The Medieval Saint Diet

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[@TastingHistory]

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[@pensword14]

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[@Zephmir]

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[@cousinjake7986]

Thanks for the content Mr Max. As always, my favorite part of Tuesday

[@User_Un_Friendly]

Please do episodes in a kilt, sporran and other accoutrements. 😊. Bonnet mandatory. Certainly the long-awaited haggis episode must be done in traditional kilt.

[@adriennefloreen]

You should make some recipes using ingredients that are not commonly used in modern times, back then it was just as common to use the leaves of several species of sonchus in recipes like this instead of parsley. Do you have any old recipes that have ingredients that are plants/herbs that are literally not cultivated or sold by almost anyone, at least not in the USA? You might be surprised, it might not be buyable, but growing near your house in some field or on some beach. I recently found "Herba Stella" growing on the beach, look that up, it is probably also growing on a beach near you and there are viral videos about it.

[@silviusaltus8456]

As a medievalist who deals closely with the texts of St Patrick and St columba, you may be interested to hear that Columba was actually the first saint to have been said to have driven snakes from an island, and the story was only added to the legend of St Patrick around the 12th century.

[@pgprentice]

BUT were there ever any snakes to start with? I think not..... 😂😂

[@foxykc]

@@pgprentice that's the whole deal. There were never any snakes.

[@silviusaltus8456]

@@pgprentice I mean, there were almost certainly never any snakes on either island, just like George Washington almost certainly never chopped down a cherry tree and then said 'I cannot tell a lie' about it. The point of most stories isn't to convey literal historical fact, the point of most stories is to convey a meaning and message beyond the literal.

[@benjalucian1515]

That has been interpreted to mean that whether Columba or Patrick, that they persecuted and oppressed or forcibly converted the pagans on the island.

[@TheCanadianCricket]

@@benjalucian1515 yes. Exactly!

[@vadalia3860]

"Woman of affordable virtue" is both the funniest and most polite version of that word/phrase I've ever heard. Kudos!

[@raymondmuench3266]

The alternative is “a lady if negotiable virtue”.

[@thekaxmax]

Discworld: 'ladies of negotiable affection'

[@colleenkeener9412]

My mom would say “lily of the alley”

[@lydiathornton1999]

It's up there with Dickens' description of Nancy and her friend in "Oliver Twist" as "ladies of free and agreeable manners." That was as explicit as Victorian propriety would allow! lol

[@Konpekikaminari]

@@colleenkeener9412 that's a good one

[@drshazbot6755]

I love that one of the Columba stories is very clearly just “man bumps into someone, spills all their milk, comes up with worst possible excuse.”

[@nicolechafetz3904]

🤣🤣🤣 Yes! Here's some money, bitch. Buy some more!

[@Furry-iousNews]

Now now, he *also* then gave him a bucket o jizz 🤣

[@nomonoodle]

I laughed way too hard at this

[@sammy8749]

i absolutely love the thought that columba would just suddenly interject into conversations and be like “FOURTEEN MEN WILL DIE AND THEIR WIVES WILL HAVE THEIR HEART TURNED INSIDE OUT,” and then everyone just staring at him and going back to eating after these periodic outbursts😂

[@jacthing1]

Like professor trelawny in Harry Potter perhaps?

[@yankeecarolyn376]

He certainly comes off as a Debbie Downer!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Go home, Columba, you're drunk.

[@eldritchyarnbeing3295]

rasputin behavior😂

[@jackmace6531]

just like silence after the outburst, awkward silence and only the clink of glass and silverware at the table, until someone clears their throat: "And anyways, so then I told her..."

[@sallyomahony7440]

‘A lady of affordable virtue.’ I love it. 😂

[@zeiphie]

I laughed entirely too hard at that!

[@northeastslingshot1664]

Im laughing out loud at work. 😆

[@ryandoyle3413]

I've also heard "negotiable virtue", both are wonderful euphemisms

[@sallyomahony7440]

@@ryandoyle3413 Terry Pratchett used ladies of negotiable affection.

[@clogs4956]

@@sallyomahony7440 but only literally.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Petition to see Max Miller doing voiceovers for Infomercials because the Intro Sequence made me chuckle.

[@TastingHistory]

That’s by backup career

[@stellamantikou4978]

Where do I sign,kind Sir?

[@taniaphillips3124]

Not to mention the hilarious Kermit impression, what a tease!

[@patricialynveal4017]

Oh don't we very w or for rip off mercisls

[@cosmoreverb3943]

Seconded

[@thebratqueen]

I have to imagine Salt Wife Guy going around muttering "Columba, Patron Saint of Burying the Lede" when Columba didn't think to mention the giant freaking fire that was about to hit the town.

[@cuttwice3905]

Parsley stems are full of flavor. It is thrifty and wise to use them when poaching and reserve the leaves for the green sauce.

[@Heydodoakskdkdjf]

Hunting boars was a HUGE deal in various Celtic cultures, especially since the best cuts of pork would be salted and preserved for their best warriors. Plus boars are HUGE and vicious, known to kill even the best hunters. It was such a powerful animal that it was a totem animal of sorts for pagan Celts. For St. Columba to simply raise his hand and command it’s death (via God) was absolutely a power play lol, at least in the eyes of the Picts.

[@phil2u48]

Hunting boar is a fairly big deal in Normandy today. I have a friend with a farm there that is traversed by boar paths. A neighbor who shoots (is allowed to do so under French law) has a blind along one of said trails. No one engages in “la chasse” today; besides, the muscle becomes engorged with adrenaline and testosterone. We are periodically presented with delicious boar sausages which we serve with cooked apples from the property. I am Southern (USA), so I’m in charge of preparing the apples while my friend grills the sausages outdoors.

[@TheSuperRatt]

You know that didn't actually happen, right?

[@guyver441]

Clearly casting "Power Word - Kill"

[@The_Razielim]

"Plus boars are HUGE and vicious, known to kill even the best hunters" RIP BobbyB.

[@yamiyomizuki]

@@TheSuperRatt the story doesn't have to be true for the meaning to be apparent and relevant. moses didn't actually exist, nor were the jews ever slaves in Egypt, but the story of moses besting the Egyptians, who were understood as being great magicians, in a contest of magic to free the Jews from their captivity in Egypt, was of very real significance to a Jewish population that was at that time undergoing a very real captivity in Babylon.

[@Lauren.E.O]

As long as you keep it out of your house, the Magic Stick of Food Getting sounds pretty useful. Honestly, it’s not the wife’s fault that her husband never mentioned how it worked. Seems like important info for the whole family.

[@TastingHistory]

Most of the stories make the woman out to be the bad guy no matter what. It’s a theme.

[@diannt9583]

@@TastingHistory I was expecting her to be impaled on that stick, actually.

[@TheEarthSausage]

@@TastingHistory this monk was the Andrew tate of his time

[@mellie4174]

@@TastingHistory misogyny is old... Sigh....

[@Kerithanos]

Since when do women ever listen to anything their husbands tell them? I'm sure she didn't ask, either.

[@brendanshull7627]

I genuinely hoped you'd add in the fact that St Columba is purported to be the first recorded witness of the Loch Ness Monster, who he drove away from attacking a man swimming in the River Ness

[@fleasy4393]

He obviously had to chase it away, people would have figured he finally lost it if he had to predict the man's death.

[@beejereeno2]

Lach = lake Ness is a lake.

[@crow-jane]

@@beejereeno2 Have a look at your map app of choice. There is both a Loch Ness *and* a River Ness.

[@natmorse-noland9133]

I love that so many of these miracle stories have the vibe of just "a random thing that happened that people blamed on the resident weirdo."

[@tylerboyce4081]

Honestly "I wrote a book and it started a war" is a pretty badass origin story.

[@markrooney9483]

Yes, it led to the first ever copyright judgement. St Finian, owner of the original gospel that Columba copied appealed to the high king of Ireland who agreed with him and made the judgement "to each cow it's calf and to each book it's copy." Columba disagreed fought a battle over it and was overcome with remorse and went into exile in Scotland.

[@sheldor5312]

Kinda like Martin Luther….

[@pixelkatten]

That's how you get religion

[@Hempujonsito]

@@markrooney9483 based Columba pirating books a millenium ago

[@ussinussinongawd516]

@@Hempujonsito is it really pirating cuz like St. Finian didnt own the gospels

[@FrikInCasualMode]

St. Columba sounds like a high level cleric from D&D. Casts "Slay Living" on a boar. Conjures feasts\food. Casts buffs. Blesses weapons. And sticks. Puts glyphs of protection on pieces of paper. Protects from demons. His character must have been pretty optimized.

[@GobPalRosieVT]

Minmaxers amirite?

[@nicolechafetz3904]

🤣🤣🤣

[@musicandbooklover-p2o]

From memory he was also the first to see, and record in writing, Nessie.

[@Pengalen]

I mean, you do realize that most of the earlier edition cleric spells were just based on christian legends, right?

[@williamjeffery9653]

Early edition clerics were based off of saints and prophets. Many of the spells were directly taken from Christian mythology (such as "sticks to snakes" being based off of Moses, or "Flamestrike" being based off Saint Elijah).

[@dimmingstar]

the ominous music whenever Columba made a prophecy was amazing LOL, thank you for that extra effort/detail 😂 little things like this just elevate the video even more

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

As someone who attended St Columba's Church of Scotland as a child, I'm thrilled to hear more about the saint. I also ate sole in green sauce at Ogenblijk when I lived in Belgium. The sole was shallow poached and served warm, but the green sauce sounds nearly identical.

[@respther2003]

“And it’s not what you’re thinking.” It’s exactly what I was thinking and laughed out loud.

[@spicychickadee]

I was too! LOL

[@retr0pearce765]

Same!

[@threethousandbees7260]

I nearly broke a rib laughing at "always check your pail for devils"

[@kathleenhensley5951]

And wasps. Wasps will float in water on hot days. Not sure if they would float in cool milk.

[@susanfanning9480]

Nice to know after all my years of cooking 😄

[@threethousandbees7260]

@@kathleenhensley5951 I'd imagine they'd float in most things as long as they remembered to bring their inner tub

[@threethousandbees7260]

@@susanfanning9480 just to be safe i only ever use buckets

[@Mockingbird_Taloa]

I do wonder if this story wasn't just a memorable way to get people to wash their milk pails throughly in the days before germ theory... The idea that milk clabbers bc of demons/fae/etc is old; perhaps people understood what we would call 'sanitizing to kill the germs' as 'cleaning out the demons from the pail' then.

[@careyfinding3310]

When someone's deeds aren't written of until a hundred years after they die in an age where most people couldn't read or write, you can make up any story you like about how magical they were.

[@MichaelMike-ob2gb]

That was not the intent. It had nothing to do directly with him.

[@zenismarit4790]

I love all the medieval illustrations of “seafood”.

[@bigdumb1]

Max: "seal meat" Picture on-screen: *A literal fish with a lil puppy dog face slapped right on there* That shit hit me like a punch to the face

[@shakti7457]

Niàll of the Nine Hostages, is the progenitor of the last name O'Neal. The coat of arms has a bloody hand. Legend says that in a bet to win a new land, Niall was racing to the shore, but fell behind. So, he cut off his hand and threw it onshore. Thus being the first to touch this new land, he won the bet and the new land.

[@markrooney9483]

And it's pronounced like N-eye-al of the nine hostages and not Nyal. Sorry Max but that was a bit annoying. Great video otherwise though.

[@grubert3535]

He's also the starter of a dynasty that many Irish and Scottish dynasties descend from.

[@Cara-39]

This is my family's last name and while it's just a legend, it's a damm good one!

[@shakti7457]

@@Cara-39my family's last name, too, on my mother's side. Love the icon! 😊

[@Pengalen]

Which is weird because being maimed generally disqualified you from being a ruler of any kind.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Omg I love the fact that recipes were like poetry. It’s easier to remember and has a rhythm.

[@TastingHistory]

It’s one of my favorite sources

[@Master_Blackthorne]

Your pail and your government.

[@tlaoltjenbruns9580]

My thoughts exactly! When I saw all the rhyming I was like "Was this actually made by Dr Seuss?" One fish, two fish. Don't eat the red fish, but the blue fish. Why? Because red = hot and that's the devil's temperature.

[@CrisSelene]

@@TastingHistory Did you intend to rhyme too after you quoted the Liber Cure Cocorum? "So most of these ingredients would have been available around the island at the TIME / what needed to be imported was the pepper and the WINE"

[@SimuLord]

I like the idea in modern life. "At Jack in the Box, you must sup On Jumbo Jack but doubled up And if by hunger you are bugged Get a 10-piece chicken nuggs."

[@jillinine8334]

holy pungee stick killing everything has gotta be the funniest thing I've heard in awhile lmao.

[@arcticfox5118]

Fun note on the wooden grill. That was actully a thing. I saw an example at a meseum years ago on a midieval food preservation. This specific example was an old mini barrel i think a hogshead or something like that meant for a wagon train which they took the top out of and placed some charcoal ontop of a rock or dirt or something simular to insulate the base to basically make a smoker and covered with a wooden lid of some kind with hooks usually of bone or wood unless wealthy enough for iron to hold the meat suspended. Was cheaper and easier to build then an actual smoker for peasents and light enough to take with you or to build in the field vs a lot of iron cookware. And there were a lot of versions of it that could be made. The plaque even said something about using hallowed out tree stumps in some cases.

[@carlasipocz406]

No matter what accent Max attempts, I am convinced he’s got it down pat.

[@TastingHistory]

Fake it till ya make it, at least

[@yamiyomizuki]

speaking as someone with basic familiarity with a great many languages I can say definitively that he doesn't.

[@catbeara]

Not quite on this one, but not half as bad as most attempts I've heard!

[@helpyourcattodrive]

Same.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Confidence is key 😂

[@Tervicz]

I heard this saint also kept on saying "Just one more thing!"... Especially while he was cooking.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

LOL!

[@theeddorian]

Cute the way Colomba had that spare amphora of wine down in the well keeping cool.

[@HootOwl513]

Yeah. That's how I would pull off a ''Miracle'' if I were an abbot in a more gullible age.

[@SharpAssKnittingNeedles]

Came here looking for this! 😂 I knew there was no way this was only my first thought too!

[@susangarvey9415]

I watch this every Tuesday religiously, I know I will never cook anything he does, but it gives me a little shove to cook very old fashioned recipes that nobody seems to cook anymore, I made rabbit pie the other day, gorgeous, although I always find it amusing that rabbit goes exceptionally well with carrots.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

“Saint Columbo” was well done! We Stan underrated cultural references in this house.

[@SimuLord]

Sometimes you just want to Falk around and come up with a joke.

[@TastingHistory]

I show my age with these references so I appreciate that they’re appreciated.

[@diehounderdoggenalt]

St. Columbo, patron saint of persistence, underdressing, cigars and Basset Hounds.

[@Ammeeeeeeer]

Recognizing Columbo means you're old? Darn it...I mean, I did not get that reference at all 😇

[@josephwiebe4617]

I second this petition and suggest a colab with 'epic voice guy' from honest trailers

[@itsybitsybosmer]

Columba sounds like he was fun at parties.

[@TastingHistory]

Right? 😂

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

Read The Secrets Lives of the Saints by Janina Ramirez, his chapter is one of the best.

[@antcommander1367]

Not as fun as Saint Brigid of Ireland. Her miracles includes, turning hers used bath water into beer

[@TastingHistory]

@@antcommander1367 she also turned her nun’s food into snakes when they wouldn’t eat bacon during Lent 😂

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

@@antcommander1367 Brigid is the book I mention too, but that story didn't make it. Patrick is too, as is Alban and Bede

[@lankthedank6931]

Now that I think about it, this dish would be perfect for Saint Patrick’s day, not only because it’s very green, but because it’s from an actual Irish Saint.

[@GringatTheRepugnant]

I had the privilege of volunteering at Iona Abbey this time last year. I was working in the church itself preparing and cleaning up for services (which was very difficult as Scotland was still in lockdown for the first 2 months I was there) as well as helping in the abbey's little garden. Were this to be made at the abbey today there would definitely be parsley, maybe lovage and fennel out of that garden in that sauce! Though that said, in true Benedictine fashion, the Iona Community eats primarily plant-based except on Sundays. :)

[@WGG-01]

I was trying to watch videos before I went to sleep last night and felt like looking for one of your older videos that I haven't watched and came to realize I have watched like every single one of your videos. Made me reflect on how much I enjoy everything about your videos from the pokemon in the background to the lighthearted way you talk about history. In short thank you Max for making my favorite videos on the platform.

[@annastevens1526]

Running out of Max back-catalogue to binge is definitely a thing, alas! 😩 Was very happy to find out about Ketchup with Max & Jose to help manage the addiction until new episodes come out... 😏

[@nicolechafetz3904]

Extremely well stated. Bravo 👏! WG's words reflect my heart as well. Although I know that I haven't watched all of your videos. But the reason is the same reason I haven't watched the final season of the Big Bang theory. Because then it will be all over.

[@Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

That Vito Corleone impression was pretty good lol

[@slwrabbits]

Thank you for identifying it for me; I was super confused

[@marmotarchivist]

Columba: “Here you have wine” (walks away) Churchgoers among themselves: “That tasted like water”, “That was totally just water”, “Maybe the old coot brought the wrong pitcher?”, “Don’t call him a coot, don’t you remember what happened with the murder stick?!” Columba (turns around): “My brothers, didn’t todays wine just taste sublime?” Churchgoer 1: “Eeh, Mister Columba, Sir, I think the wine was actu…” Other churchgoers: “Will you shut up Man!”, “NOTHING WRONG MISTER COLUMBA, THE TASTE WAS INDEED SUBLIME HAHAHA”, “Do you want to choke on meat while in bed with your second wife?”

[@gottfriedosterbach3907]

It is common historically for water to be rated by its qualities and wine like was one of them.

[@seileach67]

"It's a Good Life" Twilight Zone vibes LOL

[@jacthing1]

I read this and mind immediately went to the month Python skit about the old man getting stoned to death for saying Jehovah

[@yankeecarolyn376]

😂 i actually thought the same about the water- wine! You make it sound like a scene by Monty Python!

[@nicolechafetz3904]

🤣🤣🤣

[@laurawhite203]

Your method of relaying history is highly entertaining. Having “wasted” my education on a degree in history, I already enjoyed the subject, but you bring humor, making me laugh aloud every episode. I love the nerdy anecdotes you pull from the bottom of history’s pails.

[@kosakuito9496]

The Best Medieval Monks eating rule: You can eat Beaver, as that is clearly a Fish... :D

[@TastingHistory]

If it swims, it’s a fish 😂

[@kramermariav]

I remember reading that iguana and capybara are considered "fish" for religious purposes, lol

[@JonahIronstone]

Being able to turn water into wine is indeed impressive. Most of us just turn wine into water.

[@WastedTalent-]

Or vinegar.

[@Lucius1958]

"And whoever thinks that I amn't divine Shall have nothing to drink when I'm making the wine, But have to drink water, and wish it were plain, That I make when the wine becomes water again." -- quoted in Joyce's 'Ulysses'

[@nicolechafetz3904]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mr.warlight9086]

Pouring juice in it and leaving it out for awhile is impressive.

[@rgibson7305]

"...a lady of affordable virtue." Max, you are fabulous, please never change.

[@JetstreamGW]

"... not to be confused with Saint Columbo." Peter Falk _was_ a divine being.

[@ryandoyle3413]

I'm a wine chemist, we like to joke that our winery turns water into wine on an annual basis😁 If you ever need a consult on wine, reach out!

[@hannahcorinne5388]

Much as that sounds like a cool job (and maps like geology vs. wine growing are awesome too), really the only “consult” on wine anyone needs is drink what you like and can afford, at whatever temperature you like it, with whatever you want to drink it with (if you want to drink it with something). It’s been proven several times so-called wine experts can’t actually tell the difference between expensive and cheap wine in blind tastings and being told how to drink it kinda sucks most of the time. Just make tasty wine and leave the consulting to “enjoy yourself, regardless of whatever the actual so-called rules are”.

[@austenhead5303]

@@hannahcorinne5388 I more or less agree with your death-to-wine-posers rant, but I think the offered consulting is for the MAKING of wine, not the drinking of it.

[@rolloadams]

“Sorry about your son, but my autograph looks fanTAStic!!” Lol

[@rolloadams]

And The Godfather impression… I can’t take it 😂

[@PlayaSinNombre]

“Before you go about using food as a weapon...” Bring out the dwarf bread!

[@lucialovecraft]

It’s so nice to hear you talk about our local saint! I’m from Derry and he founded an abbey here so he has a lot of significance to the city. I use to work for a place called Aras Cholmcille that’s about his life 😊

[@craigsurette3438]

I make another traditional version of this green sauce, with sorrel and it is absolutely stunning. It is one of my favorite condiments, period, and Im always sure to make enough of it every year to last me through the winter until the fresh sorrel returns. It works on salmon, or pork or lamb/mutton etc amazingly PS the reason the man had to do penance for eating horsemeat, was that there was a pretty nearly universal ban on eating horse in the Christian Dark Ages, due to the fact that eating horse meat was deeply tied into pagan sacrificial rites. During a chieftain's funeral, his horse would be sacrificed and buried along with him, and his camp followers would eat the feast of horse meat to send him over. Also, we know at least in Norse/Germanic society, eating horse meat was associated with certain kingly ceremonies, especially around Jul

[@SharpAssKnittingNeedles]

What does sorrel taste like? I always imagined it like sage, which is a bit of a strong flavor for my taste. Would love the input!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

For research purposes, we need to see you making Dark Purple Salmon.

[@TastingHistory]

I did it once with a chicken. It actually didn’t look bad.

[@colleenkeener9412]

But check the bottom of your pail….

[@sarahnunez318]

I have a softspot for all of Max's medieval monk diet videos. Medieval monks really where out there, those stories are always the best!

[@insaneweasel1]

9:30 to be fair predicting someone's death in 6th century Scotland didn't take a whole lot of clairvoyant skill xp

[@TomRyanMKE]

I’ve held onto a couple of my old children’s books over the decades, mainly because I love their artwork so much. One of them is a kid friendly biography of Saint Columba called The Man Who Loved Books, by Jean Fritz and “illuminated” by Trina Schart Hyman. It doesn’t cover many of the miracles you mention here, but it does include the incident about copying the forbidden book and Columba’s self-imposed exile to Iona. It was published in 1981 by G. P. Putnam’s Sons in New York.

[@spoonierv1543]

Jean Fritz was one of my favorite authors when I was a child and I got to meet her twice. Rarely see her name.

[@SharpAssKnittingNeedles]

Lucky me abrahamic hate cult books weren't pressed on me as a child but I think I had that one from a thrift store as a teenager cuz the illustrations were so good 🤔 any chance you have an ISBN handy?

[@MichaelMike-ob2gb]

Get a life.

[@Ammeeeeeeer]

So the saint created a Holy Stick of Infinity+ Hunting? Now that's an item I should include in my next DnD campaign 🤔😇😅

[@TastingHistory]

😂 yes!

[@Cara-39]

I'm a Medievalist and this is the time period and area I specialized in when in univ. The Life of Columba also has great info on daily life and monastic practices at Iona. Most hagiaographies were written like this, to highlight all the supposed miracles performed and were used by the clergy to teach the often illiterate public how to live a Christian life. They sound outlandish now but back then, the miracles were what brought pilgrims and their money to churches and monasteries/nunnaries.

[@SharpAssKnittingNeedles]

We saw this all the time on Time Team! The abrahamic hate cults have always been excellently good at pinching pennies off of hard working folk!

[@justaolelady4101]

My daughter and I spent time in Scotland. We visited Iona and stood in front of the cross in the first picture. It was an unbelievable trip. Thanks so much. Looking forward to other videos from Scotland.

[@WillLaPuerta]

The fishermen pulled up five fish and St. Columbo said, "Just one more thing." At which point they pulled up a salmon.

[@Levyafan]

reminds me of the joke that goes "90% of gamblers quit right before they hit it big"

[@bethenecampbell6463]

I wonder if his robes looked like he slept in them. And if he unintentionally winked at everyone...

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Max, you can turn water into wine but metaphorically: Water could be interpreted as stasis but then your videos are like wine that we love and enjoy.

[@TastingHistory]

I like this

[@m.edwards9784]

Your voice and your smile makes my wife and i insanely happy. I hope you know the joy you bring with your videos

[@saena971]

The Godfather voice! So funny! Your voicework is the icing on top of the food/history cake that is Tasting HIstory. I'd still watch without it, but it makes the whole thing so much better.

[@kreativjunkie8053]

Underrated comment

[@giovanniserafino1731]

Yes, later monasticism became less strict. During Lent, the monks had to fast all day and could only take their one frugal meatless meal after praying Vespers at sundown. The rule was then relaxed so they could take their Lenten meal after praying the ninth hour called None at 3:00PM. Later, they anticipated praying None ( so they could eat even earlier) to around 12:00PM . It is from this monastic tradition that 12:00 PM is often referred to in English as noon.

[@RealBelisariusCawl]

You, sir, have just answered a question I have wondered all my life. Thank you!

[@jonesnori]

I wondered why None was at 12! It's derived from the word for nine, I think. I guess it was originally the ninth hour after rising.

[@musicandbooklover-p2o]

Except the monastic houses I have attended (church at) pray Sext at noon, well at fifteen minutes past noon and then have lunch/dinner at half past noon. None is still at 3pm and comes directly after the rest they take in the afternoon after their meal before doing more work until it is time for vespers at around 5pm. (These services are often open to the public to attend and I have attended on many occasions whenever possible)

[@giovanniserafino1731]

@@musicandbooklover-p2o I was referring to monasticism as it was practiced in many places before the Reformation. Obviously, the canonical hours should be prayed at their proper times and this now is the current practice.

[@jonesnori]

@@musicandbooklover-p2o It depends a lot on the house and order, of course. The House I'm most familiar does a midday service they call Diurnum, avoiding the older names for it. Their other offices are Matins (followed by a Eucharist), Vespers, and Compline. It's an Episcopal women's order. The original Benedictine schedule was eight services, I think. That's a lot of interrupted sleep!

[@Lauren.E.O]

Why do Columba’s prophecies make him sound like Professor Trelawney?

[@TastingHistory]

Exactly!! Why didn’t I think of that 😂

[@pixelkatten]

I don't know if anybody else has mentioned this, but a wooden griddle is definitely possible if you either make it out of green wood fresh from the forest or if you soak it first, like you do with wooden skewers.

[@ChefSalad]

Max, you probably should have used long pepper instead of black pepper, since long pepper was the more common of the two peppers until a few centuries ago. Its flavor is like a combination of black pepper and an Indian curry mix. It's very good, and I imagine it would have been amazing in this dish.

[@SharpAssKnittingNeedles]

Come now, Max had used the fuck out of long pepper on this channel before this video 😂 he's well acquainted with what it tastes like. He was prolly out or some shit, or more likely tired of playing with the mortar!

[@ryandoyle3413]

Also, as pumpkin spice season is here/approaches, I'd love to see a video on the history of masala chai and spiced tea in India. Just got into making it myself

[@damedeviant1388]

I feel very seen with that intro 😅 I live in Scotland (in the north east of Aberdeenshire!) so it brings me joy seeing you visit. May be biased, but Scotland is the best! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TastingHistory]

I had an amazing time there. Can’t wait to visit again.

[@janetmackinnon3411]

@@TastingHistory Excellent news!

[@Jay-ln1co]

"Bitches leave." -St. Boddicker expelling the women from house of Morton.

[@merchantfan]

Matt Berry really needs to voice a retelling of all the weird St. Columba. I kept imagining him as St. Columba "Good luck catching up to him, he's already dead"

[@adambarron4015]

I'd love to see a sauce recipe compilation, especially of the older breadcrumb thickened sauces. I just recently made a walnut sauce linguine, which was delicious, but looking at some history, came to Italy from Persia.

[@AkosJaccik]

I can relate, I mean I am also rather annoyed whenever I find the Devil in my milk. Ruins the whole day.

[@michaeltres]

I almost cried with joy when you said, "for him and his wife" (12:52). Everyone else on KZbin would have said the cringeworthy, "for he and his wife". Between that and "it's not what you're thinking" (15:30), this is the greatest video of the week.

[@TastingHistory]

I'll take it!

[@lisaalum]

Yay! Proper grammar! I totally agree with you. Using the correct form of an object of a preposition is almost extinct!

[@Sarafu]

Max's Godfather impression had me in stitches. XD

[@izayaorihara5516]

Recently discovered this channel and as if the interesting historical bits (greatly narrated!) and neat food wasn't enough, the Columbo joke definitely won me over.

[@TastingHistory]

Thank you 😊 Glad you got the reference

[@izayaorihara5516]

No problem! :D

[@mmandmeows]

I love Columbo, truly one of my favorite TV shows because I'm an old lady at heart. Part of me wants to see a reboot but I'm not sure if anyone could do it justice

[@kathrynanne6332]

Gotta love those medieval myths. Sometimes fantastical, sometimes funny, and sometimes they just leave you scratching your head... Thanks for sharing!

[@LBrobie]

i love when max says something is "something i would make today." i mean, i get what he's saying, but...um...you *did* make it today... 😉🥰

[@mounamounayer4818]

I haven’t stopped giggling at St Columba’s predictions and the impracticalty of a wooden griddle 😂 sublime episode, Max.

[@respther2003]

What a cool, interesting history lesson! Thanks, Max! I appreciate that we benefited from your knowledge gained in Scotland. 😊

[@MikeHesk742]

I need to remind myself which early anglo-saxon saint it was, but I remember reading one account from his hagiography(?) that read more like a warrior epic than any kind of holy text, featuring his warband and many exciting battles against impossible odds. Maybe not surprising since it came from a time of those cultures meeting one another, and you take the styles and forms that the locals are familiar with.

[@TastingHistory]

Oh yes! Many of them were much more violent than you’d expect.

[@Cara-39]

Could it be St Guthlac? He fought for Aethelred of Mercia before becoming a monk and I can't remember but his hagiography may talk about that. It does, however, mention his ability to understand what demons are saying and it details his battles with demons. Which doesn't sound unrealistic at all lol.

[@shad0wdream]

Your delivery in this episode was exquisite. My wife and I were cracking up, most especially at the Godfather part.

[@TastingHistory]

Thank you!

[@karenradcliff9163]

I can't tell you how much we enjoy your videos around here, Max. They've become one of our regular starters for our weekly movie night. Have you considered doing a recipe of Slavic or Balkan origin? I'm always startled when I come across one of these amazing holiday pastries and I'm like, "Why do I know nothing about this?" I hope you enjoyed your trip!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

In Savarna Hindu Mythology, there’s this one subplot in ‘The Mahabharata’ where an iron rod found its way into reeds and wiped away an entire clan with them. Saints are weird.

[@TastingHistory]

Across cultures even

[@javaks]

"Holy Punji Stick". 😆

[@TastingHistory]

I mean, am I wrong

[@PyahEXEThon]

The stick of death is 100% a cursed D&D item, I'm astonished the DM didn't smoke out that family with cursed fire when they burned the sacred murder branch.

[@retroradkat]

16:40 Nothing can express how much I love that you made Columba sound like Christopher Walken

[@milesedgeworth132]

Imagine if Columba didn't say "Go no further" and just said "Die where you are now." He would've unleashed the zombie apocalypse.

[@SharpAssKnittingNeedles]

This is definitely a hilarious comment and why does it not have more updoots?!?!? 😂

[@SMBeech]

My goodness, Max, what did the fair grapefruit ever do to you? I cannot a abide with the grapefruit slander.

[@TastingHistory]

😂 it was one of those foods as a kid that was constantly foisted on me against my will.

[@agimagi2158]

Hi I'm just here to say I love this video and I'm really sorry it does not have many views. Please don't feel down about it the algorithm is sometimes weird! Same with soul cakes, it is an amazing episode too! We all love you and Jose too and of course the cats. Tasting history is also the first food related channel I open when it is my turn to make lunch so you greatly impacted our household!

[@torchris1]

Fun fact: the recipe from 1430 is 800ish years distant from St Columba in 600 AD, but 1430 was "only" 592 years ago for us.

[@daveandgena3166]

"THe Middle Ages Were Magic!!" Quick, call Caitlin Doughty!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Ok wow but that ‘Encanto’ reference that arrived surreptitiously. We need a singing performance.

[@ryanb6503]

I was under the false assumption he expelled the cows too, so I was rather confused as to what butter and cheese the monks where making ...

[@lindseyhudson1274]

I’m still giggling at “herby”.... sound like Kermit 😂😂. I just love these episodes and Max’s humor 😂

[@hennah3105]

Haha right?? I was laughing out loud at that part

[@garywait3231]

Loved your video and your comments on St. Columba, having read some of the anecdotes in my college's incunabula collection. Also enjoyed the salmon recipe. I annually poach a whole salmon for the officers' picnic, of an organization to which I belong. But as I dislike parsley, I substitute a dill-mayonnaise sauce for the green sauce you use. It may not be as "authentic", though Columba would have had all the necessary ingredients ( but would probably have considered it efete); but it works, and I now have to bring it every year 😉😊 As a historian who loves to cook, I never miss one of your delightful and informative presentations!

[@SpartanJoe193]

These sorts of videos need to be preserved.

[@ashsutton6478]

Dude that add intro was golden literally scriptwriter needs a raise

[@kellysouter4381]

He's not predicting he's cursing people to death. Columba is an evil wizard.

[@SolRise_yt]

You should try to look into the history of Risengrød (rice pudding) from scandinavia. I know you've made a vid of an indian recepie, and ive hear that they also eat it in Spain but cold, so could be interesting to see how far the rabbit hole goes :)

[@celticconlanger6401]

Tha e cho sgoinneil a' faicinn mo chànan ann do Bhidio. 'S cha' do fuaimneachadh dona! Beidh gach mi glè shonas air sgàth seo! Tapadh Leibh, 'slàinte Mhath!

[@BrianSmith1969]

Love your content! Finding these ancient versions of dishes by ANY means has to be a challenge, to say the least. The combination of humor and honest discourse about the inherent vagueness of what you find for us is a true delight. This channel has become part of my regular viewing and I look forward to many more. Thanks! Foods of Azerbaijan regions might lead to some interesting food interplay from ancient cultural influences.

[@BlaiddLlwyd]

I heard you and Jose commenting that this video is doing so well. (Why? It's at your usual high standard) So I just wanted to drop in to say that my boyfriend and I watched it on Tuesday and really enjoyed it. KZbin can be weird and audiences can be strange, speaking from experience, so don't be too upset. You always do a great job.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

‘A Lady of Affordable Virtue’ is a very interesting term.

[@northeastslingshot1664]

😆

[@TastingHistory]

But you knew what I meant 😄

[@TheRainbowBlob]

Bet the real reason he banished women was because we're the ones who'd call him out for lying about getting rid of snakes, whereas the men would all just be trying to outdo him. 😂 "Yeah well *I* banished all the unicorns! Do you see any unicorns? Exactly!"

[@TastingHistory]

Exactly! That’s what we said when we heard he got rid of the snakes. Did you know Scotland’s National animal IS a unicorn 🦄

[@TheRainbowBlob]

@@TastingHistory Hahaha yes! Who needs reality. Get out of here with your boring real animals 😂

[@josephvalenzuela4327]

LMAO columba being the godfather is hilarious