Was hoping for a little more concrete research or recipes. I work in the food industry and history is one of my favourite topics as well. My grandmother was U

Was hoping for a little more concrete research or recipes. I work in the food industry and history is one of my favourite topics as well. My grandmother was Ukrainian and lived on a farm, and her cooking was based 100% on ingredients that came from very close to their farm, as well as processed in a non-industrial setting (cabbage fermented in a barrel, natural sour cream, farm animals that were killed behind the barn, etc...). The taste was certainly different than industrial foods. Now going back in time there were no gas or electric ovens, people mainly cooked on wood fired hearths, which would have given a different flavour. Not to mention lack of refrigeration would mean more salted and cured meats and less fresh meat. It is certainly an interesting exercise to try to recreate old tastes, but not really possible. I'd guess we can come close though.