in. I remember at first thinking your channel was a super established one because of the production value! I was so disappointed when there were only like a dozen or less videos to watch.
I remember when he’d prepare the dish, give all the history and then not taste the dish. Totally leaving us hanging.
Always a pleasure Max, so glad to see you continue to get recognition
You videos are grand on all these foods. Even my cat likes to watch them with me. Congrats on the 1 million plaque. Your posts deserve a history award as well. Thank you for all the hard work. Take Care and Stay Safe.
I hope your husband was wooed by the goat! This was such a great story! thank you for another great episode, and I am so glad you are past 1 mil, looking forward to the musical episode. I hope you take your time and don't stress over it :D
That recipe really sounds good. I think I'll give it a try. Preparing a roast in milk btw is still a thing in Italy.
I always thought that the German Karneval had Germanic roots, but it definitely sounds like a reminiscens of Lupercalia. Even the time of year matches.
Congratulations on your achievement! You have one of the most informative and entertaining shows on the internet. And seriously, hello fresh should offer a Tasting History series( no hard tack please).
So much work and interest you put into your posts! One million followers, may you get two million more!!
I always spell February, Febrewary in my head. That makes it easier for me to say it correctly. Great episode this week. I might actually try to make this. I love goat.
Gotta say, I would greatly prefer a lovely goat pot-roast to chocolate as a gift from my significant other. Would definitely raise their significance in my stomach, errr, heart. ❤
Max Miller is such a awesome person... thanks for all the videos you do.. and i appreciate your well natured spirit and enthusiasm for history and history of food... you should be very proud of yourself... thanks
Man, I'm so happy this channel is thriving in such a way, videos are constantly improving and being more and more entertaining, it' s good to see a channel that both fun to watch and also educational, I feel like Max was born to do this.
Keep up the good work, cheers!
I'm from Brazil and i love your channel. You do a good great job make the history live in ours hearts and stomachs. 👏👏👏
Thank you, Roberto. Hoping to get a Brazilian dish on the show soon.
@@TastingHistory Oh, I hope so too. Brazilian food is amazing.
I've always wanted to try goat. I went to an Indian restaurant once that had curry goat but I didn't order it, I should have. If I can find goat meat here I'll have to try this. Thanks for the recipe Max.😊
Maybe look for a Caribbean food truck near you? I can usually find goat stew or goat curry at Caribbean restaurants and trucks! 🤗
If you have the chance, try Cabrito al pastor, is a dish of young goat, simply seasoned cooked over hot coals, well cooked is wonderful.
@@madmigraineur3815 Thanks! I'll see if we have one around here.😊
@@pedroarjona6996 Thank you! I'd love to try it simply cooked like that. That sounds delicious.😊
Kid meat is common in Dominican and some Mexican cooking. It's called Chivo and can be found in a lot of Mexican meat markets here in California.
Congrats on your million! You deserve it. Your educational view and humor is very much loved and appreciated. I know you put a lot of wrk into your videos and it shows. Thank you and I hope you get a million more. ❤️ from SC 🇺🇸
WOW 1 million subscription !!!
Congratulations, your channel is great you deserve it :)