Fava occupies a special place in Greek diet since ancient times. In the past, it was the poor man’s meat and one of the basic Lenten dishes. During religious fasting periods amounts of this puree was consumed particularly in the…
A FULL MOON DINNER
What happens when 1 Archaeovotanologist, 1 Archaeosteopathologist, 1 Prehistoric Archaeologist and me, decided to prepare a dinner in the spirit of creative anachronism on the 18th of July full moon? Well, we used our knowledge of historical and traditional…
Eating lupines
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lupinus_albus.JPG “For our best and daintiest cheer, Through the bright half of the year, Is but acorns, onions, peas, Ochros lupines, radishes, Yetches, wild pears nine or ten, With a locust now and then.’’ Athenaeus of Naucratis, The Deipnosophists,…