The Scottish Food History Podcast

By: Tenement Kitchen
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  • A podcast exploring the folklore, culture and recipes of Scotland, from ancient superstitions to our own granny’s cookery books.

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Episodes
  • Hogmanay

    Hogmanay
    Dec 31 2024

    In this episode, Peter and Lindsay discuss the trials of being a food writer at Christmas time, before jumping into an investigation of Scotland's Hogmanay history. How did people countdown to New Year's without a watch? And why is new year’s eve called Hogmanay in Scotland? Why was the Stonehaven fire ball festival banned for two years and why did a group of boys push a 200-pound boulder up a hill during world war 2? Listen along to find out!

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    56 mins
  • Christmas Comes to Town

    Christmas Comes to Town
    Dec 22 2024

    In this episode, we explore how Victorian Scottish city dwellers celebrated Christmas from the new indoor tree trend to the very Dickensian feast. We are joined by Dr Macon McCormack, who talks about how the whisky industry evolved over the Victorian period and Dr Neil Buttery, to talk about all things pudding!

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Christmas on the Croft

    Christmas on the Croft
    Dec 15 2024

    This week we look at how Scotland's rural crofters would have celebrated Christmas, with food, folklore and a mysterious Victorianism of the day.

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    55 mins

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