Bread bowls seem like a modern thing since many of us remember when we first saw one in the '90s or 2000s, but like many of our favorite "new" foods, they can trace a linage back hundreds of years.

Maybe it's a vintage dish your grandparents made or a dessert that dependably appears come Thanksgiving — bread pudding is an old-timey classic that seems like it's always been around. After all, the ...