#125 - Just Right: The Story of Porridge (& The Best Ways To Cook It)

Humans have been eating porridge (of which the American oatmeal is just one example) for, as you’ll hear, at least 32,000 years (that places it comfortably in the ‘paleo diet’ era!) Listen in to hear us cover just some of the history of this word and the comforting dish associated with it, as well as taking a tour of the many, many ways it is made throughout the world. Then we’ll focus in on oats - sharing surprising ways in which oat porridge has been served and eaten in the United Kingdom. We'll also explain the different types of oats used, the best ways to cook porridge and the myriad ways you can serve it. If you love a bowl of steaming, creamy oatmeal, get ready to wrap your hands around this enlightening, inspiring episode. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * One Earth Health make the grass-fed organ supplements we use and trust. Get 15% off your first order here and 5% off all subsequent orders here . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sign up to the pod's newsletter here. Get a free 30-page guide to Baking with Ancient Grains Read our Guide to Milling Your Own Flour Get all three of the podcast cookbooks Wear our beautiful, sustainable merchandise Alison's course, Rye Sourdough Bread: Mastering The Basics Alison's Sowans oat fermentation course Visit our (non-Amazon!) bookshop: US here and UK here . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Come join the podcast community! You can select from a variety of levels with benefits including monthly live calls, a private podcast feed stuffed with bonus content, and a Discord discussion group Find out more here! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If you love the show, leave us a 5* reviews on Apple Podcasts: Open the Apple Podcast app and find Ancestral Kitchen Podcast in your library Scroll down to 'ratings and reviews', click on 'write a review', give us 5*s and then tell us why you love listening * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Resources: Millet Polenta Different Types of Oats and How to Use Each the Traditional Way Heritage Oat Collection What is Sowans? Ollebrod recipe How to Roll Your Own Oats (and 3 Good Reasons to do It!) Gerty Milk article Episode 70: Fermenting Oats Do you have memories, documents, recipes or stories of those who cooked ancestrally? Visit our website here for how to share The podcast has a website here! Stay in touch with Alison via her newsletter at Ancestral Kitchen The podcast is on You Tube here The podcast is mixed and the music created by Alison's husband, Rob. Find him here: Robert Michael Kay

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#125 - Just Right: The Story of Porridge (& The Best Ways To Cook It) is an episode from Ancestral Kitchen by Alison Kay & Andrea Huehnerhoff.

This episode is 01:27:47 long.

This episode was published on Feb 2, 2026.

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