“ And Melomeli, which also is called Cydonomeli (quince honey) is made as follows. The quinces with their seeds removed, are put into good store of honey, so that they are covered. This becomes good after a year, being…
Lead poisoning in the ancient world
.. Lead is one of the seven metals known in ancient times. It has been mined and used by man since at least the 4th millennium BC despite the fact that it is very toxic. When the body is exposed…
Ancient bread- baking method
My new baby, patiently waiting for me. My baby is a replica of a5th century pnigeus, a portable earthenware oven. Its name comes from the verb πνίγω, to choke, strangle. Hippo, a presocratic Greek philosopher, said that the heavens were like the dome of…
A forgotten flavour
“Cabbage should be cut up with a very sharp iron knife, then washed and drained. A sufficient quantity of coriander and rue should be cut up together with cabbage; then sprinkle with oxymeli and grate on top just a little bit…
Mixing the kykeon*
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…