75: Christmas Dinner with Queen Victoria + more Napoleon and Catherine the Great get a dinner party invite

75: Christmas Dinner with Queen Victoria + more Napoleon and Catherine the Great get a dinner party invite

By Journey to the Centre of Food

On this episode the guys are again joined by food historian extraordinaire Marc Meltonville to discover the fascinating origins of our Christmas dinner traditions and pull up a plate alongside Queen Victoria.  From why we eat turkey to the  plum porridge origins of our Xmas pud, the lost tradition of booze fuelled carol singing to how Scrooge really was very inconsiderate with his gifts, come take a festive trip back in time, to see you Christmas dinner in a brand new way. 
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