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The Delicious LegacyAncient Cuisines Around the World Author: The Delicious Legacy
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. Language: en Genres: Arts, Food, Places & Travel, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Peaches in Greece -History and Recipes
Saturday, 25 April, 2026
Hello!Every Spring in Veria Imathia Greece, there is a little tradition; People walk, have picnics or cycle among the million pink blossoming peach trees.The spectacle of the fertile plains full of orchards in bloom from the city in the foothills of Mt Vermion and from air is magical.Peaches have a very strong connection with my local hometown where I grew up.But where is the peach from? What is the history of it in Greece?And most importantly how can you cook with it?Let's find out on this bonus episode plus three recipes with peaches!Enjoy!ThomCheck the blossoming peaches here:https://www.travel.gr/experiences/paramythenio-skiniko-monadiko-stin-el/ Spicy Peach Chutney from Veria:https://www.instagram.com/agkathas_farm?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==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.
