Simple and surprisingly flavorful beans that are boiled then baked with red pepper and bacon

A simple canned corned beef and mashed potato pie as it was prepared by British army cooks in World War I

500 year old biryani that is packed with fragrant spices, rich ghee, and fluffy rice

Wonderful baby back ribs marinated with ground coriander and sapa and roasted over onions

Hearty soup made with made-to-last ingredients like canned corned beef, canned peas, and lots of ketchup

Delicious and nostalgic sloppy joes from American school cafeterias of the 80s and 90s

Hungarian goulash (a soup, not a thick stew) from the late 19th century

Complex, delicious rice and egg noodles with shrimp and pork belly

Delicious 19th century beef stroganoff seasoned with allspice

Larded roast venison tenderloin with a delicious wine sauce that would be good on just about anything

A complex, slightly sour lamb and herb stew eaten as a hangover cure in 10th century Baghdad

Delicious and hearty soup, even if the vegetables are mushy

Savory beef-based beverage that is distinct from beef stock or beef bouillon

Victorian dog biscuits made with bison, vegetables, and oatmeal

A tasty meatloaf-like mixture from the rationing days of WWII in the US

Biscuits topped with salt pork milk gravy

Simple yet delicious baked beans with molasses and salt pork

Fire-roasted red deer, smoked goat, and einkorn cakes with fiddlehead ferns make up my version of Ötzi the Iceman’s last meal

Slow-cooked barbecue pork with molasses and a vinegary sauce that could be a precursor to Carolina-style barbecue sauce

WWII scrambled eggs and bacon made from powdered eggs (and real bacon), as it might have been eaten at the last meal before the D-Day landing