If the current blog post series on the tiramisu fad in Japan during the ’90s isn’t enough to satisfy your appetite for reading material on tiramisu, here’s today’s YouTube video for you: A quick history of tiramisu! This isn’t anything too in-depth, but hopefully you’ll know a lot more about this delicious dessert and its…
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The Japanese Tiramisu Boom Of 1990-1991, Part 1: The Gurume Movement
(For parts two and three of this blog post series, click here for part two and here for part three.) Tiramisu is one of those deliciously decadent treats you just can’t resist sometimes. Its coffee or espresso-infused sponge cake sandwiched between layers of creamy mascarpone cheese and topped with cream and cocoa flakes make it…
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Lady Daji: The Ancient Chinese Femme Fatale Who Destroyed a Dynasty (And Became a Fox) (9/28/20 YouTube video)
Just wanted to share today’s video with those of you who might be dropping by the blog. This video is about one of Chinese history’s greatest femme fatales: Daji. Daji was a woman who is one of the most hated women in Chinese history, but is still one of the most legendary. So legendary that…
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Summer of Chloramine: The Summer of 1963 Smallpox Epidemic in Wroclaw, Poland (First YouTube Video)
First off, I’d like to take this time to welcome you to HistoryZen: A YouTube channel and companion blog dedicated to, as you may have guessed it, history! The debut video for this channel is a timely video about a smallpox epidemic that hit the city of Wroclaw, Poland during the summer of 1963….
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