One of the intriguing mysteries of ancient Greece is what is the nature of the nourishing, medicinal, magical and potentially dangerous drink that is known as kykeon. Kykeon made for “A gastronomic journey back in time” (On Saturday, 6th of…
Surprise spice wine and period dishes
The recreation of period dishes is a love story with history, adventure, test cooking and playfulness. And every time I cook, I always seem to find myself asking the same question: “How did it taste? Can we ever know what an ancient dish tasted like?”Some of the difficulties…
MATCHING ANCIENT FOODS AND ANCIENT CERAMIC REPRODUCTIONS
Meal inspired by ancient Greek recipes at Thetis Authentics. It was perfectly matched the specific technologically authentic reproductions of ancient ceramic artefacts made by Thetis. Black glazed ceramic pyxis (=box) with lid. Leaves and a sprig of myrtle decorate the lid. (Attic Workshop, 4th c.BC.) Ancient…
A TASTE OF ANCIENT GREECE
On the 15th of December, I explored at Avocado Vegan Restaurant some appetizing vegetarian dishes relying primarily on the writings of Athenaeus. Though established centuries before the introduction of the tomato, pepper, potato and eggplant, ancient Greek everyday food depended on…