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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!

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Thomas Ntinas Arte Ciencias Sociales Comida y Vino Escritos y Comentarios sobre Viajes Mundial
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  • Greece's Salt Cod History and the Basque Connection

    Greece's Salt Cod History and the Basque Connection
    Mar 11 2026

    Hello!

    Brand new episode where I explore the "bakaliaros" aka bacalao or salt dried cod for you and me, of the Greeks.

    Specifically what's the history of the fried battered salt cod and garlic mash dish that is so popular in Greece generally this time of the year, usually on the 25th of March and what's the connection with the Greek War of Independence?


    Recommendations for this week:

    The Watercress Queen:

    https://comfortablyhungry.substack.com/p/s4e7-the-watercress-queen


    Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans:

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/recreating-the-complex-cuisine-of-prehistoric-europeans/


    Gourmet magazine:

    https://gourmetmagazine.net/


    Cuisines of Odesa: recipes and stories from Ukraine’s historic city

    https://www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page/cuisines-of-odesa


    Love,

    Thom

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  • Ancient Roman Food Tasting in London

    Ancient Roman Food Tasting in London
    Mar 8 2026

    Hello!


    Something a little different this weekend instead of a recipe...


    On today's episode, I'm talking about the recent ancient roman tasting event I went at the Hellenic and Roman Library in Senate House in central London.


    I'm discussing the menu that was served by Sally Grainger a prominent food archaeologist specialising in ancient Mediterranean cooking and ingredients. She also talked about her research all these years about Garum and Silphium two of the most well known but equally misunderstood ingredients of the ancient Greek and Roman table.


    Overall in my opinion and Sam's opinion the food was tasty and the audience/guests all seem to enjoy it and those who had a negative opinion about ancient food have changed their minds! From a room of 50 or so attendees I think only three or so weren't keen in the tastes of the food.


    Anyway it was fascinating and I hope I'll get the chance to interview Sally for this podcast soon!


    Love & Garum

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  • History of Food in Central Asia Pt2 - From Baku to Beijing!

    History of Food in Central Asia Pt2 - From Baku to Beijing!
    Mar 4 2026

    Hello!


    This is part two of my conversation with the fantastic Anna Ansari about her book "Silk Roads" and the food of Central Asia.

    From Baku to Beijing!


    Origins, trade routes, influences, and what is the connecting thread behind it all?


    Plus a lot of personal stories, especially with melon! Personal dramas of melon!

    Find out more, here!


    You can buy Anna's book from my affiliate link at bookshop.org:


    https://uk.bookshop.org/a/17049/9780241694374


    Enjoy!

    Thom & The Delicious Legacy

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