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Wine was always central in the life of Ancient Greeks. Both on day to day basis, but also as foundational myths part of the story of being Greeks, their ancient and mythical past and the sacred lores of Gods.

For instance take this line from the mythical battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs.

"For when Pirithous wooed Hippodamia he feasted the centaurs because they were her kinsmen. But being unaccustomed to wine, they made themselves drunk by swilling it greedily, and when the bride was brought in, the attempted to violate her. But Pirithous, fully armed with Theseus, joined the battle with them, and Theseus killed many of them"

-Zenobious, Centauromachy, V33

Please enjoy this wine-soaked archaeogastronomical and mythical adventure in the wine history of Ancient Greece!

Thanks to Pavlos Kapralos for his music.

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New episode for you my lovelies!

My interview with the lovely Jenny Linford, all about her new book, which is out on the 24th of April, Repast The Story of Food by the British Museum and Thames & Hudson.

Get the book here:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/repast-british-museum/jenny-linford/9780500481158

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Thom & The Delicious Legacy

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Italian food: What comes to mind first when you hear this? A Neapolitan pizza, warm with bubbly tomato sauce and mozarella? A cotoletta alla Milanese, or a Roman cacio e pepe pasta? A lovely bottle of chianti wine or a pasta pesto?

But for all our knowledge -or lack of - how did the food of the Italian peninsula came to be? And why it become so popular?

In his new book, "Al Dente - A History of Food in Italy" Fabio Parasecoli writes "Foodies are enraptured by its endless diversity and its capacity to intrigue and to always offer something new and ‘hot’. Tourists and travellers, often pleasantly surprised by their meals and the warm manners that surround them, end up projecting healthy amounts of romanticism on to dishes and ingredients, enriching Italian food with their own desires and longings. Writers also do their bit to perpetuate the myth..."

So who's better to explain the food history of Italy and what it means other than Fabio Paresecoli himself?

Let's listen to him, today!

The paperback edition of the book is out on 1st of May and you can pre-order here:

https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/al-dente

Find more about Fabio on his website here:

https://fabioparasecoli.com/about/

Enjoy

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