The relatively large-scale consumption of legumes and cereals is another nutritional characteristic that markedly sets apart ancient Greeks from other European peoples. Legumes and cereals were the fare of the poor and constituted the dietary basis for the majority of Greeks who could not often afford expensive meat, both in ancient and more recent times. […]
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Ancient Greek Cuisine – Olive oil
There is no doubt that olive oil is the most typical Mediterranean staple. It is the first ingredient that comes to the mind of laymen and nutritionists whenever mention is being made of the Mediterranean eating habits. The latter occurs because only in the region of the Mediterranean is olive oil so omnipresent in the […]
Ancient Greek Cuisine – Meals
It appears that in classical times Greeks ate two meals a day, although in the pre-classical period daily meals amounted to three. Breakfast was usually called “αριστον” [ariston] and in the Byzantine period the participle “αριστευσας” [aristefsas] signified not only the student who had earned a mark above “very good” but also someone who had […]
Ancient Greek Cuisine – Some Words
The first references to the dietary habits of Ancient Greece are traced to the texts of classic tragedians and comedy writers; information on the subject is more richly provided in sources pertaining to the Hellenistic Age, the Roman Era and the Byzantine Period. The number of books and studies written in the course of these […]
Ancient Greek Cuisine
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Byzantine Cuisine
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Fig sweets (Sikomagides) Byzantine Recipe
Ingredients: 100 g good quality dried figs 100 g walnuts, finely chopped cinnamon sesame seeds orange flower or rose water Method: Open the figs in the middle and sprinkle with orange water and cinnamon. Stuff the figs with walnuts and sesame seeds, then fold them. Bake in the oven at 200*C for a few minutes […]
Boiled cabbage with fish sauce (Eliogaro) Byzantine Recipe
Ingredients: 1 kg Chinese cabbage, cooked For the fish sauce: 500 g sand smelt 1 onion, chopped 1 stalk of celery, chopped 1/4 cup of red wine 3 garlic cloves, sliced salt and pepper 1/2 cup olive oil 3 tbsp vinegar Method: Brown the smelt in half the olive oil with the onion, celery and […]
Garlic sauce (Saltsa apo skordo) Byzantine Recipe
Ingredients: 150 g day-old bread, soaked in wine and squeezed 1 tbsp. vinegar 1 small head of garlic, peeled and mashed 100 g walnuts, chopped 2/3 cup olive oil salt and pepper Method: Blend all the ingredients in a food processor, adding the olive oil, little by little, at the end to make a thick […]
Smelt patty with garlic sauce Byzantine Recipe
Bourouki diplotigano me skordalia Ingredients: 1 kg sand smelt, rinsed and drained 300 g green onions, finely chopped 150 g flour salt and pepper 2/3 cup olive oil Method: Leave smelt whole and mix the onions. Toss with the flour, salt, and pepper. With your hands, shape the mixture into a large round patty. Heat […]