Site Policies & About Us
Thank you for visiting History Meshi. Here you will find our mission statement, guidelines on how to use our historical recipes, culinary disclaimers, privacy protection measures, advertising disclosures, and contact channels.
1. About History Meshi & Editorial Policy
Publisher: History Meshi Team (世界の歴史飯 運営チーム)
Site URL: https://historymeshi.com/
Mission: History Meshi is an open digital archive dedicated to exploring culinary history from ancient antiquity to the early modern period. We examine reliable primary historical sources and scholarly editions to present experimental adaptations for the modern home kitchen.
Three-Tier Separation: Every recipe strictly distinguishes documented historical records ('documented'), editorial or scholarly deductions ('interpretations'), and modern household adjustments for safety, measurement, and ingredient availability ('modernAdjustments').
AI-Generated Imagery Disclosure: All dish recreation images on this website are AI-generated conceptual representations grounded in primary sources and historical context. They are not actual photographs of prepared food or museum artifacts.
2. Culinary Safety & Health Disclaimer
Experimental Adaptations & Untested Status
All recipes presented on this site are home adaptations derived from historical documents. Recipes marked with 'Cooking Verification: Untested' have not been physically cooked, tasted, or validated in our test kitchen. We make no representations or warranties regarding flavor, outcome, or culinary success.
Food Hygiene, Allergens & Thermal Processing
Historical cooking methods may not meet contemporary food safety standards. When preparing food, please adhere to official guidance from public health agencies (e.g., USDA, FDA, or local authorities), including thorough core heating (e.g., 75°C / 165°F), careful sanitation, preventing cross-contamination, and proper refrigeration. If you have food allergies, carefully inspect all ingredient and substitution labels.
Limitation of Liability
The publishers and maintainers of History Meshi assume no liability or responsibility for any foodborne illness, allergic reactions, burns, injuries, property damage, or losses incurred directly or indirectly from following recipes, using tools, or applying information published on this website.
3. Privacy Policy
Hosting & Technical Infrastructure
This website is statically hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may process basic technical network information (such as client IP addresses and request headers) strictly for security protection (preventing DDoS attacks, brute force, and abuse), caching, and fast global content delivery.
Web Analytics (Cloudflare Web Analytics), Cookies & Advertising
To understand page views, traffic trends, and site performance metrics (such as Web Vitals) for ongoing content improvements, History Meshi uses Cloudflare Web Analytics. Designed with privacy in mind, Cloudflare Web Analytics operates without tracking cookies or persistent client-side storage, and does not track individual visitors across websites. Basic technical navigation and performance metrics transmitted by your browser are processed by Cloudflare in an aggregated, non-identifying manner. At present, History Meshi does not use Google Analytics or advertising networks such as Google AdSense. Should commercial advertising or affiliate programs (e.g., Amazon Associates) be adopted in the future, this policy will be promptly updated with explicit disclosures regarding cookie usage and opt-out procedures.
Information Collected via the Contact Form
We use Google Forms to manage reader inquiries. Names (optional), reply email addresses (optional), inquiry categories, and message texts submitted through the form are securely stored and processed on Google servers solely to review your feedback and send necessary replies. If no email address is provided, we cannot reply. Please refrain from submitting confidential or sensitive personal information.
General Browsing
Except for information voluntarily submitted through the contact form, we do not directly collect, store, or sell personal identifiers during ordinary visits to this website.
External Links
This site contains links to third-party digital libraries, academic institutions, public archives (such as Archive.org), and our Google contact form. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, availability, or content of external platforms.
4. Advertising & Affiliate Disclosures
Currently, this website does not host paid commercial advertising or performance-based affiliate links (e.g., Amazon Associates or commercial affiliate networks).
Should affiliate links be introduced in the future to assist readers in sourcing authentic historical spices, specialized cookware, or historical literature, such content will clearly and conspicuously display sponsorship labels (such as 'Ad', 'PR', or 'Sponsored Link') in compliance with applicable consumer protection guidelines.
Upon enrollment in the Amazon Associates Program, required disclosures—including: 'As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases'—will be explicitly stated on this page and relevant sections.
5. Contact & Inquiries
For feedback, scholarly corrections regarding historical sources, or general inquiries, please use our official Google contact form linked below.
Providing a name and reply email is completely optional. If you wish to receive a response, please include a valid email address.
To prevent automated spam and safeguard privacy, personal telephone numbers and private email addresses are not published on this website.
* The contact form interface is provided in Japanese.