Ancient food

A 2,000-year-old ancient Roman recipe for a succulent, tangy and tender pork shoulder braised in a traditional Roman raisin wine sauce and served with grape must biscuits.

In this 3-part lecture series, become a culinary archaeologist as we recreate dishes from ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Rome, and the Mediterranean Middle Ages. Co...

Ancient Romans were acutely in tune with their personal health, here are 8 tips that you should know

I’ve been preparing a historic dinner from Ancient Rome, based on recipes from Apicius’ cookbook De re coquinaria, with lots of good and organic ingredients from our own soil. Starting …

“Your love has penetrated all within me Like honey plunged into water, Like an odor which penetrates spices.” ~ Ancient Egyptian poem recorded in Love Songs of the New Kingdom Fruits an…

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The Greeks diet mostly consisted of bread, wine, and olives. They are very little meat. They also are a lot of vegetables.

The flavours of ancient Rome come to life in this decadent 2,000-year-old recipe straight from the pages of Apician cookbook 'De Re Coquinaria'.

Surprising as it may seem, we know quite a lot about the food which prehistoric people ate. Much of our information comes simply from archaeological finds and also from just studying the landscape with its flora and fauna. Now and again archaeologists discover concrete evidence about food preparation and sometimes even the remains of foodstuffs. […]