r/AskFoodHistorians↗
A place for people interested in food history
We welcome posts related to any period of history in any region of the world. Topics can include but are not limited to: history of recipes, menus, ingredients, cooks, cookbooks, kitchens, kitchen tools, dining habits, kitchen furniture, culinary education, culinary apprenticeships, politics and food, religion and food, social movements and food. People come here to learn and discuss; please engage respectfully and read the subreddit rules before posting.
103k subscribers49 posts / mo in Sep 202645 authors / mosince 2013
r/AskFoodHistorians has 103k members (+18% over the last 12 months). It gets about 49 posts a month from 45 people. Top topics: Old Recipes, Cookbooks & Recipes and Ancient Food History.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Old Recipes4.8%
- Cookbooks & Recipes3.0%
- Ancient Food History1.8%
- Ancient Fermentation1.5%
- Pepper Gardeners1.2%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Project Gutenberg
- Atlas Obscura
- Wikimedia
- ScienceDirect
- Substack
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