The Delicious Legacy

A podcast by The Delicious Legacy - Wednesdays

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149 Episodes

  1. From the archives - A Philosophy of Indian Food

    Published: 11/27/2024

  2. The Greek Charcuterie through the ages

    Published: 11/20/2024

  3. Strange Cheeses from Mysterious Greek Islands

    Published: 11/13/2024

  4. Heart of A City: Food Markets in Ancient Greco-Roman Egypt

    Published: 11/6/2024

  5. The English Table - An Interview with Jill Norman

    Published: 10/30/2024

  6. Of Cabbages and Kimchi, A History of Fermentation in Ten Foods

    Published: 10/23/2024

  7. The History of Sushi

    Published: 10/15/2024

  8. History of French Cheese - Part Two

    Published: 10/9/2024

  9. A Cheesemonger's Tour De France: History, Myths and Tastes

    Published: 10/1/2024

  10. Autumn Food Traditions Across Europe

    Published: 9/25/2024

  11. Vegetarianism in the Ancient Greek and Roman World

    Published: 9/18/2024

  12. Love of Smoke and Fire: A Short History of Barbecue!

    Published: 9/10/2024

  13. Knead To Know - A History of Baking

    Published: 9/3/2024

  14. Vinegar - A Sweet and Sour History

    Published: 8/27/2024

  15. A Short History of Pickles, Vinegar and Fermentation

    Published: 8/14/2024

  16. Food in the Ancient Olympic Games

    Published: 8/7/2024

  17. China in Seven Banquets Part2 -An Interview with Thomas DuBois

    Published: 7/31/2024

  18. China in Seven Banquets Part1 -An Interview with Thomas DuBois

    Published: 7/24/2024

  19. The Culinary Treasures of Persia: Part Two

    Published: 7/17/2024

  20. The Culinary Treasures of Persian Empire

    Published: 7/10/2024

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Imagine yourself dining with Socrates, Plato, or Pythagoras... maybe even Cicero and Julius Caesar...being a soldier marching with Alexander's the Great army in the vast Persian empire 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? Why am I so hooked on ancient recipes and ingredients? Is the food delicious? Wholesome? Do you need to know? I think so! Recipes, 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 and imagine how it was to eat like a Greek Philosopher in a symposium in Athens, as a Roman Emperor or as a rich merchant in the last night in Pompeii......Lavish dinners, exotic ingredients, barbaric elements, all intertwined...Stay tuned and find out more here, in 'The Delicious Legacy' Podcast!Find all out, right here!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.