
The Delicious Legacy
Ancient Cuisines Around the World
The Delicious Legacy · Thomas Ntinas
Show overview
The Delicious Legacy has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 240 episodes, alongside 39 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 170 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 8th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 32 min and 53 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 36 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 59 episodes published. Published by Thomas Ntinas.
From the publisher
A Greek Gourmand, travels through time...Imagine yourself dining with Socrates, Plato, or Pythagoras! What tasty morsels of food accompanied the conversations of these most significant minds in Western philosophy?Now picture yourself as you sat for a symposium with Cicero, or Pliny the Elder or Julius Caesar. The opulent feasts of the decadent Romans!Maybe, you're following Alexander the Great during his military campaigns in Asia for ten years. Conquering the vast Persian empire, while discovering new foods.Or try and picture the richness of fruits and vegetables in the lush Hanging Gardens of Babylon.What foods did our ancestors ate?How did all begin? Who was the first to write a recipe down and why?Sauces, ingredients, ways of cooking. Timeless and continuous yet unique and so alien to us now days. Staple ingredients of the Mediterranean world -as we think now- like tomatoes, potatoes, rice, peppers, didn't exist. What did they eat? We will travel far and wide, reconstructing the diet, the feasts, the dishes of a Greek Philosopher in a symposium in Athens, or a Roman Emperor or as a rich merchant in the last night in Pompeii...Lavish dinners, exotic spices, so-called "barbaric" traditions of beer and milk, all intertwined...Stay tuned and find out more here, in 'The Delicious Legacy' Podcast!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Zakynthos Oven Roasted Guinea Fowl
bonusHello!Hello my curious archeaogastronomers!il fiori di Levante—the flower of the East—as the Venetians called it. Roughly 1000 kilometres south and west of Venice, as one sails the whole length of the Adriatic sea, and then all the ionian islands, south of Cephalonia, lay Zakynthos.Our destination today.The cuisine there, heavily influenced of course from the Venetians; in language, techniques ingredients and style. But one dish stands out for me that also send me to a couple of rabbit holes:Oven roasted Guinea Fowl in a tomato sauce and cheese.Enjoy today's recipe!xThom & The Delicious LegacySupport the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 2Traditional Yorkshire Food
Hello!Welcome back to another episode of The Delicious Legacy!This time we are going to Yorkshire and explore some of it's most wonderful, unique, rare or delicious, or all the above ingredients, foods, recipes and traditions!Further reading on some topics mentioned on today's episode:Traditional Food in Yorkshire by Peter Brears:https://uk.bookshop.org/a/17049/9781909248335Patrick Rance the famous chronicler of British Cheese:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Rancehttps://archive.org/details/greatbritishchee0000rancDerby Dale Pie Dish:https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/denby-dale-pie-tin-flowerbedThe story of the humble Havercake – historic Yorkshire fayre:https://theyorkshiresociety.org/the-story-of-the-humble-havercake-historic-yorkshire-fayre/Whitby Kippers:https://www.thewhitbyguide.co.uk/whitby-kippers/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25017173.whitby-smokehouse-famous-customers-marks-150-years/Enjoy!Recommendations for the week:The Black Death’s counter-intuitive effect: as human numbers fell, so did plant diversityhttps://insideecology.com/2026/03/07/the-black-deaths-counterintuitive-effect-as-human-numbers-fell-so-did-plant-diversity/Gone Medieval: A Complete History of Medieval Irelandhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-complete-history-of-medieval-ireland/id1564113746?i=1000756742956BBC The Food Programme: Is Food Processing the “missing Middle’?https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/is-food-processing-the-missing-middle/id342927791?i=1000756213923Music by Pavlos KarpalosLove and cheeseThe Delicious LegacySupport the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recipe of the Week; Lamb or Goat Kleftiko
Hello my curious archaeogastronomers!Welcome to another recipe of the week on a Saturday!I’m your hungry host Thom Ntinas, and this is The Delicious Legacy podcast! Thanks for tuning in!On today bonus episode I’m leaving you with another lamb recipe and a little bit of a story behind the naming of it; Kleftiko, perhaps one of the most famous Greek recipes abroad....The name of the dish derives from klephts, who were a group of Greek brigands or militiamen during the period of Ottoman rule over Greece between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries. But how do you cook it? And did really thieves steal sheep and cooked them underground in the mountain hideouts?Listen and find out!Music by Miltos Boumis and Pavlos KapralosEnjoy!The Delicious LegacySupport the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S8 Ep 1Rare & Disappearing Foods of the Philippines
Hello!An archipelago of more than 7000 islands. Tribes with more than 200 native languages and a population of 112 million people.Philippines is a rich ground to discover some amazing ingredients, some delicious food and ancient indigenous recipes!On this episode I'm relatively quickly touching some of the rarest and fast disappearing native ingredients. The losses are due to industrial products being cheaper and imports of cheap ingredients but also an uncertain climate.Here's the ones I'm touching on this episode:Alingo, Besaang, Buttog aka The Cordillera Native Black pig Darag Chicken of Panay IslandGumamela leavesInartem Balayang (Pickled Wild Banana)Kaong vinegarAsin tibuok sa Albur unbroken saltBudbud or Bamboo SaltTultul Artisanal Sea SaltHow the unbroken salt is made:This 'Dinosaur Egg' Is One Of The Rarest Salts In The World | Still Standing | Business Insider:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aY9noX3XOsMy recommendation of the week links below:The Ancient Romans relied on a curious object to tell time: a sundial in the shape of an Italian ham;https://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2017/01/20/parslowsundial/Rare Roman “pigs” found in Welsh farmTwo “exceptionally rare” Roman pig lead ingots dating back almost 2,000 years have been discovered on farmland in west Wales:https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/rare-roman-pigs-found-in-welsh-farm/157123A is for Apple podcast: C is for Carbonado, Carrot, and Cabinet Pudding:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-is-for-apple-an-encyclopaedia-of-food-drink/id1743840806?i=1000756719333Enjoy!Love,ThomSupport the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recipe of the week - Ancient Greek Roast Lamb with Pearl Barley
bonusHello!Your recipe of the week on a Saturday is back and what have I got for you?A delicious, tasty, fantastic celebratory recipe from the ancient Greco- Roman world!A leg of lamb, or kid goat if your prefer, or even a shoulder of lamb for a slow roast, bathed overnight, in milk and honey, and cooked with a rich luxurious sauce of red wine, dates, and garum!If you want a list with the ingredients and the original recipe from Apicius join me on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/roasted-goat-kid-153951881?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkEnjoy!Music by Pavlos KapralosMuch love,Thom Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S7 Ep 31A Brief History of Nowruz and Iranian Food Culture
Hello!Today is Nowruz, the Persian/ Iranian new year.So I'm re-sharing with you this episode about Persian Culinary History and Culture through the millennia.Thinking of all the Iranian people who are suffering and wishing them only the best and hoping for a swift resolution to all the destruction inflicted upon them currently.In the vast region from Anatolia to Central Asia, a rite or a festival ushering Spring, and marking the new year is celebrated at around 20th or 21st of March. People in modern countries including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan historically observe the Nowruz celebrations.Enjoy!LoveThe Delicious LegacySupport the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Memory of Daniel Newman - Medieval Arab Persian Cuisine
bonusHelloIt's with deep sadness that I've learned the passing of Professor Daniel Newman a prominent scholar of Medieval Arab Cuisine and a friend of this podcast.He was a guest four years ago, almost to this day when we talked about Persian cuisine in the middles ages, the influence of Arab and Islam on it, and of course vice versa.It was a fascinating discussion that lasted almost two hours and I thought i'll share with you the best bits, edited down with all the lovely fun facts and delicious recipes of the vast, fascinating period.And of course I want to dedicate this episode to all Iranian people who are suffering at this horrible time, under unimaginable conditions.In memoriam of the lovely Daniel Newman. 1963- 7th March 2026.Love,Thom{The music on this episode is titled nihavend pesrev and is probably by a Greek composer of Ottoman era named Πετράκης (Tiryaki) (1543; - 1600)He was an important Rum composer and musician in the Ottoman empire of the 16th century. He lived in the Istanbul and participated in a dervish order, having the nickname, Tiryaki (theriaklis).Lived probably between 1543 and 1600, and attributed approximately 10 compositions.In some sources mention the Great Petrakis (Petraki I Kebir), but is more likely to relate to Peter the Peloponnesian later. Petros Peloponnesios or Peter the Lampadarios (c. 1735 – 1778). He was a cantor, composer and teacher of Byzantine and Ottoman music. He served as second domestikos (ecclesiastic official of the Byzantine Empire and later part of the Orthodox Church in Constantinople, present day Istanbul) between his arrival about 1764 until the death of Ioannes Trapezountios, and it is assumed that he became lampadarios (leader of the left choir) between 1770 and 1778 at the Great Church of Constantinople, after Daniel the Protopsaltes became Archon Protopsaltes.}Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.