The Delicious Legacy

Hello! Today's episode is all about the lineage and heritage of ancient Greek Food. I had the honour to talk to experimental archaeologist and food historian Mariana Kavroulaki who for decades has the project "History of Greek Food" with centre the beautiful island of Crete. Our conversation today is entirely in Greek for the Greek audience. BUT the english version of this interview will be released in the next week or so. Just a little patience my darlings! Music by Pavlos Kapralos Love and Garum The Delicious Legacy Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! Hello my curious archeaogastronomers! il fiori di Levante—the flower of the East—as the Venetians called it. Roughly 1000 kilometres south and west of Venice, as one sails the whole length of the Adriatic sea, and then all the ionian islands, south of Cephalonia, lay Zakynthos. Our destination today. The cuisine there, heavily influenced of course from the Venetians; in language, techniques ingredients and style. But one dish stands out for me that also send me to a couple of rabbit holes: Oven roasted Guinea Fowl in a tomato sauce and cheese. Enjoy today's recipe! x Thom & The Delicious Legacy Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! Welcome back to another episode of The Delicious Legacy! This time we are going to Yorkshire and explore some of it's most wonderful, unique, rare or delicious, or all the above ingredients, foods, recipes and traditions! Further reading on some topics mentioned on today's episode: Traditional Food in Yorkshire by Peter Brears: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/17049/9781909248335 Patrick Rance the famous chronicler of British Cheese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Rance https://archive.org/details/greatbritishchee0000ranc Derby Dale Pie Dish: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/denby-dale-pie-tin-flowerbed The story of the humble Havercake – historic Yorkshire fayre: https://theyorkshiresociety.org/the-story-of-the-humble-havercake-historic-yorkshire-fayre/ Whitby Kippers: https://www.thewhitbyguide.co.uk/whitby-kippers/ https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25017173.whitby-smokehouse-famous-customers-marks-150-years/ Enjoy! Recommendations for the week: The Black Death’s counter-intuitive effect: as human numbers fell, so did plant diversity https://insideecology.com/2026/03/07/the-black-deaths-counterintuitive-effect-as-human-numbers-fell-so-did-plant-diversity/ Gone Medieval: A Complete History of Medieval Ireland https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-complete-history-of-medieval-ireland/id1564113746?i=1000756742956 BBC The Food Programme: Is Food Processing the “missing Middle’? https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/is-food-processing-the-missing-middle/id342927791?i=1000756213923 Music by Pavlos Karpalos Love and cheese The Delicious Legacy Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello my curious archaeogastronomers! Welcome to another recipe of the week on a Saturday! I’m your hungry host Thom Ntinas, and this is The Delicious Legacy podcast! Thanks for tuning in! On today bonus episode I’m leaving you with another lamb recipe and a little bit of a story behind the naming of it; Kleftiko, perhaps one of the most famous Greek recipes abroad.... The name of the dish derives from klephts, who were a group of Greek brigands or militiamen during the period of Ottoman rule over Greece between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries. But how do you cook it? And did really thieves steal sheep and cooked them underground in the mountain hideouts? Listen and find out! Music by Miltos Boumis and Pavlos Kapralos Enjoy! The Delicious Legacy Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! An archipelago of more than 7000 islands. Tribes with more than 200 native languages and a population of 112 million people. Philippines is a rich ground to discover some amazing ingredients, some delicious food and ancient indigenous recipes! On this episode I'm relatively quickly touching some of the rarest and fast disappearing native ingredients. The losses are due to industrial products being cheaper and imports of cheap ingredients but also an uncertain climate. Here's the ones I'm touching on this episode: How the unbroken salt is made: This 'Dinosaur Egg' Is One Of The Rarest Salts In The World | Still Standing | Business Insider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aY9noX3XOs My recommendation of the week links below: The Ancient Romans relied on a curious object to tell time: a sundial in the shape of an Italian ham; https://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2017/01/20/parslowsundial/ Rare Roman “pigs” found in Welsh farm Two “exceptionally rare” Roman pig lead ingots dating back almost 2,000 years have been discovered on farmland in west Wales: https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/rare-roman-pigs-found-in-welsh-farm/157123 A is for Apple podcast: C is for Carbonado, Carrot, and Cabinet Pudding: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-is-for-apple-an-encyclopaedia-of-food-drink/id1743840806?i=1000756719333 Enjoy! Love, Thom Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! Your recipe of the week on a Saturday is back and what have I got for you? A delicious, tasty, fantastic celebratory recipe from the ancient Greco- Roman world! A leg of lamb, or kid goat if your prefer, or even a shoulder of lamb for a slow roast, bathed overnight, in milk and honey, and cooked with a rich luxurious sauce of red wine, dates, and garum! If you want a list with the ingredients and the original recipe from Apicius join me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/roasted-goat-kid-153951881?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Enjoy! Music by Pavlos Kapralos Much love, Thom Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! Today is Nowruz, the Persian/ Iranian new year. So I'm re-sharing with you this episode about Persian Culinary History and Culture through the millennia. Thinking of all the Iranian people who are suffering and wishing them only the best and hoping for a swift resolution to all the destruction inflicted upon them currently. In the vast region from Anatolia to Central Asia, a rite or a festival ushering Spring, and marking the new year is celebrated at around 20th or 21st of March. People in modern countries including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan historically observe the Nowruz celebrations. Enjoy! Love The Delicious Legacy Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello It's with deep sadness that I've learned the passing of Professor Daniel Newman a prominent scholar of Medieval Arab Cuisine and a friend of this podcast. He was a guest four years ago, almost to this day when we talked about Persian cuisine in the middles ages, the influence of Arab and Islam on it, and of course vice versa. It was a fascinating discussion that lasted almost two hours and I thought i'll share with you the best bits, edited down with all the lovely fun facts and delicious recipes of the vast, fascinating period. And of course I want to dedicate this episode to all Iranian people who are suffering at this horrible time, under unimaginable conditions. In memoriam of the lovely Daniel Newman. 1963- 7th March 2026. Love, Thom {The music on this episode is titled nihavend pesrev and is probably by a Greek composer of Ottoman era named Πετράκης (Tiryaki) (1543; - 1600) He was an important Rum composer and musician in the Ottoman empire of the 16th century. He lived in the Istanbul and participated in a dervish order, having the nickname, Tiryaki (theriaklis). Lived probably between 1543 and 1600, and attributed approximately 10 compositions. In some sources mention the Great Petrakis (Petraki I Kebir), but is more likely to relate to Peter the Peloponnesian later. Petros Peloponnesios or Peter the Lampadarios (c. 1735 – 1778). He was a cantor, composer and teacher of Byzantine and Ottoman music. He served as second domestikos (ecclesiastic official of the Byzantine Empire and later part of the Orthodox Church in Constantinople, present day Istanbul) between his arrival about 1764 until the death of Ioannes Trapezountios, and it is assumed that he became lampadarios (leader of the left choir) between 1770 and 1778 at the Great Church of Constantinople, after Daniel the Protopsaltes became Archon Protopsaltes.} Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 that is so popular in Greece generally this time of the year, usually on the 25th of March and what's the connection with the Greek War of Independence? Recommendations for this week: The Watercress Queen: https://comfortablyhungry.substack.com/p/s4e7-the-watercress-queen Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/recreating-the-complex-cuisine-of-prehistoric-europeans/ Gourmet magazine: https://gourmetmagazine.net/ Cuisines of Odesa: recipes and stories from Ukraine’s historic city https://www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page/cuisines-of-odesa Love, Thom Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 House in central London. I'm discussing the menu that was served by Sally Grainger a prominent food archaeologist specialising in ancient Mediterranean cooking and ingredients. She also talked about her research all these years about Garum and Silphium two of the most well known but equally misunderstood ingredients of the ancient Greek and Roman table. Overall in my opinion and Sam's opinion the food was tasty and the audience/guests all seem to enjoy it and those who had a negative opinion about ancient food have changed their minds! From a room of 50 or so attendees I think only three or so weren't keen in the tastes of the food. Anyway it was fascinating and I hope I'll get the chance to interview Sally for this podcast soon! Love & Garum The Delicious Legacy Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 the connecting thread behind it all? Plus a lot of personal stories, especially with melon! Personal dramas of melon! Find out more, here! You can buy Anna's book from my affiliate link at bookshop.org: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/17049/9780241694374 Enjoy! Thom & The Delicious Legacy Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Alexander The Great's campaign on his conquest of the Persian Empire. Our task today -and recipe from the region- will be a lot easier than conquering a continent and subduing the world's mightiest empire! We just need to cook this delicious dish and eat it with family or friends. Let's find out how to make it, and the ingredients! Bon Appetit! Music by Miltos Boumis Enjoy, Thom & The Delicious Legacy Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 the great honour to have the fantastic Anna Ansari as my guest. We talk all about food, history and cultures of the cultures in Central Asia aka "Silk Roads" and her own personal story. I hope you'll enjoy this fantastic epic adventure! You can find Anna here on her website: https://www.annaansari.com/about And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisplacetastesdelicious/?hl=en and buy her book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/silk-roads/anna-ansari/9780241694374 Lots of love Thom Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 fish was rare dried fish such as cod became staple. Enjoy! Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Central Asia have been to space! Resilient and nutritious, and good for the bronze age and the space age, are truly interstellar travelers of our civilization! We all know yoghurt and kefir but have you heard of kumis, chortan, gooroot? For this reason I 've employed the expertise and knowledge of Dr Simi Rezai Ghassemi, to tell me all about the amazing, uknown, and life giving fermented dairy products of Central Asia countries, from Azerbaijan, to Iran, all the way to Mongolian steppe! The 4000 year old mummified remains of a woman known as "The Beauty of Xiaohe" have fermented dairy (kefir? cheese?) as necklace. A seemingly unbroken tradition of drying and preserving dairy for the long harsh environments of Central Asia since time immemorial...So who indeed invented the first kefir? This side of Caucasus or the desserts of China? All the above and much more on today's episode! More about the mummies found in Tarim Basin: https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/ancient-mummies-of-the-tarim-basin/ Find out more about Dr Simi below: Web: https://simiskitchenblog.wordpress.com Substack: https://srezaighassemi.substack.com Intagram: https://www.instagram.com/simiskitchen/ Equinox: https://equinoxpub.com/projects/fermented-dairy-of-central-asia Anyway enjoy our fascinating chat here! Love, Thom & The Delicious Legacy Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Greek extra virgin olive oil! With music from Miltos Boumis. Enjoy! Love Thom Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 miso the most astounding transformation in the world of fermentation? From ancient Chinese meat and fish based pastes to Buddihst monks taking the craft to Japan the story of Miso and Soy Sauce has a long long at least three thousand year old history! Ok, enjoy today's episode! Some links: Excellent traditional soy sauce maker: https://kaneyoshi.co/english/ Kioke Shoyu Brewers Revival Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K72eethJuU8&list=PLkakkeid1iaj55xr57PzNV-w7uKDLE-Eb&index=1 https://kioke.jp/en4-brewers My links/ recommendations for the week: Aubergines Braised With Trahana | My Greek Table with Diane Kochilas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ni0hu7UDQ Greek Farms | Apaki & Syglino: Taste Greece’s Tradition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dinXaNT2LlM How Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Is Made In Greece | Regional Eats | Food Insider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4GrYUUcQG0 Enjoy! Thom Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! What happened in Paris in 1669 that ushered the fashion of Coffee in France? What's the popular myth of the introduction of coffee in Europe and the cafe culture that has to do with the siege of Vienna? And how an Ethiopian goat herd named Kaldi is credited with the discovery of coffee? All this and more, exploring the long history of coffee and it's myths from the Cloud forests of Ethiopian highlands to the deserts of Arabia and beyond on this episode! Enjoy! Sources and Credits for this episode: Books: -A people's history of coffee and cafés by Biderman, Bob -The devil's cup : coffee, the driving force in history by Allen, Stewart Lee https://insidearabia.com/coffee-the-lost-treasure-of-yemen/ And podcasts that deal with the subject in much more detail: A History of Coffee: https://www.spreaker.com/user/filterstories/episode-1-draft-8-ahoc-channel Original Music by Pavlos Kapralos & Miltos Boumis Motion Array Music: -UNCOVERING THE TRUTH A Rhian Talisein Sheehan Karl Solve Steven -Ashot Danielyan - Above The Long Desert - Arabia- Spirit of Oman -EMilarMusic&Audio_Shattered_Stone That's it! Now go and listen to the episode! Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! New recipe of the week for you! Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello my curious archaeogastronomers! New episode is out for your delight! An interview with food writer Cathy Erway about the foodways and dishes from the beautiful island of Taiwan! Recommendations for the week: The Library of Ancient Wisdom by Selena Wisnom https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/443027/the-library-of-ancient-wisdom-by-wisnom-selena/9780241519639 The Ottoman History Podcast: https://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/ The Hungry Historians podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dd70WM8rXd2rMKepkbjwu Enjoy! Love Thom & The Delicious Legacy Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-free episodes! https://ko-fi.com/thedeliciouslegacypodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/thedeliciouslegacy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.