Dr. Jeremy Swist
@metalclassicist.bsky.social
Assistant Prof. of Classics at Michigan State University. Late antiquity & reception in metal music. he/him
“Julian Augustus” out 26 September with Oxford University Press. Preorder: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/julian-augustus-9780197787519
“Julian Augustus” out 26 September with Oxford University Press. Preorder: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/julian-augustus-9780197787519
Not playing favorites till the end.
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Not playing favorites till the end.
Country #87 of my Cooking Round the World challenge is KAZAKHSTAN 🇰🇿
Kuyrdak is beef, onions, tomatoes & dough balls spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamom & nutmeg, & stewed in broth. Served over rice & topped with a sauce of sautéed scallions, garlic, parsley, basil & dill mixed with yogurt
Kuyrdak is beef, onions, tomatoes & dough balls spiced with cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamom & nutmeg, & stewed in broth. Served over rice & topped with a sauce of sautéed scallions, garlic, parsley, basil & dill mixed with yogurt
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It was just for French bread.
November 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It was just for French bread.
For the dumplings I just bought one of those premade doughs in a cardboard cylinder that you unwrap & it pops open. Lot less messy.
November 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
For the dumplings I just bought one of those premade doughs in a cardboard cylinder that you unwrap & it pops open. Lot less messy.
Variations of this dish use various internal organs of sheep, but standard beef (I used chuck roast) is fine.
November 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Variations of this dish use various internal organs of sheep, but standard beef (I used chuck roast) is fine.
I will likely do that when I have finished the challenge. Most of the time when I cook it’s the next dish of this challenge (except when my partner requests something else). I started this July last year & won’t finish for well over another year.
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I will likely do that when I have finished the challenge. Most of the time when I cook it’s the next dish of this challenge (except when my partner requests something else). I started this July last year & won’t finish for well over another year.
I haven’t ranked anything yet, because I don’t want to give the impression that one country’s representative dish is inferior to any other’s, when it’s more likely I just didn’t execute the recipe properly.
November 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I haven’t ranked anything yet, because I don’t want to give the impression that one country’s representative dish is inferior to any other’s, when it’s more likely I just didn’t execute the recipe properly.
87 down, 108 to go.
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
87 down, 108 to go.
Here’s the recipe I used: www.food.com/amp/recipe/k...
Kuyrdak from Kazakhstan | Food.com
www.food.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Here’s the recipe I used: www.food.com/amp/recipe/k...
They themselves refuse the "Viking metal" label, and it's true that many Viking metal bands do have some musical similarities in addition to lyrical.
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
They themselves refuse the "Viking metal" label, and it's true that many Viking metal bands do have some musical similarities in addition to lyrical.
Are you implying that they're already drunk?
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Are you implying that they're already drunk?
See my previous reply.
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
See my previous reply.
I'm aware of this, but there are plenty of bads that make piracy their main theme (cf. Viking metal), and some of my students wanted to have a day on this topic.
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm aware of this, but there are plenty of bads that make piracy their main theme (cf. Viking metal), and some of my students wanted to have a day on this topic.
Awesome! We're discussing pirate metal in class next week and I wanted some representation.
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Awesome! We're discussing pirate metal in class next week and I wanted some representation.
Thanks! This is a woman-fronted power metal band devoted to a wide range of historical topics including other badass women like Boudicca; but are there any actual pirate metal bands that refer to her?
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Thanks! This is a woman-fronted power metal band devoted to a wide range of historical topics including other badass women like Boudicca; but are there any actual pirate metal bands that refer to her?