The Delicious Legacy

By: The Delicious Legacy
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  • Imagine yourself dining with Socrates, Plato, or Pythagoras... maybe even Cicero and Julius Caesar...being a soldier marching with Alexander's the Great army in the vast Persian empire discovering new foods... or try and picture the richness of fruits and vegetables in the lush Hanging Gardens of Babylon...what foods did our ancestors ate?

    How did all begin? Why am I so hooked on ancient recipes and ingredients? Is the food delicious? Wholesome? Do you need to know? I think so! Recipes, ingredients, ways of cooking. Timeless and continuous yet unique and so alien to us now days. Staple ingredients of the Mediterranean world -as we think now- like tomatoes, potatoes, rice, peppers, didn't exist. What did they eat? We will travel and imagine how it was to eat like a Greek Philosopher in a symposium in Athens, as a Roman Emperor or as a rich merchant in the last night in Pompeii......Lavish dinners, exotic ingredients, barbaric elements, all intertwined...Stay tuned and find out more here, in 'The Delicious Legacy' Podcast!

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Episodes
  • Crisps - A Short History of Crisps with Neil Ridley
    Jan 29 2025

    Hello!


    New episode is out for you to enjoy!


    Today’s guest is Neil Ridley and will delve into the story of crisps, why we love them and what’s the kernel of truth behind the stories of its origin.



    This week's recommendation is the Guardian article "the weird, secretive world of crisp flavours by Amelia Teit"

    link:

    https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/02/the-weird-secretive-world-of-crisp-flavours


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    45 mins
  • The Culinary Treasures of the Ottoman Empire Part Two
    Jan 24 2025

    Oh hello!


    The second part of our adventure in Ottoman food culture is here for all to enjoy!


    On today's episode we will talk about coffee, salep and street food in Istanbul. What are imarets, what was the social life for people across the Empire, and what was the of raki-drinking and meze-eating?



    My recommendations for this week include Claudia Romeo’s youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@claudia-romeo

    Dr Eleanor Janega's and Matt Lewis's History Hit’s Gone Medieval, their episode Gone Medieval Goes Wassailing! https://open.spotify.com/episode/7DdRLwR5CqlyS5mmdrykKw?si=3714e6ee9db1495b

    And finally the book by Moudhy Al-Rahid titled Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History scheduled for release in February 20th: https://www.waterstones.com/book/between-two-rivers/moudhy-al-rashid/9781529392128


    Enjoy,

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    49 mins
  • The Culinary Treasures of the Ottoman Empire Pt1
    Jan 22 2025

    Hello my lovely archaeogastronomers!


    What were the origins of the Ottoman Cuisine? What were the influences behind?

    And how the Roman and Greek history influence the Sultan and the Palace alongside the cuisine of the upper classes?


    If you went to Istanbul in the late 15th or 16th century what would be the "go-to" food?


    Join me on Part One, for an epic adventure through the centuries exploring the foods, the drinks, the dishes and the ingredients of the rich and tasty Ottoman cuisine!

    Friday will be the release of Part Two so stay tuned!


    This week's recommendations include Sam Bilton's podcast Comfortably Hungry new episode Soy,

    The book by author Rachel Laudan Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History:

    https://www.amazon.com/Cuisine-Empire-Cooking-History-California/dp/0520286316


    And Jenny Linford's news that she has three books about food out this Spring! Hurray!

    More here: https://jennylinford.co.uk/


    For an updated reading listing, selected bibliography and source for this episodes, join me on Patreon:

    www.patreon.com/thedeliciouslegacy


    Love,

    The Delicious Legacy

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    49 mins

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