192 Episodes

  1. The History of the Magical Garos Sauce

    Published: 9/17/2021

  2. Pork as medicine in the ancient and medieval world

    Published: 8/31/2021

  3. Recipe Books Buried Under the Sand

    Published: 8/22/2021

  4. Decoding the Forme Of Cury - An Interview with Dr Christopher Monk

    Published: 7/31/2021

  5. Yearning for Yorkshire Pudding (A History of)

    Published: 7/14/2021

  6. Interview with Culinary Historian Ursula Janssen

    Published: 7/5/2021

  7. Traditional Burmese Cuisine -An Interview with Mimi Aye

    Published: 5/25/2021

  8. Kokoretsi: The Ultimate Easter Kebab!

    Published: 4/30/2021

  9. Pythagoras's Pies

    Published: 4/9/2021

  10. Minoan Cretan Cuisine - An Interview with Jerolyn Morrison

    Published: 3/6/2021

  11. Of Figs and Foie Gras

    Published: 2/19/2021

  12. A Short History of Ice Cream

    Published: 1/22/2021

  13. A short history of bread

    Published: 12/26/2020

  14. Traditional, but perhaps unknown food of Southern England

    Published: 11/23/2020

  15. An Interview with Chef Giancarlo Vatteroni

    Published: 11/6/2020

  16. Mouthwatering, Unusual Greek Cheeses

    Published: 10/30/2020

  17. A Short History of Ancient Mesopotamian Food

    Published: 10/9/2020

  18. The Delectable Delights of Northern England

    Published: 9/11/2020

  19. Grandma Ntinas Food Memories

    Published: 8/14/2020

  20. The Culinary Treasures of the Byzantine Empire

    Published: 7/17/2020

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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.