Ancient Recipes with Sohla
Season 3
12 episodes
1. Tracing the First French Toast Back to Ancient Rome
1. Tracing the First French Toast Back to Ancient Rome
Sohla El-Waylly follows the fascinating history of French toast all the way back to the Roman Empire, in this episode of Ancient Recipes with Sohla.
20min
Oct 13, 2023
2. King Tut's Egyptian Flatbread (Found in His Tomb!)
2. King Tut's Egyptian Flatbread (Found in His Tomb!)
Were pancakes REALLY found in King Tut's tomb? Join Sohla El-Waylly as she unearths the truth behind this legend--and bakes some delicious treats in the process.
20min
Oct 20, 2023
3. Sohla Cooks Jianbing: China's Ancient Street Food
3. Sohla Cooks Jianbing: China's Ancient Street Food
Sohla El-Waylly makes jianbing, a savory and crispy Chinese breakfast crepe, and uncovers the history behind this beloved street food.
20min
Nov 3, 2023
4. The ORIGINAL Donut is Fluffy, Sugary Bliss
4. The ORIGINAL Donut is Fluffy, Sugary Bliss
Sohla El-Waylly fries up a batch of the original Dutch colonial donuts--and discovers their spooky connection to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
20min
Oct 27, 2023
5. GOOEY and GLORIOUS Colonial Mac and Cheese
5. GOOEY and GLORIOUS Colonial Mac and Cheese
Sohla El-Waylly recreates the mac & cheese of James Hemmings, Thomas Jefferson's enslaved chef, who fed the now famous dish to early colonial leaders at Monticello.Sohla El-Waylly recreates the Oneida People's cornbread, and explores the remarkable story of how the Oneida People helped save George Washington and his troops at Valley Forge, in this episode of Ancient Recipes with Sohla.
20min
Nov 10, 2023
6. How the Oneida People (and their Cornbread) Saved the US Revolution
6. How the Oneida People (and their Cornbread) Saved the US Revolution
Sohla El-Waylly recreates the Oneida People's cornbread, and explores the remarkable story of how the Oneida People helped save George Washington and his troops at Valley Forge, in this episode of Ancient Recipes with Sohla.
20min
Nov 24, 2023
7. How to Cook the ORIGINAL Pizza Margherita from 1889
7. How to Cook the ORIGINAL Pizza Margherita from 1889
Sohla El-Waylly fires up the pizza oven to recreate the original pizza cooked in Naples in the 1800s. Learn the surprising history behind this classic pie, in this episode of Ancient Recipes with Sohla.
20min
Nov 24, 2023
8. Sohla Cooks the FIRST Thanksgiving Feast from 1621
8. Sohla Cooks the FIRST Thanksgiving Feast from 1621
Sohla El-Waylly uncovers the true story of the first Thanksgiving, and cooks up an historically accurate feast (with no turkey or cranberry sauce), in this episode of Ancient Recipes with Sohla.
20min
Nov 17, 2023
9. 1300 Year Old Chinese Cookies Are Deliciously Complex
9. 1300 Year Old Chinese Cookies Are Deliciously Complex
Sohla El-Waylly recreates the OLDEST cookie ever discovered--1,300-year-old Chinese desserts from the Golden Age of China, in this episode of Ancient Recipes with Sohla.
20min
Dec 8, 2023
10. The Dessert That Napoleon Couldn't Resist
10. The Dessert That Napoleon Couldn't Resist
Sacrebleu! Sohla El-Waylly tackles her biggest historic challenge yet--recreating a dessert by Marie-Antoine Careme, the first French celebrity chef.
20min
Dec 29, 2023
11. Sohla Makes Beautiful Japanese Candy Art
11. Sohla Makes Beautiful Japanese Candy Art
Sohla El-Waylly tries making, Amezaiku, the ancient Japanese craft of creating beautiful sculptures from sugar.
20min
Jan 5, 2024
12. Cooking Cleopatra's FAVORITE Foods
12. Cooking Cleopatra's FAVORITE Foods
Sohla El-Waylly has a blast recreating all the delicious foods Cleopatra would have eaten in a day.
20min
Jan 12, 2024
