Ancient food

Learn more about the history and origins of cooking, food and the culinary arts.

I’ve been preparing a historic dinner from Ancient Rome, based on recipes from Apicius’ cookbook De re coquinaria, with lots of good and organic ingredients from our own soil. Starting …

Did ancient Romans spend their time indulging in lavish banquets? Not really. Ordinary people ate ordinary meals that were not very different from what we eat today.

We don't have a whole lot of recipes from Ancient Egypt. There's one that was actually written down on a tablet, that we do have a record of (and we'll share that one here). But what we do know, are the crops the Ancient Egyptians grew, and with this knowledge in hand, we can recreate a pretty fun Egyptian Feast. Dried figs and melon What crops do we know for sure? The Egyptians grew wheat, barley, cucumbers, leeks, garlic, figs, melons, pomegranates and watermelon. We know the Middle East…

The flavours of ancient Rome come to life in this decadent 2,000-year-old recipe straight from the pages of Apician cookbook 'De Re Coquinaria'.

The Romans did not eat huge meals. Their main food was pottage, pottage is a kind of thick stew made from wheat, killer or corn. On special occasions, rich Romans would hold banquets that sometime...

A 2,000-year-old ancient Roman recipe for a succulent, tangy and tender pork shoulder braised in a traditional Roman raisin wine sauce and served with grape must biscuits.

“Your love has penetrated all within me Like honey plunged into water, Like an odor which penetrates spices.” ~ Ancient Egyptian poem recorded in Love Songs of the New Kingdom Fruits an…

Vegan British Medieval potage stew recipe is based on the old potage recipes. Enjoy a bowl of living history either for a fun, family budget friendly, nutitrious meal or as part of a Halloween or medieval banquet. #vegan #vegetarian #plantbased #potage #pottage #medievalpotage #medievalpottage #medievalfood #medievalmealideas #halloweenfood #halloweenfoodideas #familymeals #veganstew #plantbasedstew #vegandinneridea #budgetmeal #healthymeal

“Bread sprinkled with poppy-seed is mentioned by Alcman in Book V as follows: ‘Couches seven, and as many tables laden with poppy-bread, and bread with flax and sesame-seed; and in cups…