Ancient Recipes With Sohla - Season 2

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Sohla's Ancient Summer BBQ Blowout (Korean Bulgogi and Taino Barbacoa)

1 - Sohla's Ancient Summer BBQ Blowout (Korean Bulgogi and Taino Barbacoa)

Air Date: June 5, 2021

Almost every culture and region have their own style of barbecue; Sohla grills up two iconic types from across the globe; first, she recreates the original Korean bulgogi, one of the oldest kinds of barbecue one can still find today.

Sohla Makes Garum, the Ketchup of Ancient Rome (With Max Miller!)

2 - Sohla Makes Garum, the Ketchup of Ancient Rome (With Max Miller!)

Air Date: June 19, 2021

The kitchen gets real fishy as Sohla cooks up garum, a fermented fish sauce that was incredibly popular in ancient Rome, alongside a Roman-style roasted boar; Sohla reaches out to Max Miller to learn all about the sauce's history.

Sohla Bakes an Apple Pie Recipe From 1796 America (and Medieval England!)

3 - Sohla Bakes an Apple Pie Recipe From 1796 America (and Medieval England!)

Air Date: July 3, 2021

Sohla makes two versions of apple pie, pitting the U.S. against the UK; Sohla recreates the oldest known recipe for apple pie from 1390 England, then bakes up a 1796 recipe for apple pie from an American cookbook.

Sohla Makes The Oldest Recipe in the World (...Maybe?)

4 - Sohla Makes The Oldest Recipe in the World (...Maybe?)

Air Date: July 17, 2021

Sohla goes all the way back to the Stone Age to recreate what may be the oldest recipe ever: a nettle and barley pudding.

Sohla's Ancient Cheesecake Bake Off (Greeks vs. Romans)

5 - Sohla's Ancient Cheesecake Bake Off (Greeks vs. Romans)

Air Date: July 24, 2021

Sohla hosts a bake-off between the Greeks and Romans to determine the champs of ancient cheesecake.

Sohla Makes Medieval Gnocchi (With Carla Lalli Music!)

6 - Sohla Makes Medieval Gnocchi (With Carla Lalli Music!)

Air Date: August 14, 2021

Sohla is joined by Carla Lalli Music to recreate the earliest known recipe for gnocchi from Bartolomeo Scappi.

The Original Chinese Dumpling Had a Unique Purpose

7 - The Original Chinese Dumpling Had a Unique Purpose

Air Date: August 28, 2021

Sohla explores the history of Chinese dumplings and recreates a 2,000-year-old recipe for jiaozi from the legendary Chinese physician Zhang Zhongjing.

The Secret Tibetan Superfood That Fuels Everest Expeditions

8 - The Secret Tibetan Superfood That Fuels Everest Expeditions

Air Date: September 11, 2021

For more than 2,000 years, Sherpas on Mount Everest have been fueled by a Tibetan porridge called tsampa; Sohla cooks up a traditional version of the dish along with yak butter tea and learns that cooking with sand is strangely satisfying.

Sohla Bakes a Pretzel Recipe From 1111 Bavaria

9 - Sohla Bakes a Pretzel Recipe From 1111 Bavaria

Air Date: September 25, 2021

Sohla celebrates Oktoberfest by recreating the original pretzel recipe from medieval Bavaria.