ancient greek foods
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Ancient Greek Foods. By: Anatolia of Argos. Vegetables. Arugula Asparagus Artichokes Bulbs Cabbage Cardoons Carrots Cos lettuce (Romaine) Cress Cucumbers Fennel Garlic Leeks Squash (marrows) Radishes Turnips Wild Celery. Fruit. Apples Bergamot Oranges Carobs Figs Grapes - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ancient Greek Foods
By: Anatolia of Argos
Vegetables• Arugula• Asparagus• Artichokes• Bulbs• Cabbage• Cardoons• Carrots• Cos lettuce (Romaine)• Cress• Cucumbers
• Fennel• Garlic• Leeks• Squash (marrows)• Radishes• Turnips• Wild Celery
Fruit• Apples • Bergamot Oranges• Carobs• Figs• Grapes• Jujubes• Olives• Pears
• Plums• Pomegranates• Quinces
Legumes• Beans• Chickpeas• Lentils• Peas, green and yellow
Fish and Seafood• Anchovies• Boarfish• Crayfish• Cuttlefish• Eels• Gray and red mullet• Grouper• Octopus• Prawns
• Rays• Sardines• Sea bass• Sprats• Squid• Tuna• Wrasse
Meat, Poultry, and Game
• Birds• Boar• Chicken• Deer• Donkey• Goat• Goose
• Hare• Lamb• Pheasant• Pigs
Grains and Cereals• Barley (most commonly used for
bread)• Wheat (spelt was widely grown and
used)
Herbs and Spices• Coriander( also know as cilantro)• Dill• Mint• Pepper• Oregano• Salt • Saffron• Thyme
Other foods• Cheese• Eggs• Honey• Nuts• Olive Oil• Snails• Vinegar
Fermented Beverages• Beer• Honey Mead• Wine
• (They also drank milk!)
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Koulourakia CookiesIngredients
• 4 cups flour• 1 tablespoons baking powder• 1/2 pound butter, softened• 1 cup sugar• 3 eggs, lightly beaten• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract• 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water
Cooking• The ancient Greeks cooked in pots made out
of clay.• The usually methods of cooking were boiling,
frying, simmering, and stewing over wood burning fires, grilling, and baking in wood burning ovens.
• Food was preserved smoking, drying, salting, and set in syrups and fat.
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