Imagine yourself dining with Socrates, Plato, or Pythagoras... maybe even Cicero and Julius Caesar...or try and picture the richness of fruits and vegetables in the lush Hanging Gardens of Babylon...what foods did our ancestors eat?
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 nowdays. 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 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! With me Thom Ntinas and my co-host Steve Cerone.

Music by 'This is Laura' and 'Cloudcub'

Ancient Greek and Roman Food

Barrel Feta On Neals Yard Dairy

What have the Romans ever done for us -foodwise? Well, let's find out here on Ep7 of "The Delicious Legacy" podcast!
Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy/episodes/food-of-roman-britain

Food of Roman Britain Sample

Bonus episode!

Eastern Orthodox Easter is the most important date of the religious calendar.

And as such is celebrated in style!

The Lent lasts 40 days and then follows the Holy Week (another lent period) and the the Easter Sunday celebrations!

What is tsoureki? what do the Greek eat on Palm Sunday?

Do they really paint red the hens eggs? Why?

and what is "mageiritsa" that's eaten after the midnight mass on Saturday to Sunday morning?

And then a whole spit roast lamb on charcoal, or two (or as is the case with my family 3)...and kokoretsi...

If you're nostalgic (as a greek that's stuck abroad and missing it this year) and tempted and hungry do have a listen!

The Orthodox Easter Foods of Lent and Easter Sunday!

Helloooooo....!


I do hope you remember the interview I did with author/ cheesemonger extraordinaire Ned Palmer back in February. 

Here I include all the stuff that wasn't possible to include in the first podcast. Basically all the out takes that don't concern the history of cheese per ce, but they are still very interesting bits of our conversation!

Cheese Olympics? Japanese cheese? Greek Olive oil? French Cheese pirates and cheap crappy French cheese called "Chester"? Russian pickled vegetable markets... Immensely funny, entertaining, and hugely interesting facts here all about cheese and our love with this fermented product in all its various guises. 

I am sure you'll enjoy this as much as I did and put a smile in your face!

Thank you, looking forward to the next episode!

The Delicious Legacy

History of Cheese out-takes with Ned Palmer

A Greek Gourmand Travels Through Time, bringing you stories and recipes from the distant past. From ancient Mesopotamia to the Aztec Empire!

The Delicious Legacy Podcast