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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on Aug 13, 2019, 08:20 AM

Title: Recreating ancient recipes
Post by: Duncan Head on Aug 13, 2019, 08:20 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/11/ancient-menus-archaeology-modern-tastes
and
http://tavolamediterranea.com/
Title: Re: Recreating ancient recipes
Post by: Patrick Waterson on Aug 13, 2019, 09:44 AM
If Egyptian bread was in fact 'tangy and delicious', one can understand the Greeks referring to the Egyptians as 'arthophagi', 'bread-eaters', in describing their significant per capita daily bread intake.  And one can understand the significant per capita daily bread intake.