Daniel Serra - Culinary Archaeologist

11/05/2026

Next week I'll be talking renaissance food at the Glimmingehus.

Till Kristi Himmelsfärdshelgen blir det två spännande föreläsningar hos oss! Varför inte gå på båda? :)

Foton:
Renässansmat: Mats Larsson, CC BY.
Daniel Serra, CC BY.
Klövasten i Glemmingebro: Mats Larsson CC BY.
Lena alebo: Wikipedia, Public Domain.

09/05/2026

Second attempt at making the recipe called "Quomodo condiatur pisces in salso sibi adoptato" Here served with spinach from a Danish 17th century recipe and some storebought bread.

This was far the far better result.

17/04/2026

A lovely review of a book I helped editing.

In an age dominated by mass-produced garments made from polyester or low-grade cotton, people are increasingly turning towards high-quality, traditional materials such as wool and linen.

Could it then also be time to revisit the classic cuts of prehistory? With the publication of works such as "Bog Fashion. Recreating Bronze and Iron Age Clothes" by Nicole DeRushie, this possibility seems ever more plausible.

👉Read the book: https://chronocopia.se/books/bog-fashion/
👉Read the book review: https://exarc.net/issue-2026-1/mm/book-review-bog-fashion-nicole-derushie

📝 Review by: Aleksandra Cetwińska.

29/03/2026

Something has been simmering lately.Last day of the photoshoot. .foto . Just a handfull more picture untill they are all done.

27/03/2026

Time to hint at my next project. This weekend is dedicated to photos that will be shot, food that will be cooked and plans reaching their final stages. Together with
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libellusdeartecoquinaria

27/12/2025

I hope you all had a great Yule. A swedish tradition for this time is to make mustard. This holiday I made an experiment with a mustard recipe that appear in three medieval scandinavian merbal/medical books.

"Swa er ok om man stamper hans ffrö medh hwithan hwetebrötz kroma swa ath two luther äro synap ok tridye delen aff brödhit. ther tiil lathe han thör fikon ok hanogh ok mindhre aff brödhit thes bethre ärith thz er optha pröffwath än tha skal man ey leggia thz widh hwan sywkdom"

It turned out nice and the figs and the vinegar in combination gives it almost a wine like taste.

10/11/2025

07/11/2025

Come and taste and listen as I talk about what one ate in Scandianvia in the 14th century

Mat och dryck har alltid varit viktiga för mänskligheten. Människor äter såväl för att överleva vardagen som för att njuta eller bjuda in till fest.

19/10/2025

Yesterday I was instructing a workshop on medieval and renaissance food together with Gribshunden1495.

28/07/2025

This seems like an interesting study, though it is a bit early for my studies.

New research highlights the prevalence of maggots as an easily obtained, nutrient-rich supplement of ancient hominin diets.