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A flavour of history

Savor history through its flavors — from ancient recipes and the culinary habits of great rulers to the everyday food of nomads, past and present.

A flavour of history

AN ANCIENT TEA ROUTE

The History of Central Asia’s Most Popular Beverage

~ 3 min read
A flavour of history

QURT AMONG THE NOMADS

The Anatomy of the Steppe’s Ultimate Superfood

~ 9 min read
A flavour of history

THE TASTE OF UNITY

Plov, Cutlets, and the Soviet Food-Ideology Project

~ 10 min read
A flavour of history

BESHBARMAK AT THE COURT OF AMIR TIMUR?

A Protein Boost in the Description of a Spanish Traveler

~ 4 min read
A flavour of history

WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE MOST DELICIOUS MELON IN THE WORLD?

A Medieval Maghrebi Traveler Responds

~ 2 min read
A flavour of history

THE LONG STORY OF PASTA

Where the Italians got their spaghetti

~ 11 min read
A flavour of history

A MONGOL’S STRENGTH LIES IN SÜÜTEI TSAI

How does the Mongolian tea party work?

~ 11 min read
Hieronymus Bosch. The Temptation of St. Anthony. 1500-1510 / Wikimedia Commons

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Certificate of Registration for a Periodical Publication, Information Agency, and Online Publication No. KZ25VPY00077761. Issued on September 15, 2023, by the Information Committee of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.