The Delicious Legacy

Hello! Brand new episode for your pleasure! Amy Palmer and Deborah Albon, are my guests on today's episode and we are discussing their new book "First Helpings: A History of Children and Food". How childhood and food have shaped each other through history – and still do: What was common "wisdom" to feed and nourish infants and children in past societies in Britain but in ot...

Hello! Brand new episode for your archaeogastronomical delight! Out there lies the strange island with the vertical stone walls. How lovely it is here. Down there beneath one’s feet, the great, great sea, seemingly boundless with high mountain islands, swimming in grey mist, and up here a tiny little world unto itself. Jørgen Falk Rønne, 1921 This tiny wild speck of land in the north Atlantic Ocea...

Hello! Brand new episode for you my curious archaeogastronomers! On this episode we explore the traditional foods of Egypt. My recent interview with Suzanne Zeidy and Rawah Badrawi is about their journey across Egypt tasting and discovering the ancient and traditional tastes of the various Egyptian cuisines! From the Mediterranean zone of Alexandria to the Monastic mountains of Sinai, across the N...

Hello! A brand new archaeogastronomical adventure beckons! Welcome back my curious archaeogastronomers! What is perry? How is it made? Where do we hear about it firstly? And crucially, why has been almost lost, and now rediscovered, what does the future hold? Listen and enjoy our latest episode here! With perry and cider maker Barry Masterson! Links to Barry's work: Perry: A Drinker's Guid...

Morcilla in Spain, Stornoway Black Pudding in Scotland, Mustamakkara in Finland, Sângerete in Romania...This ancient tradition of using the blood as an ingredient in food and dishes persists in our modern world, despite the rules, regulations and war against artisanal produce from the modern food industry... Hello! I'm excited to give you the latest episode of The Delicious Legacy! And what an...

Hello my curious archaeogastronomers! New episode is out! Did women in the ancient Greek world had parties? Dinner gatherings? Symposia? Alone or with their men? And what did they do on their own? Especially in those famous festivals? So many questions to answer! Enjoy! Links for this episode: https://www.hellenic.org.au/post/the-thesmophoria-women-s-ritual-in-the-ancient-world https://en.wikipedi...

Hello! Here's the little teaser of what will the 2nd Serve it Forth Food History festival include on Saturday 17th of October 2026! Me and my colleagues Sam Bilton Neil Buttery and Alessandra Pino discuss some elements from our planned festive day! There’s a little taster of the other courses of my co-curators ( A Curious Appetite , Neil Buttery and Sam Bilton ) are serving up during the festival...

Hello! Today's episode explores just a little the Jewish Greek community, culture and food through the centuries. OK recommendations of the week: Let’s start with the Cookbook of the Jews of Greece by Stavroulakis, Nicholas which you can find on the internet archive dot org and it has been released in 1986. Lots of useful history, cultural context and recipes with the Shepardic names and english t...

In the year 1734 three miners were taken aback when they discovered a male body inside Hallstatt salt mine. The body was very well preserved, having been mummified by salt. Accounts of the time say that the dead body, completely embedded into the rock salt deposits, was discovered following a collapse in the Kilbwerk. His shoes and traces of his clothes had been preserved: 'One can even see a bit...

Hello! Welcome back to another adventure my curious archaeogastronomers! Honey from a Weed, Fasting and Feasting in Tuscany, Catalonia the Cyclades and Apulia by Patience Gray is an iconic book about Mediterranean food, traditions centred around the simplest and most common dishes of everyday people. Patience Gray was an English cookery and travel writer of the mid-20th century. Her two most popul...

Hello! New episode is out and it's all about, the history of sesame seeds, their use in ancient cuisines, especially Greek, their symbolism and spread across the ancient world...And what is halva anyway?! Hint: Tahini & honey... So today we are travelling to the source of sesame seeds in India, then to Ancient Mesopotamia, and Egypt, and we are examining ancient Greek desserts, and from there...

Hello! Welcome to the recipe of the week on a Sunday by The Delicious Legacy! Two Greek recipes with onion as the star ingredient one way or another! 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. S...

This is a recipe and a short story that I wrote about six years ago, which you'll find out listening as to what it is and why, I hope you will enjoy it! 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 ....

Hello! Brand new episode is out! I’m talking with food historian Karima Moyer Nocchi. Earlier this year she published a brand new fascinating book titled THE EPIC HISTORY OF MACARONI AND CHEESE: FROM ANCIENT ROME TO MODERN AMERICA by Columbia University Press, which I devoured from start to finish. I was made aware late last year and I could not wait for its publication. So the honour talking with...

Hello! Here's part two of my delightful conversation with James Chatto where we delve into the main characters of his fabulous book! 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/priv...

James Chatto. Actor, puppet maker, author, food writer and journalist. A truly multi-talented, one would say even a renaissance man! He is my honoured guest on The Delicious Legacy today, to tell us all about his latest book “Acquired Tastes” a food history book, which explores the extraordinary journeys of specific recipes as they moved from one culture to another—carried and transmitted by eight...

Hello! Welcome back to another archaeogastronomical adventure! I couldn't help myself but having Odyssey as my inspiration for this week's episode! As you probably have heard Christopher Nolan has his epic film Odyssey in official release this Friday 17th of July 2026 so I thought what better way to dive into the ancient Homeric epic poem than exploring their foods, cooking, dishes and the meaning...

Hello! Ugly stuff? Broken Bones? The earliest archaeologists a century ago ignored these. But not my guest today!  Flint Dibble is an ancient historian and archaeological scientist who studies people, animals, and the environment in the ancient Greek world. According to his words, his goal is to make real archaeological research accessible to everyone. With the publication of "The agropastora...

Hello! Welcome to the Recipe of the Week on a Saturday by The Delicious Legacy! Today we're going to Mani peninsula in Southern Peloponnese to try a unique hearty dish from the mountainous villages of Barthounohoria. Chicken smothered with onions and feta cheese! Enjoy! Thom Don't forget: The Serve It Forth Food History Festival is back on the 17th of October! Early bird tickets on discount all Ju...

Hello! Brand new episode is out for all to enjoy! Firstly, some exciting news! The Serve It Forth Food History Festival is back on the 17th of October! Early bird tickets on discount for just £10 (plus booking fee) here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-forth-food-history-festival-2026-tickets-1992224789976?aff=oddtdtcreator Egyptians, Romans, Babylonians, and early Germans all are recorded a...

Hello! Brand new episode is out for all of you lovely subscribers! This time we are going to the hard and unforgiving landscape of Mani Peninsula in Southern Greece. Peloponnesos! Vendettas lasting decades... Towering villages in inhospitable mountains...Rocky and barren peninsulas with crystal clear azure waters. The landscape of Mani is unique, and so are it's people! We are looking for the trad...

Hello! Welcome to your recipe of the week on a Saturday! What is "Tanomenon Tsourvas"? and what role the yoghurt and butter plays to the cuisine of the Black Sea Greeks? Let's find out here! 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...

Hello! *This episode was first released on April 10th 2024* Deep in a mountain in the Pontic Alps, North-East Turkey, there's a monastery reminiscent of Tolkien's Minas Tirith; the seven-walled fortress city built on the spur of a mountain. Nestled in a steep cliff at an altitude of about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) and facing a beautiful wooded mountain valley is Panayia Soumela Greek Orthodox monast...

* Enjoy some great olive oil discounts if you buy your oil from here: https://www.citizensofsoil.com/OLIVE10TDL and use the code OLIVE10TDL * Hello! Today's interview is with the master of German Historic Food, Volker Bach! And I'm so exciting to share it with you! What was medieval Germany? When and where do we find the first ever recipes in the German language? What would you eat as a peasant or...

Hello your recipe of the week on a Saturday is here! Enjoy! Importantly, enjoy some great olive oil discounts if you buy your oil from here: https://www.citizensofsoil.com/OLIVE10TDL and use the code OLIVE10TDL You can buy the books of the authors I have invited on the podcast here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/thedeliciouslegacypodcast Love, Thom Support the podcast on Ko-Fi and Patreon for ad-fr...