The Delicious Legacy Podcast
1) Tselementes - The father of modern Greek Cuisine
Hello!Nikolaos Tselementes. His name is what every Greek says when talking about cookbook. "Did you look at the Tselementes for your recipe"? Indeed when I was growing up i thought that a guide to coo...Show More
2) Greece's Salt Cod History and the Basque Connection
Hello!Brand new episode where I explore the "bakaliaros" aka bacalao or salt dried cod for you and me, of the Greeks.Specifically what's the history of the fried battered salt cod and garlic mash dish...Show More
3) Ancient Roman Food Tasting in London
Hello!Something a little different this weekend instead of a recipe...On today's episode, I'm talking about the recent ancient roman tasting event I went at the Hellenic and Roman Library in Senate Ho...Show More
4) History of Food in Central Asia Pt2 - From Baku to Beijing!
Hello!This is part two of my conversation with the fantastic Anna Ansari about her book "Silk Roads" and the food of Central Asia.From Baku to Beijing!Origins, trade routes, influences, and what is th...Show More
5) Batzina - An easy filo-less pie from Thessaly!
Hello!Your recipe of the week on a Saturday is out!Thessaly. The flat and fertile land of Central Greece, famed since ancient times for their horses and cavalry that provided the strategic support for...Show More
6) History of Food in Central Asia Pt1
Melons. Spinach. Sheep tail fat.Spices. Bazaars. Enough tales to tantalise even the most incurious mind!Hello my curious archaeogastronomers!A new episode is here for your enjoyment!This time I have t...Show More
7) Cod Stuffed Vine Leaves: Recipe of the Week on Saturday
Hello!Today's recipe on a Saturday is Salt Cod Dolmades with tomatoey avgolemono (egg lemon) sauce:A Delicious Peloponnesian recipe for the winter times.In the interior of the Peloponnese, where fresh...Show More
8) A History of Fermented Dairy in Central Asia - From the steppe to space!
Hello my curious archaeogastronomers!A brand new episode is out, and it's all about the long history of fermented dairy foodstuffs from the vast regions of Central Asia.Fermented dairy products from C...Show More
9) Sunday Recipe of the Week: Fasolakia Yahni (aka Greek Green Bean Stew)
Hello!New recipe of the week is out!This one is called "Fasolakia Yahni" and it's a classic of the "lathera" family of dishes, usually vegetarian. The name means "oily" aka cooked in lots of great Gre...Show More
10) The Ancient Origins of Miso and Soy Sauce
Hello!Brand new episode is out and I'm excited about it!World fermentation day was on February 1st, just three days ago.And what better way to celebrate with two amazing inventions of humankind?Is mis...Show More