Ancient recipes

“The priest brought down a small idol made of this dough. Its eyes were small green beads, and its teeth were grains of corn…he ascended to the place where those who were to be sacrific…

"Translation of ancient recipes can be difficult," said Amanda Herbert, assistant director for fellowships at the Folger Institute of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. "It's almost impossible to recreate a recipe precisely the way early modern people would have done it."

Combine your love of cooking with your love of Greek Mythology with this series of recipes inspired by the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece. In honour of Dionysus, the God of the vine, prepare this slow-braised chicken dish with red wine, grapes, honey and rosemary. This decadent recipe is perfect for your next Bacchanalia!

Poverty cake is an ancient and very simple recipe born out of lean times. It’s made from ingredients you probably already have on hand.

Columella introduces us to a simple 2,000-year-old Roman recipe for a fresh cheese and herb moretum that goes beautifully with warm bread.

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Recreate the Ancient Egyptian Recipes Painted on Tomb Walls - Gastro Obscura

Age-old cuisine, from soup to sweets.

Step back in time with us and taste fresh cheese made the Roman way using a recipe that is 2,000 years old.

Savillum meets Kalitsounia in this 2,500-year-old recipe for a sumptuous goat-cheese and honey cake fit for a banquet.... or for a midnight snack following a raucous game of kottabos!

Delicious everyday Eesh Baladi Egyptian bread recipe will look like pita bread when done baking. Egyptian bread is served for breakfast, lu...

The flavours of ancient Rome come to life in this decadent 2,000-year-old recipe straight from the pages of Apician cookbook 'De Re Coquinaria'.

This easy 5-ingredient dessert recipe for globi, an ancient Roman predecessor to cheesecake bites, dates back 2000 years.

Celebrate Norse Mythology by going on a culinary adventure with these lavish recipes. This recipe series takes inspiration from the gods and goddesses of Vanaheim for each recipe. You can prepare individual recipes to honour your favourite god or goddess, or prepare the entire decadent feast for a Norse Mythology inspired dinner party!

Bread Jesus Ate Recipe is a simple, delicious, and nutritious bread recipe that is believed to be the same as the bread that Jesus ate.

Ancient Sumerian Palace Cake | Records from Ur identify cakes for the palace as containing 1 sila of butter, 1/3 sila of white cheese, 3 sila of first-quality dates, and 1/3 sila of raisins. A sila is about 3 cups. This recipe has been scaled back to make the quantities more manageable, but it is extremely rich. Presumably a competent baker would infer the flour and other ingredients that. To be more authentic, line the bottom of the pan with grape leaves instead of parchment paper.

Io, Saturnalia! Explore a few historical recipes for December festivals pulled from the ancient and medieval Mediterranean.