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Hello!I'm very excited about this episode! Farrell Monaco is a culinary & experimental archaeologist, and bread-baking addict! Especially of the ancient Greco-Roman variety...So what better person to chat about the ancient cuisine? And it's a very thought-provoking and thoughtful. Who were the people (and the animals!) who did the hard work?Currently in California -where she was when we spoke online- but mostly researching in Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia about ancient Greco-Roman breadways.More info on bread from Pompeii by Farrell Monaco:https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230629-adoreum-the-newly-discovered-flatbread-fresco-of-pompeiihttps://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230406-arculata-the-bread-that-survived-pompeiiApuleius and The Golden Ass:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_AssEtruscan Tarquinian Tombs:https://tarquiniaturismo.com/tomb-of-the-triclinium/?lang=en Farrell's website and blog:https://tavolamediterranea.com/Enjoy!Thom & 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.

Hello!An new episode is out!A few weeks ago I had the chance to interview Honor Eldridge about her new book "The Avocado Debate" which will be released on 24 of November.We talked about the controversy and debate that this fruit causes around many circles of commentators both online and in the real world and of course about it's history and how it went on to conquer the breakfast tables around the world, and why!From claims it steals water from local communities, to destroying pristine ecosystems and being simply a crop at the hands of drug cartels avocado hasn't being short of controversies.Should we rightly demonize the avocado or we need a subtler approach to figure out how to solve general environmental issues that arise in food production and help indigenous, local communities? (and enjoy a smashed avocado on toast with our breakfast?)Let's find out what really happens behind the scenes on this episode of The Delicious Legacy Episode!You can pre-order the book here:https://www.routledge.com/The-Avocado-Debate/Eldridge/p/book/9781032443898Intro Outro Music by 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.

Hello!On this episode I had the pleasure to interview the fantastic Greek author and chef Carolina Doriti about her new book, titled as above.What is "Kakavia"? "Giouvarlakia"? "Bobota" and "Koliva"? And what's the secret for the best Avgolemono?Where can we trace the lineage of all those traditional Greek recipes from? These and a lot more, in our interview today!Carolina will be in London 12th till 24th of November, appearing in Saturday Kitchen and fronting workshops at Borough Market in the 17th of November and 18th of November will be doing a workshop. Book here:https://oliveology.co.uk/product/cooking-with-carolina/ Also she will be cooking at restaurant Vori in Holland Park on 21st and 22nd of November.You can find out more and book here:https://vorigreekitchen.co.uk/ Her book Salt of the Earth is out now, and you can get it online or on all good bookshops!https://www.waterstones.com/book/salt-of-the-earth/carolina-doriti//9781787138544?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=259955&awc=3787_1698752038_ab4da470e66bc19b3be129111e510b4d&utm_source=259955&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Genie+Shopping+CSS Diane Kochilas PBS series on Greek Food:https://www.pbs.org/food/shows/my-greek-table-with-diane-kochilas/Enjoy listening!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.

Nights drawing in. It gets colder and wetter outside.We tend to stay in more. Cosy. Get to cook more warm foods. The autumn and winter seasons have many festivities and celebrations. These, need something special to mark the occasion. A cake, a dessert...But even a bread is something I'd consider baking now...In the summer? no way I would have that oven on! ahahaha!And what is a spit roast cake?!!?Let's explore some traditional, unique and quirky desserts from the corners of Europe together with Kristin, a curious baker, a baker who wants to eat her way across traditional European desserts, and between you and me, who can blame her?Kristins channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@BakeAcrossEuropeEnjoy!Thom & 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.

Where do you go if you want to find the plant Silphium?And what the heck is Axayacatl?Join me on this episode for a great discussion I had with author and journalist Taras Grescoe. His latest book "The Lost Supper" will be published on November 9th in UK and so I managed to secure a pre-release copy and ask him all the important questions!Taras through his quest for past flavours, is perhaps the first westerner in nearly 2000 years that have chewed on the root of "Silphion" the legendary plant and spice for Greek and Roman cuisine! Bold claim huh? What did he find in a remote plain in the centre of modern Turkey?How did his own home-made Garum tasted like? And who makes the best modern garum? The archaeologists in Spain or the fishermen of Vietnam?A key message of the book is that in Diversity there is Resilience. And all the diversity in our food systems is diminished constantly by the Industry.These and a lot more in our interview here!Buy Taras book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-lost-supper/taras-grescoe/9781771647632More details about The Ark of Taste:https://slowfoodusa.org/ark-of-taste/orhttps://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/what-we-do/the-ark-of-taste/Music by Pavlos KapralosTranscript for inaudible parts:12min 25sec in:“She advised me as I made my own garum and the interesting thing is of course it’s a pretty straightforward process you allow with salt, small fish, in my case portuguese sardines to liquify…”15 min 39sec:“We do well to include them in our diet especially given the population pressure i decided to go down to mexico city …”21min 13 sec:“I grew up in somewhere what some people call it British Colombia I prefer to call it Illahee Ch uk,which means where the land meets the sea, I grew near Vancouver Island…”22min 25sec:“ a variety of plant foods and of course the aquatic resources and especially the salmon ….so it was my goal was to find that root and to see if someone will offer my some hospitality its amazing food it is a complex carbohydrate…”23min 35sec:“...which is almost like a Scottish fried bread which they are not really good for your health those things whereas the camas was excellent.  There’s one thing about the camas you have to be careful there are two kinds of camas, blue camas and white camas and the white camas is also known death camas and a single taste of it it can paralyse you” Thanks for listening! Join me on Patreon for bonus 7 extra minutes of bonus content on this episode!https://www.patreon.com/posts/lost-supper-with-91141070?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkLove,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.

Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bent arm for a pillow, therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds. Where did Biriyani come from?What is the best recipe for it?Did Mongols, or Persians or Tamils or someone else brought it to the Indian Subcontinent?When did it become a such a popular sensation?All the above will be answered in this episode.For a full version please go to my Patreon page and subscribe from $3 a month, less than a cup of coffee in London, for exclusive archaeogastronomical content!https://www.patreon.com/thedeliciouslegacyThis way you'll help create more episodes, more frequently and you'll allow me to extent my research to many different fascinating areas of our past.Plus you'll be getting unique recipes tailor made for you! And more videos! Win-win really!EnjoyThe 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.

The centre of Mediterranean. The true centre of the ancient world. The Phoenicians, from what is modern day Lebanon, from a small coastal strip of land, sailed away and never looked back! They and their descendants went further away than any other ancient civilization perhaps even circumnavigated Africa westwards as fasr south as Gabon in the equator! They also gave us the alphabet! Greeks, Etruscans and Romans then adopted it and we're still using it to this day. it's rather tragic then, that we don't have almost nothing surviving from their libraries and their literature and of course their foods and recipes.Carthage was perhaps the most significant culture connecting the far west of the Med -even beyond the pillars of Hercules- with the East; Mesopotamia and even beyond. True sailors, navigators, explorers and merchants perhaps are somehow forgotten in our age -unfairly in our opinion- about their contributions to the worlds history.In today's episode we explore the agricultural impact, the foods and important discoveries that played a significant role in the rise of the first truly global trade network in the ancient world.Is there anything surviving from the golden era of Carthage that tells us about their food?Greeks and Romans followed where the Phoenicians and Carthaginians lead the way.To support the podcast go to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedeliciouslegacyMusic by Pavlos Kapralos.Enjoy!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.

What did the real people in Tudor England eat? From fruit pies to bean and bacon stews, what Tudors ate & drank varied greatly, and was subject to season and Galen's humoral theory...Poor and wealthy alike lived off the land, using ingredients based on their availability and seasonality.Let's find out more from our expert, historian Brigitte Webster. She truly lives and breaths Tudor, in her Tudor house in rural Norfolk where she grows her own fruit and vegetables in a truly authentic Tudor way. She rediscovers day in day out, how did the people back then grew their food in different seasons, plus how savvy with food waste they were! Nothing was wasted!Join Brigitte to find out what an authentic Tudor recipe looked like, from how it was worded to exactly what ingredients were used.You can get Briggite's book here:https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Eating-with-the-Tudors-Hardback/p/23659And this is her Tudor house:https://www.tudorexperience.com/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.

What have I got for you?Only an exclusive interview with food historian Victoria Flexner and Chef Jay Reifel about their new book "A History of the World in Ten Dinners" which is going to be released on 19 of September.I was granted access to the preview copy and the opportunity to chat to the creators of the Supper Club "Edible History" about their new adventure writing this amazing book.A History of the World in Ten Dinners, is divided into ten chapters, starting in ancient Rome, working through 10th century Baghdad, the medieval Silk Road, Renaissance Italy, Tudor England, Al-Andalus, the Columbian Exchange, the Ethiopian Empire, Versailles all the way up to 19th century New York City. Each chapter weaves historical narrative with period recipes sourced from manuscripts, ancient culinary compendiums.Enjoy!Links to Jay's & Victoria's work and book:https://www.ediblehistorynyc.com/ https://www.vogue.com/article/what-did-feminist-icons-eat-for-dinner-mofad-edible-history https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847873456/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/an-actual-dinner-party-inspired-by-judy-chicagos-the-dinner-party Music by Pavlos Kapralos as usual!Thanks,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.

Hello!First of all, my thoughts go to all wildfire victims, the world over. It seems that Europe and North America are burning all summer with no end in sight. It is heartbreaking to watch it on the news in real time. The deadly wildfires wept through Hawaii recently, and even though I had this episode researched and recorded for a few months, I kept thinking about the release last week, since the catastrophic wildfires in Maui swept through a whole town. I was in two mind releasing it but in the end the rich, beautiful gastronomic history and myths of these islands needed to be told and appreciated by as many people as possible. Hawaiian Pineapple: Sliced, Crushed or Grated. “Picked ripe, canned right”The kindly sun of the tropics, tempered by the trade winds of the pacific; the gentle rain that brings bloom and fruit to almost every inch of soil in Hawaii. The dew of morning and the mellow evening light- all these you will find in a can of Hawaiian pineapple.Always ask for Hawaiian Pineapple - no matter what brand so long as it comes from Hawaii. Sold everywhere. Sliced, grated or crushed. - Saturday Evening Post, May 3, 1913.What are the images you firstly get when you hear Hawaii? Pineapples? Well forget them! Pineapples came from Brazil. So why is Hawaii so much in our imagination wedded with pineapples and tiki?In this episode we'll get to grips with the colonial recent past and how still resonates in the islands, but most importantly, we'll dive into the ancient Polynesian culture.What is taro, breadfruit and the famed "ahupua'a"? Join me to explore the ancient myths of creation of Hawaii and her foods!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.

Dr Flint Dibble is an archaeologist whose research focuses on foodways of ancient Greece.Animal bones: Once discarded by archaeologists as more or less useless, in recent years they have become an essential part of modern research. Current scientific analysis can shed a lot of light on many aspects of every day ancient life. Simply, by studying what bones our ancestors left behind, i.e. what was consumed, how, and when. With isotope analysis of human and animal remains we can also find out their diet and how this diet varied from season to season! All incredibly detailed and exciting stuff which we have only scratched the surface of!On this Part 2 of our discussion Flint dives deeper into the ancient Athenian world. What did they eat? How did they butcher their animals, what was the difference between sacrificial feasts and home cooking? How's the urban eating habits and technology change from the 1st millenium BCE going towards the classical period and Athens's hygemony in the years of the Delian League?Flint's current project, ZOOCRETE: The Zooarchaeology of Historical Crete: A Multiscalar Approach to Animals in Ancient Greece, combines archaeological, textual, and biomolecular evidence for the human management and consumption of animals. From animals herded in the landscape to large-scale sacrificial feasts, animals were a central component to the development and resilience of citizen-states during the first millennium BCE.Enjoy, share and as ever let me know your thoughts!Much love,Thom & The Delicious LegacyMusic by Pavlos Kapralos.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.

Animal bones: Once discarded by archaeologists as more or less useless, in recent years they have become an essential part of modern research. Current scientific analysis can shed a lot of light on many aspects of daily ancient life. Simply, by studying what bones our ancestors left behind, i.e. what was consumed, how, and when and then discarded. With isotope analysis of human and animal remains, we can also find out their diet and how this diet varied from season to season! All incredibly detailed and exciting stuff which we have only scratched the surface of!Dr Flint Dibble is an archaeologist whose research focuses on foodways of ancient Greece.On today's episode, Flint takes us on an exploration of ancient Greece, and makes a case for the importance of zooarchaeology in studying the foods and what animals were consumed in the past. Crucially, how the literary evidence from surviving ancient texts gives us one picture of food in ancient Greece, and how this isn't the whole complete one. While we discover more, a more highly complex portrayal of the diet of the every day person emerges for men, women, slaves and children. Importantly, we discuss, why is our conception of past peoples diet wrong and how?Flint's current project, ZOOCRETE: The Zooarchaeology of Historical Crete: A Multiscalar Approach to Animals in Ancient Greece, combines archaeological, textual, and biomolecular evidence for the human management and consumption of animals. From animals herded in the landscape to large-scale sacrificial feasts, animals were a central component to the development and resilience of citizen-states during the first millennium BCE.Enjoy, share and as ever let me know your thoughts!Much love,Thom & The Delicious LegacyMusic by Pavlos Kapralos.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.

"Archestratus of Gela or Syracuse, the Sicilian who circumnavigated the world (ie the Med) to satisfy his hunger..."Was he a poet, a gourmand, a philosopher, a traveller? In the final part of our trilogy we explore the last of the Athenaeus quotes in Deipnosophistai - aka Philosophers at Dinner- the only literally source we have surviving quotes from the legendary poem of Archestratus,"Hydipatheia" or The Life of Luxury where as an ancient version of Anthony Bourdain goes around the Greek world finding where the best fish, the best wine, the best bread comes from, how to eat it, and, crucially how not to ruin said ingredient.Plus a recipe or two for parrotfish.Enjoy!Music by Miltos Boumis and Pavlos Kapralos.This episode comes with the welcome support of Maltby and Greek, UK's No1 Greek Delicatessen!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.

"Archestratus who sailed round the inhabited world for the sake of his belly says: [...]""Archestratus the Daedalus of tasty dishes in his Gastrology (for such is its title according to Lycophron in his books on comedy...."Hello! I'm happy to say that part2 of The Life of Luxury is here!I've started the episode with Archestratus doing imaginary trip in the Black & Aegean seas, 2330 years ago. This was part of my first episode about Archestratus back in Season 1 Episode 11.I hope you'll enjoy, and please let me know your thoughts!Music by Pavlos KapralosSupport 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.

Hello! New episode is out!Archestratus was the man who supposedly we own the word 'gastronomy' to!What else can I say other than enjoy all that we know of, from my favourite ancient foodie hero!Archestratus of Gela! Let's find out what has he left for us, mere whispering echoes from 23 centuries ago!Any sound advice I wonder?Music by Pavlos KapralosThis episode was brought to you with the welcome support of Maltby and Greek UK's No1 Greek Delicatessen!https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/Enjoy!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.

Alexis SoyerMarie-Antoine CarêmeAuguste EscoffierFamous Chefs. Culinary Inventors.Who were they?How did they become famous and celebrated, in a pre-internet world, where news travelled slower and printing press was still relatively expensive?What were their origins, their motives and their legacy that still lives with us today?Enjoy!The Delicious LegacyThis episode is brought to you with the welcome support of Maltby and Greek. UK's No1 Greek delicatessen.If you want to shop and get a 15% discount click the link below and enter the code "delicious" at the checkout.https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/Music by Pavlos Kapralos and Motion Array.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.

The Late Roman Republic and the Roman Empire were highly urbanized societies.In order to function, the hungry citizens must be fed at all times. So what did the Roman Citizen eat every day? How did they procure their foods in their busy cities?How did the food of the slaves, the workers, the craftsmen and the senators differ? What was popular and cheaply available for the masses?What was for dinner? And do we have any tasty recipes from 2000 years ago?All this and more, answered in the latest archeogastronomical adventure!Enjoy!The Delicious Legacy podcastThis episode is brought to you with the welcome support of Maltby and Greek. UK's No1 Greek delicatessen. If you want to shop and get a 15% discount click the link below and enter the code "delicious" at the checkout.https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/Music by Pavlos Kapralos and Motion Array.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.

Lo, it is nearly 350 years that we and our fathers have inhabited this most lovely land, and never before has such terror appeared in Britain as we have now suffered from a pagan race, nor was it thought that such an inroad from the sea could be made. Behold, the church of St. Cuthbert spattered with the blood of the priests of God, despoiled of all its ornaments; a place more venerable than all in Britain is given as a prey to pagan peoplesAlcuin, a senior adviser to Charlemagne – the most powerful man in Europe – was writing to the king of Northumbria to express his shock and horror at the attack“...the woeful inroads of heathen men destroyed God’s church in Lindisfarne island by fierce robbery and slaughter’. Writing in the next century, the chronicler Symeon of Durham wrote: ‘They miserably ravaged and pillaged everything. They trod the holy things under their polluted feet, they dug down the altars, and plundered all the treasures of the church. Some of the brethren they slew, some they carried off with them in chains, the greater number they stripped naked, insulted, and cast out of doors, and some they drowned in the sea.”Well pillaging and destroying it's a tough work that makes men hungry!OK, besides the joking, who were the Vikings and what was their food like? Let's do some popular myth busting plus lets check some traditional Norse food of the time.Whey Pickles, Lutefisk, Skyr dairy, hares and rabbits, stews, nuts and berries, game meat, ale and mead.For ad free version of the episodes with extra content why don't you join me on Patreon?https://www.patreon.com/thedeliciouslegacyEnjoy!Thom and The Delicious Legacy Music by Motion ArraySupport 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.

What is your favourite sandwich? How do you make it?Many myths and delicious recipes for a sandwich exist through the ages!Who was the first who made a sandwich? Why?And what does a small town in the Kent coast has to do with naming this culinary concoction across the globe?And are we addicted to plasticky, fridge-cold supermarket sandwiches?This Episode was brought to you with the welcome suport of Maltby and Greek UK's No1 Greek Delicatessen. Get your hands in some delicious Greek food here:https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/Music by Cloudcub https://cloudcub.bandcamp.com/musicand Pavlos Kapraloshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgAonk4-uVhXXjKSF-Nz1AEnjoy!Thom & 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.

What made the Umayyah descendants to flee Damascus and the Caliphate there almost overnight and travel all the way to the westernmost tip of the known world in the Iberian Peninsula?And how in turn succeeded in creating a flourishing cultural and culinary paradise?Let's find out some amazing recipes from the period and the secret ingredients in the highly sophisticated cuisine of Moorish Spain!Enjoy!Find out more about Nawal Nasrallah:https://nawalcooking.blogspot.com/https://www.aramcoworld.com/Articles/November-2022/Refuge-in-Recipes-The-Research-Journey-of-Nawal-Nahttps://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/9/13/medieval-arabic-cookbooks-reviving-the-taste-of-historyOn today's episode the music featured is from Motion Array and the song "Thessaloniki" from Pavlos Kapralos! If you want to find out more check his YouTube channel here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgAonk4-uVhXXjKSF-Nz1AThis episode comes with the welcome support of Maltby and Greek UK's No1 Greek delicatessen!Get shopping some delicious Greek wines, cheeses, honey and herbs here:https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/And don't forget to use the discount code delicious for 15% discount!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.

Hello!New episode is out!Whale excrement anyone? Deer glands? Not keen? What could not entice you to taste these?Where did these ingredients come from? And what is the allure? Aside from perfumes, how do we eat these mysterious spices from the depths of the oceans and the farthest corners of Siberia?Let's delve a little deeper and find out the history and use of the above aromatics to our recipes through the centuries.This episode was brought to you with the welcome support of Maltby and Greek Uk's No1 Greek delicatessen, supplier and distributor of premium Greek product.get your order here: https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/Enjoy!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.

Dr Christopher Monk is a specialist consultant in medieval culture and texts, working freelance in the heritage sector and with creative professionals. He is also a cook.A cook of Medieval food and recipes, re-worked for our modern kitchens. The feasts of kings usually cooked over open fire, for 100's of guests and with the help of countless cooks, spit-turns, kitchen assistant's and many others now reworked for your family table!What are the barriers for us when trying to cook an ancient recipe? What does the language and the translation of the texts tell us and how do we interpret the texts?What recipes can be found in the early Anglo-Norman kitchen?Let's dive in and get a chance to find out recipes, language and techniques of the past going back nearly a thousand years in Medieval Europe.Do we need a glossary - a medieval culinary glossary- to better understand the ingredients of our old English kitchens? On his YouTube channel Dr Christopher Monk brings to you recipes from the fourteenth century Fourme of Cury ('Method of Cookery'), King Richard II's official cookery treatise (c.1390), as well as other early cookery works.If you want to find more about Dr Monks forthcoming book as well as watching some of the fascinating recipes he re-creates check his website and YouTube channel here:https://modernmedievalcuisine.com/https://www.youtube.com/@MonksModernMedievalCuisine/aboutThis podcast comes with the welcome support of Maltby and Greek UK's No1 Greek delicatessen!Get your hands to some delicious cheese, wine and herbs here: https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/Music was composed by Pavlos Kapralos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgAonk4-uVhXXjKSF-Nz1AThank you for listening!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.

Hello!Brand new episode is out!Part 4 of our Medieval European Cuisine tour!How did Byzantium played a role to create the first ever French cookbook? Who was Anthimus? And what foods did the Frankish kings ate?And how we could leave out the legendary empire of Byzantium and its influential court, palace life, writers, doctors and physicians who went to establish trends across the medieval Mediterranean and European world with their food habits. And how in turned they were influenced by outside factors and the spice trade from Arab merchants.Enjoy the latest archeaogastronomical adventure here!With music from the immense Pavlos Kapralos and Miltos Boumis!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.

Hello!A new archaeogastronomical adventure beckons!Come with me and explore the complex flavours of England and Italy a thousand years ago. Let's find out how our ancestors used spices, and what was the common and traditional dishes for the folk of the continent of Europe so many centuries ago.Where do we find our sources from? What recipes and cookbooks have survived? And what archaeology tells us?Listen now and find out!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.

On the second part of our exploration of Europe's Medieval Cuisine and the regional recipes, we are delving to the amazing, rich and complex foods of Al-Andalus: The medieval Arab Iberian peninsula and the heady mix of spices, fruits from the East, and the mix of Arab, Jewish and Roman cuisines to create something out of this world!The Almohade Cookbook’s 220 recipes have no counterpart in Middle Eastern cookery of the time; this speaks for the unique character of Muslim Spain’s cuisine. Will check some mouthwatering recipes too. And from there we go to to Catalonia and then Medieval Germany! Enjoy!Thom and 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.

In 1000 years of eating & cooking…there are too many things to explore!Before the arrival of new foods from the New World…There was still a remarkable variety of foodstuffs available to European citizens. Certainly not for everyone, not all the time, but many had access to both indigenous varieties of fruit and veg AND meat..When was the medieval period? What were the kitchens, cuisines and the diet back then?Who are our sources that gives us all the information about it?Find out on today's part one!Enjoy!Thom and 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.

Every recipe -almost universally- begins with "finely chop an onion..." or a variation on the theme. Yet, when was the last time you really thought about one?Onions are ubiquitous in every cuisine and every country. But what is their deep history?Join me to find out the symbolism of onions and their healing properties according to ancient sources, form Mesopotamia, to Ancient Egypt and Rome.Let's find out some delicious ancient recipes, with onions, or just onions cooked in ways that our ancestors used to eat.Enjoy!Thom Music by Pavlos Kapralos and Miltos BoumisThanks to Maltby and Greek for sponsoring this episode!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.

The ancient Greek chef, was the first of the genre we know today as "Celebrity Chef".Competitive, highly sought after, creative, innovator...Feuds and fights and fish, gossip and satire! They had it all!Who were they? What did their contemporaries thought of them? What did survive of their fame, of their recipes and their books?Take for example, the only surviving recipe by Europe's oldest cookbook author, Mithaecus, from Sicily, is an instruction for dealing with this fish. 'Gut, discard the head, rinse,. slice; add cheese and oil. Cepola rubescens, a long, ribbon-like fish. Now not much sought after, this was a delicacy to classical Greeks...The recipes the fragments of which I'm sharing with you today will delight you, excite you, mystify you...and hopefully will inspire you too!Find out more, on today's episode....Enjoy!Thom & 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.

Salt!Homer, Plato, Plutarch, Pliny and Livy all wrote about it in various forms.Life saving, literally we can't survive without salt our bodies won't function.Preserving in more than one ways, giving us the chance to have food in the lean harsh winters...Delicious in so many ways.And yet not known too well, commonly misunderstood, and with many myths attached to it.Let's explore the deep, ancient and fascinating history of salt!Enjoy!Music by Pavlos KapralosThis episode comes with the welcome support of Maltby and Greek UK's No1 Delicatessen.The Delicious Legacy 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.

Did you know that humans couldn't digest milk? All humans except babies and toddlers that is. But cheese...Cheese was OK!Our Neolithic ancestors were goat and sheep herders and had this amazing resource, milk from their animals, which was making them ill. Till something clicked and they've realised that we could utilize it if it is transformed to cheese!When did all that happened? Why? Where was cheese first 'invented' by whom and how did it spread across Europe and the world?In this episode - a rerun and re-edit of an older one from season one- I speak with author and cheesemonger and all around great human being Ned Palmer, who's book "A Cheesemongers Guide to the British Isles" was released in 2019 and formed the basis for our conversation here.*Warning there is a somewhat graphic description of the "dead goat cheese" which some listeners might find upsetting.The episode is updated and more concise than the one from Season 1, this one is roughly 50 minutes of fascinating cheese history; we are time-travelling in an adventure to discover one of our most genius creations! Cheese!With so many varieties and styles join us for fun trip to humankind's past! We travel to Neolithic Mesopotamia, Prehistoric Britain and Ireland, Homeric Greece, Ancient Rome and Medieval Europe!Music by Miltos Boumis https://cretanbrioche.com/author/boumis/and Pavlos Kapralos. https://www.youtube.com/@pavloskapralos3969This episode is brought to you with the kind support of Maltby and Greek, UK's No1 Greek Delicatessen.https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/You can get Ned's book here:https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-cheesemongers-history-of-the-british-isles/ned-palmer/9781788161176Support The Delicious Legacy here:https://www.patreon.com/thedeliciouslegacyMany thanks!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.

On a glorious sunny winter day on 21st of January, I arrive on Horsenden farm intrigued by what I am about  to witness next. It’s a crisp bright afternoon just about lunchtime. People had already gathered and chatted and they were all dressed with some very interesting attire, all mysterious and pagan they’ve seemed to me. Some of them resembled the Holy Man, the winter incarnation of the Green Man that kind of thing, with leaves and branches adorning their head and upper body and capes. Bells around the thighs for noise when walking. And of course all this interesting stuff included hot cider, and people had gathered around a table, waiting for the possession to start, helping themselves with the hot spiced beverage, very welcome on a cold winter day but also delicious.I too helped myself to one or three cups while waiting for the ceremony to start… The whole vibe was very folk, very old spirit of the forest type of thing, really ancient England stuff. I wondered if it was the effect of the hot cider that amplified these surreal scenes, or indeed I stepped into the past…An overall feeling of revelry and party was hanging in the air, people with instruments practising the tunes…and of course plenty to drink and keep us warm on this winter day…The purpose of the Wassailing ceremony is to awake the cider apple trees from the winter sleep and to scare away the evil spirits. And so what happens is the people wet the trees with cider and play music and bang on drums and pans to frighten the evil spirits. This is definitely a weird and wonderful sight to behold.On the verge of extinction, now Wassail is back, almost from the dead! What’s going on? Are we going back to something, hankering to return to some mythical age? Or the disconnect with land, the growing of food and the old folk traditions, breeds a strange not nostalgia but thirst perhaps for knowledge and understanding of our past? Something to connect us in the current disconnected age?Whatever it is that made it possible, it seems Wassail has returned for good in the parts of England that originated, but also in many places that aren’t in Somerset, like Sussex and well, even here in London!Thank you and enjoy!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.

Chocolate, gambling, debauchery, and plotting to bring down the government...You wouldn't expect that from your average coffee house, but this was part and parcel of the most exclusive clubs of the day, the infamous chocolate houses of St James Square, London...And you thought Aztecs were the wild ones...Sadly almost all that we know for the Aztecs is wrong or plainly exaggerated. Montezuma indeed he had lavish feasts with many courses, but he certainly didn't drink 50 cups of cocoa! And certainly it wasn't an aphrodisiac. This was a strange fascination and obsession of the Spanish conquistadors.The Aztecs drunk it as a ritual drink, a drink fit for the nobility and the higher echelons of society.Find out about the above and a lot more on today's episode about the history of chocolate in the Aztec Mexico and in Europe!Enjoy!The Delicious LegacyThe episode was sponsored by Maltby and Greek. Get your 15% discount if you shop online with the code "delicious" on the checkout.https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/Music by Motion Array.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.

Fun fact about chocolate:The chocolate drink of today, is nothing like the drink the ancient Mayans had! That was 98% cacao nibs, today is probably 2%!Have you ever thought how on earth someone thought to take the seeds of a difficult to grow tree, dry them, ferment them, toast them, grind them and make them into a delicious yet bitter drink? How did all start? When and where?Chocolate has been known for 3000 years , give or take to humankind. And for almost all of it’s history, it has been consumed as a drink. Mayas and Aztecs both used to drink it, making a form of frothy chocolate drink flavoured sometimes with spices such as chilli and vanilla. In order to achieve the froth which was considered a sign of quality, the drink was poured back and forth between two jars.Enjoy!The Delicious LegacyThis episode features music from Motion Array.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.

Deep in the diverse, evergreen, and humid tropical forests of Yucatan, lies a secret; something that in the past 50 years we certainly have become more familiar with, yet when one sets foot today, in these vast tropical landscapes, it is hard to imagine. Once, this was part of the urban landscapes of the Mayans, long before the European invaders trampled on American soil with their armour and leather boots. Here, Mayans planted cacao trees amongst other crops on these sites, right on the riverbanks. The birdsong in the morning was and still is, intense. Troops of howler monkeys, swing and cry and feast on figs that grow along the river, and which provide the shade that cacao trees need to thrive.Who made the first cacao drink? Where does the name come from?Find out this and a lot more on this episode of The Delicious Legacy!This episode was sponsored by Maltby and Greek UK's No1 Greek Deli!Get your hand to some delicious Greek produce with a generous 15% discount if you use the promo code "delicious" here:https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/Happy listening!Thom & The Delicious Legacy PodcastThis episode features music from Motion Array.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.

How did our ancestors celebrated the birth of Christ? What was considered "special" and celebratory dish and food worthy of the birth of Christ?Are there many differences between the nations of Europe, north, south, east and west?What the Greeks of different regions cook for their Christmas table? what other foods and cakes we serve during the twelve day festive table?And most importantly, why am I so excited and greedy when Christmas comes?Find out all the above and more here!Why there are so many cakes and sweet puddings over the festive period? Traditional cakes made and eaten almost everywhere in Western Europe between Christmas and early January.The Twelfth Night cake, which is in direct line of descent from the Roman cakes of Janus, after whom January is named. Janus, god of the double gate – the gate that opens andthe gate that shuts – had two faces and a double mission: to look back at the past, the Old Year, and forward to the future, the New Year.In Gascony, aniseed cakes used to be distributed after midnight Mass at Christmas.Celebratory foods include Goose, the Germanic tradition was to serve roast goose at Christmas. This is convenient,since the goose, a large bird, hatches in spring and is in its prime at eight or nine months old. Any older and it will not be a success roasted.Or Carp; who is king of the fish in Central Europe, where Christmas or Easter would be unthinkable without it.In South France dried figs also feature among the traditional ‘Thirteen Desserts’ of Christmas. With walnuts or hazelnuts, raisins and almonds, they were one of what were called the quatre mendiants, the four orders of begging friars (so called because the different colours of the nuts and dried fruits suggested the colours of their habits). A treat for children was a ‘Capuchin nougat’ – a dried fig split open and stuffed with a green walnut.Calissons, the famous sweets of Aix-en-Provence, must be made with almonds. They consist of marzipan and crystallized fruits mixed with orange-flower water, all the ingredients being Provençal, and worthy of a sweetmeat which is the pride of Aix. Olivier de Serres, in his Théâtre d’agriculture et mesnage des champs, describes a confection very much like calissons d’Aix. Mme de Sévigné was delighted with a big box of them that her daughter gave her. The word calisson may be from Latin. At Christmas festivities in Aix-en-Provence rich families and confectioners had them distributed by priests at Mass instead of the consecrated bread.Enjoy the latest episode with the welcome support of Maltby and Greek UK No1 Greek Delicatessen!https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/Much loveThom & 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.

Io Saturnalia!Long before Christmas existed and was celebrated...There was another mid-winter festival...SATURNALIA!Gaius Valerius Catullus described it as "the best of times"; an extravaganza of food and drink, an inversion of social roles, an expression of one's self through singing gambling...Originating as a farmers' festival dedicated to Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and the harvest, it started as one day celebration, usually December 17th, but over centuries evolved to something bigger.Eventually the Roman dramatist Seneca complained 'December used to be a month- now it's a whole year'Can you not relate? Every holiday nowadays seems to last, until the next one! Could be month, could be longer, after all, the Christmas tat goes for sale in August these days!Music by Pavlos Kapralos.You can find delicious traditional Greek products online for your Christmas table at Maltby and Greek with 15% discount if you put the discount code "delicious" here:https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/Happy listening,Thom & 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.

The Abbasid caliphate (750-1258) and its associated "golden age of Islam" is famous for a range of achievements in science, literature, and culture. The preservations and translations of ancient Greek texts to Arabic and the flow of discussion, philosophy, the merging of Persian, Greek and Arabic thought with Islam the countless inventions and new paths in science, mathematics and astronomy. All these are more or less known widely. Huge achievements. A mass of ancient texts were preserved for our eyes thanks to Persian scientists. But what about...Pickles?! What do we know about this superb condiment I say?!!?Well let's try and get a sense of place and a starting point to our story!Baghdad was founded in 762 as The City of Peace.The Abbasid empire stretched from the edges of India to the borders of Europe. Baghdad was the heart of the Islamic world and the centre of political rule. It was also the centre of the Translation Movement, when scholars from around the world came together at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, translating ancient Greek and Roman texts on subjects like algebra, medicine, and astronomy. Music, poetry and art flourished. The society of the Abbasid Caliphate was diverse and open. Think of it a little bit like the “Citadel” in Game of Thrones.As a Metropolis of a vast empire, Baghdad it was a sprawling city with houses of main thoroughfares, connected by narrow, winding and shade-giving streets; all within earshot of the local mosque. Business and trade were kept to the main streets and public squares, bustling and noisy with its food stalls and many other traders. Gardens both public and private, were an imitation of paradise with attention and care to details. Huge water-raising machines could be seen pumping water from rivers into the fields and to the cities and houses.In this hugely influential cultural city al-Baghdadi was born in 1239AD. He was a scribe, and was a compiler of an early Arabic cookbook of the Abbasid period, The Book of Dishes. Originally with 160 recipes but later 260 more were added.Thank you and see you soon!Music by Pavlos Kapralos and Motion Array (Arabian Nights, Barren Sands)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.

"An Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi one day noticed his bestgoat dancing about and baaing like a maniac. It seemed tohappen after the old billy goat had been nibbling the berries offa certain plant. The goatherd tried a few himself and soon wasdancing about, too."How do you like your coffee?Dark, bitter, milky, sweet or spiced?Hot, or iced?From Brazil, Mexico, Java, Jamaica or Colombia?But even if it's unimaginable to think your morning without it, there was a time before the caffeinated era! A time that people didn't drink it! I know! The horror!Where did it all started and why? and how come it's the most popular trading commodity in the world after oil?From Ethiopia to Yemen from there to Egypt and Turkey and then Europe...and then the new world and the whole world! Coffee is truly global!Many myths persist on how or why and many wars were fought. And bans on its consumption. And slavery.So much to unpack!Listen and enjoy!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.

How would our modern day to day life would be like, in a world without sugar?I’m very pleased to have Neil Buttery on the podcast today, the food historian and author of “A dark history of sugar”, who’s book is out now and traces the origins of all the above, sugar’s production and consumption especially during its darkest parts between the 16th and 19th century.  Once, it was called Indian Salt. Or white salt. The Chinese lay claim to be the first to make it; among their many inventions.It seems the art of making it though, came from India. Sugar cane is a giant grass that once was native to the island of New Guinea. This is the history of sugar, and sugar cane, the plant Saccharum officinarum which today is found growing in many places around the world, but crucially used in so many of our foods that it certainly makes it ubiquitous …Darius the Persian King is said to have discovered in India a reed that gives honey without the aid of bees. And brought it home with him. A spice -as it was considered in the ancient world- more expensive than any other, and used for medicinal primarily purposes. Dioscorides, a Greek contemporary of Augustus, remarks that: ‘There is a kind of solid honey called saccharon, which is found in the reeds of India and Arabia the fortunate. It resembles salt in consistency, and crunches in the mouth.’ Sweet foods are very rare in nature indeed. And exactly why before the age of sugar, honey was the no1 sweetener in the world, eaten and used by people all over.Energy giving, it was the only sweetener available in a pure and natural state. We describe people as sweet when they’re nice, polite and so on.Clearly sweetness is something we desire, something we need, something we revered as sacred since our deep ancient past. Honey and sugar have religious connotations too.But we also need high energy for our development. As a species our need for sweet and sugar led us to develop ingenious ways to make things sweeter. From the development of sophisticated apiculture to agriculture and breeding selectively fruit bearing plants that have more sugar. But how did sugar as we know today come to the forefront of our lives? And how it created and was shaped by the transantlantic slave trade, colonialism and exploitation of humans and nature? If you want more archaeogastronomical content, and the extra bits from our conversation with Neil, please subscribe to the Patreon page here:https://www.patreon.com/thedeliciouslegacyYou can buy Neil Buttery's "A Dark History of Sugar" book in every good bookshop.Music by Pavlos Kapralos.If you want to get your hands on some delicious Greek products go to Maltby and Greek website and use the code "delicious" at the checkout to get a lovely 15% discount!Enjoy!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.

Who were the heavy drinkers of Post-Roman Western Europe? What did Kings, monks and bishops did to curb the excess of wine consumption and violence in what is now France, Germany and England?Find out on the newest episode of The Delicious Legacy...I hope you enjoy the start of our wine series so far!Happy Listening!With the so-called collapse of the Western Roman Empire, Europe was in turmoil. Or so the traditional narrative goes. Certainly there was de-centralised powers emerging.What did this do to wine cultivation and production? Who drunk wine? What happened in the years between 500 and 1000 AD?Listen to find out on part five of this exploration of the history of wine!And of course I'm delighted to say that the listeners get a 15% discount from Maltby and Greek deli in London,when you shop online using the code "delicious" here: maltbyandgreek.com/deliciousYou can follow and listen to everything my friends Partial Historians do here: https://linktr.ee/ThePartialHistoriansMusic by Pavlos Kapralos.Thanks!Thom & 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.

An interview with Aghiles Ourad from the project The Other Grape.From around 800 BCE ancient Phoenician merchant sailors created commercial hubs and trading stations all over North Affrica and Spain. Doubtless they exported their wine making and grape growing there more than 2600 years ago...The Mediterranean is for all intends and purposes a lake as much as a sea. The trade and commerce of the peoples living on her shores happened through the sea for millennia. The climate is very similar and the exchange of ideas, foods, and culture almost free-flowing. And yet, nowadays, when we talk about wine we only think of French, Spanish, Italian, perhaps Greek and ...that's about it! We completely forget the other half of the Med. The southern shores, the lands of North Africa and the Middle East. A vast area of any fertile lands, that played important roles in the rise and fall of countless empires! The grape was first cultivated and wine drunk in the East. In the Anatolia lands, in modern Turkey but also in Iran and Iraq, and Lebanon. Ancient Egypt too, had a very important wine production.The proper old, old world wines!Why this blindness persists in our globalised age? And what is the colonial legacy of the wine making and vine growing on these lands?Yet today we tend to ignore of the wine production of the predominately Muslim countries. Well today we'll try and rectify that!I hope you'll enjoy our discussion! Thom & The Delicious LegacyMusic by Pavlos KapralosAghiles wine adventure is https://theothergrape.co.uk/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.

Hello!"...For filled with that good giftsuffering mankind forgets its grief; from itcomes sleep; with it the oblivion of the troublesof the day. There is no other medicine for misery."Wine. More than medicine. More than nourishment. A gift from the Gods...Though wild grapevines have grown on the Italian peninsula since prehistory, historians are unable to determine precisely when domestic viticulture and winemaking first occurred.The earliest recorded evidence of Greek influence dates to 800 BC. Viticulture was widely entrenched in Etruscan civilization, which was centred around the modern winemaking region of Tuscany.For most of Rome's winemaking history, Greek wine was the most highly prized, with domestic Roman wine commanding lower prices. The 2nd century BC saw the dawn of the "golden age" of Roman winemaking and the development of grand cru vineyards (a type of early first growth in Rome). The famous vintage of 121 BC became known as the Opimian vintage, named for consul Lucius Opimius. Remarkable for its abundant harvest and the unusually high quality of wine produced, some of the vintage's best examples were being enjoyed over a century later.For the most part wine was fermented in sealed amphoras. Small holes permitted carbon dioxide to escape during fermentation, but after the process was complete they were blocked up. The wine was not always racked or filtered and when it was not it was syphoned or run through a sieve as it was poured out to be consumed.Cato recommended drying grapes in the sun for two to three days, while Virgil advised a different means to the same end of increasing sugar content: leaving grapes on the vine until they were exposed to frost. The products of Virgil’s method were the forerunners of modern late- harvest wines.Cato also said that during the thirty days of fermentation the insides of wine jars should be regularly scraped with brooms made of elm twigs to stop the dregs sticking to the sides. This process was the equivalent of batonnage and other methods of ensuring that the less stay in contact with the must during fermentation. Depending on the grapes used, it should have ensured a darker and more tannic wine. The jars were then sealed until spring when the wine was racked off into clean amphoras for ageing.Cato provided several recipes for *Greek', 'Coan' (that is, from Cos) and other wines, including this one which he described as suitable 'for the handsto drink through the winter:Pour into a jar ten quadrantals of must, two quadrantals of sharp vinegar, two quadrantals of boiled must, fifty quadrantals of fresh water. Stir with a stick thrice a day for five consecutive days. Then add sixty-four sextarii of old sea-water, cover the jar, and seal ten days later. This wine will last you until the summer solstice; whatever is left over will be a very sharp and excellent vinegar.That and a lot more on this weeks episode!Enjoy!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.

Wine, because no great story started with a salad!Hello!Today we shall explore the legacy of ancient Greece and her wines.Symposiums, ancient Greek grape varieties and wines, like Lemnio, Savvatiano, Assyrtiko, Thassian and Chian wines...And what about the ancient Greek drinking vessels? Which ones did they use?"In ancient Greece, the master of the house would open the festivity known as an agape (meaning literally ‘love’ in the sense of friendship) by pouring a libation of wine. For once, the wine was served neat, without water, and very little of it was drunk. Before any of the guests raised it to their lips the host emptied a cup of wine on the sacred family hearth, as the share for the gods, those of the hearth and the others. Then everyone sang a hymn to Dionysus."Sit back, relax, open a bottle of wine and listen!Remember if you want to enjoy the extra content with exclusive recipes why not join me on Patreon and become my patrons there? Tonnes of lovely material to enjoy as well as extra content on the episodes!Thanks!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.

"Nothing more excellent nor more valuable than wine was ever granted to mankind by God.” – PlatoHello!Today on this first part of the History of wine, we’ll go back into the past to trace the beginnings, from prehistory and also see some Greek myths about the legendary god Dionysus.Let me ask you this: and be honest with me. When I say ‘wine’ what do you think?What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Or rather to give a clue, what country comes first to your lips when one says wine?Is it perhaps, by any chance, France? Well today we're not discuss anything about the history of French wine! heh...The history of wine is steeped into peril, danger and many many myths and controversies!Let's find out!Thanks, and happy listening!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.

The spice trade episode was an epic undertaking and I am so pleased with it, but sadly we have reached the end!On this final part we are examining a number of other spices -namely black pepper, cardamom and ginger- and we learn about the demise of the Nabateans in the early centuries of our common era. We also see how the clever tribes enhanced the selling of their incense and spices by weaving elaborate stories, with monsters and dangerous birds guarding the valuable trees!The ancient world was highly globalised and the Arabian traders were in the middle of a lucrative route; incense and spices and precious, exotic luxury goods were coming from the East and used in the West, for many millennia. For rituals, for food and seen as items that bestowed power and authority to the person who possessed them. Were the magical tears of Frankinsence, much coveted by the Egyptian Nobility, the thing that kick-started the global race for spices?Enjoy!Music by Epidemic Sound and Motion Array exceptTheme of The Delicious Legacy and end song by Pavlos KapralosFree Mily by Miltos BoumisVoiceover actors appearing in order : Mark Knight, Baron Anastis, Jim Bryden, Rachael Louise Miller.Sources:The Periplous of the Erythraean Sea (ancient unknown author),Roman Arabia by BowersockCumin, Camels and Caravans - A Spice Odyssey by Gary Paul Nabhan Food in the Ancient World from A to Z by Andrew Dalby.Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Roman_trade_relationshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Islamic_Arabiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean_tradeSupport 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.

Making this episode was an epic adventure, "travelling" through the ancient world and through time, so I had to divide it into three parts.Today in part two of our adventure amongst other things we follow the trails of frankinsence and who were the Nabataeans?The ancient spice route is inextricably linked with the Arabian peninsula. At first, this seems a little bit odd perhaps, and a little baffling. Why this inhospitable desert, is connected with the spice trade so closely?In today's part two of our trilogy about the ancient history of the spices and spice trade, we'll talk about the Frankincense and other spices introduced to the temples and plates of ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.Let's delve a bit deeper to the history of aromatics and spices, their use in ancient Greece and EgyptThe ancient world was highly globalised and the Arabian traders were in the middle of a lucrative route; Incense and spices and precious, exotic luxury goods were coming from the East and used in the West, for many millennia. For rituals, for food and seen as items that bestowed power and authority to the person who possessed them.Enjoy!Music by Epidemic Sound and Motion Array exceptTheme of The Delicious Legacy and end song by Pavlos KapralosFree Mily by Miltos BoumisVoiceover actors appearing in order : Mark Knight, Baron Anastis, Jim Bryden, Rachael Louise Miller.Sources:The Periplous of the Erythraean Sea (ancient unknown author),Roman Arabia by BowersockCumin, Camels and Caravans - A Spice Odyssey by Gary Paul Nabhan Food in the Ancient World from A to Z by Andrew Dalby.Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Roman_trade_relationshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Islamic_Arabiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean_tradeSupport 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.

This week's episode is an epic so I had to divide it in three parts!Part One today and then part two next week, and the final part the week after.The ancient spice route is inextricably linked with the Arabian peninsula. At first, this seems a little bit odd perhaps, and a little baffling. Why this inhospitable desert, is connected with the spice trade so closely?In today's part one of our trilogy about the ancient history of the spices and spice trade, we'll get introduced to the climate, region and the people who inhabited the Arabian peninsula. The ancient world was highly globalised and the Arabian traders were in the middle of a lucrative route; Insence and spices and precious, exotic luxury goods were coming from the East and used in the West, for many millennia. For rituals, for food and seen as items that bestowed power and authority to the person who possessed them. Were the magical tears of Frankinsence, much coveted by the Egyptian Nobility, the thing that kick-started the global race for spices?Enjoy!Music by Epidemic Sound and Motion Array exceptTheme of The Delicious Legacy and end song by Pavlos KapralosFree Mily by Miltos Boumis Voiceover actors appearing in order : Mark Knight, Baron Anastis, Jim Bryden, Rachael Louise Miller.Sources: The Periplous of the Erythraean Sea (ancient unknown author), Roman Arabia by Bowersock Cumin, Camels and Caravans - A Spice Odyssey by Gary Paul Nabhan  Food in the Ancient World from A to Z by Andrew Dalby.Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Roman_trade_relationshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Islamic_Arabiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean_tradeSupport 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.

I'm very excited to share this episode with you!Also this hot, hot weather makes one thirsty! There's only one thing that can sort our thirst: Beer!Beer indeed is the answer. A pint of cold, clear, crispy happiness. An almost universal pasttime, African, Asian, European and South American civilisations all had a version of this delightful alcoholic beverage, to enjoy with friends, and family around the fire. Water, malt, hops and yeast is all there is and yet we’ve managed to produce countless different delicious drinks from these simple four ingredients.In this episode I'm delighted to have as my guest Pete Brown, the beer writer, and all around delightful human, to ask him all the important questions:When did humans started making beer? And why? Where's the birthplace of beer-making?How did the first beer tasted like? And can we try it now?Is beer the drink of the commoners or actually a great social leveler anyway?What is a lambic beer?We sat around and ate some ancient Greek inspired BBQ, drunk some delicious beers both modern and some old school ones too and we discussed all of the above, for your curious ears!Pete Brown is an expert writer of all things degustatory, but most of all passionate for the convivial drink that we call beer! And his expertise helped to match great beers, with some fantastically marinated bbq meats.Join us for an adventure that begins in the neolithic era, as we travel through to ancient Mesopotamia, and China then to modern-day subsaharan Africa in our quest to quell our thirst for ancient beer!You can find Pete's books on all good bookshops, and he has a website with articles and other useful stuff here:https://www.petebrown.net/Music on this episode is by Pavlos Kapralos. You can find his music at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgAonk4-uVhXXjKSF-Nz1A?app=desktopThis episode comes with the welcome support of Maltby and Greek, and you can find some really taste Greek beer here:https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/collections/beers-spiritsEnjoy!Thom & 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.

What is Silphium and why was it so valuable for ancient Greeks and Romans alike?In today's episode I am exploring the long history of the mysterious plant Silphium, how is it connected with the prosperous ancient Greek colony of Cyrene, in modern day Libya, and I try to answer the question if indeed went extinct!Join me for another archaeogastronomical adventure into the deep Meditarannean past; let's taste some ancient recipe with Silphium and see if we can unravel the mystery of its supposed disappearance and how we today can we get a taste of it...!It's all very intriguing! You won't regret it! I even try some raw asafoetida powder for you!Herodotus passage read by the superb Mark KnightMusic by the amazing Pavlos KapralosSound design created with Soundtoys and UAD Plugins as well as Spitfire Synths.Don't forget to review and rate the podcast on all platforms you listen to! It helps to get us out there! And please share with three of your friends who haven't heard it yet!Enjoy!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.

Chios, the fifth largest Greek island, is best known perhaps as one of the acclaimed birthplaces of Homer; The famous ancient poet, supposed author of Iliad and Odyssey. Whatever truth is behind this claim, we will never know. The second most important thing that is famous for, is mastiha, from the south of the island, the beautiful 'tears' which gives it's unique flavour in many recipes in the Greek cuisine and also gives us the term "masticated" in English, deriving from the ancient Greek term "to chew"; For 'Mastiha' was the world's first -natural - chewing gum, popular from antiquity till today!So, what does the raisin mastic, from a tree native to the island of Chios in North East Aegean Sea doing in a dietary manual from the Mongol Emperor all the way in what is today's modern China? How did it get there?Let's explore three often used in middle east and Greece but a bit forgotten spices here, on today's episode; especially the marvellous, magical mastiha!Music by Pavlos KapralosEnjoy!Thom & 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.