Comfortably Hungry
Sam BiltonWelcome to the award winning comfortably hungry Substack where yesterday’s dinner is tomorrow’s history. If you’re a peckish person who is curious about the history of food and drink, then you’re in the right place.
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Beetroot Cured Salmon
with Mrs Raffald's Pink Pancakes
Beetroot gives the outer flesh of the salmon a beautiful magenta hue. It looks stunning served as an alternative to the slimy shop bought salmon you can buy in supermarkets and is ridiculously easy to prepa...
Walnut, Dark Chocolate & Smoked Salt Tart
Salt and chocolate have long been delicious bedfellows.
Salt and chocolate have long been delicious bedfellows. Droitwich smoked salt adds another dimension to this indulgent tart.
S4E13: A Pinch (or two) of Salt
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In this episode I head to the midlands town of Droitwich which was once a powerhouse in the English salt production industry (and arguably still is) on account of its brine springs. Helping me explore the town’s heritage...
Fannie Farmer's Golden Corn Cake
This recipe is adapted from The Boston Cooking School Cook Book (1896).
This recipe is adapted from The Boston Cooking School Cook Book (1896). It’s beautifully light and, taking a leaf out of last week’s guest, Gaby Vail’s book, is a grea...
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Food historian, author and presenter of the award winning Comfortably Hungry podcast (Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards 2025, Audio Category)
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