Comments on: What kind of diet/foods did the Greeks eat a long time ago? Like during the spartan/persian wars? http://dietdownnow.com/diet-food/what-kind-of-dietfoods-did-the-greeks-eat-a-long-time-ago-like-during-the-spartanpersian-wars Diet Down Now Wed, 23 May 2012 21:15:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jingizu http://dietdownnow.com/diet-food/what-kind-of-dietfoods-did-the-greeks-eat-a-long-time-ago-like-during-the-spartanpersian-wars/comment-page-1#comment-48275 Jingizu Sat, 22 May 2010 09:51:59 +0000 http://dietdownnow.com/diet-food/what-kind-of-dietfoods-did-the-greeks-eat-a-long-time-ago-like-during-the-spartanpersian-wars#comment-48275 olives [especially olive oil was used and eaten with everything] figs cheese breads [barley & wheat] fish eggs [chicken and quail] raisins pomegranates honey seafood [oysters, lobster, mussels, squid, octopus] onions lentils peas [garden, sweet, chick, etc.] venison [including wild birds and hares] cabbage nuts poultry [chicken, goose, duck, quail] pork [especially sausages made from pork meat] spices used - cumin, coriander, oregano, dill, parsley, mint, pine cones, fennel, aniseed, poppy seed, garlic beef, goat & lamb - was expensive and the poorer populace only ate it on festival days. Fish, seafood, poultry and wild game were their main sources of protein. milk [goat, ewe, cow] - was very rarely drunk, it was considered barbaric and milk was used for making cheese. Pyriatē was a thick rather sour milk that was drunk and is today commonly mistaken for yogurt. wine - was drunk every day, even with breakfast. It was however always watered, drinking it "straight" like we do today, was considered barbaric by the Greeks [or Hellenes as Herodotus called them]. tomatoes - were not eaten in ancient Greece, since they didn't have them. Tomatoes originally came from South America and were introduced to Europe by either Columbus and/or Cortés during the 1500's. You should look into the Turkish and Italian diets as well if you want a fuller range of Mediterranean cooking. It is healthy and delicious! You could also check on the Spanish and Algerian diets. Edit: also remember that the modern Mediterranean diet and the ancient Greco-Roman diets differ considerably. There are many more foodstuffs [such as tomatoes] available and used in Mediterranean cooking today.<br><b>References : </b><br> olives [especially olive oil was used and eaten with everything]
figs
cheese
breads [barley & wheat]
fish
eggs [chicken and quail]
raisins
pomegranates
honey
seafood [oysters, lobster, mussels, squid, octopus]
onions
lentils
peas [garden, sweet, chick, etc.]
venison [including wild birds and hares]
cabbage
nuts
poultry [chicken, goose, duck, quail]
pork [especially sausages made from pork meat]

spices used - cumin, coriander, oregano, dill, parsley, mint, pine cones, fennel, aniseed, poppy seed, garlic

beef, goat & lamb - was expensive and the poorer populace only ate it on festival days. Fish, seafood, poultry and wild game were their main sources of protein.

milk [goat, ewe, cow] - was very rarely drunk, it was considered barbaric and milk was used for making cheese. Pyriatē was a thick rather sour milk that was drunk and is today commonly mistaken for yogurt.

wine - was drunk every day, even with breakfast. It was however always watered, drinking it "straight" like we do today, was considered barbaric by the Greeks [or Hellenes as Herodotus called them].

tomatoes - were not eaten in ancient Greece, since they didn’t have them. Tomatoes originally came from South America and were introduced to Europe by either Columbus and/or Cortés during the 1500’s.

You should look into the Turkish and Italian diets as well if you want a fuller range of Mediterranean cooking. It is healthy and delicious! You could also check on the Spanish and Algerian diets.

Edit: also remember that the modern Mediterranean diet and the ancient Greco-Roman diets differ considerably. There are many more foodstuffs [such as tomatoes] available and used in Mediterranean cooking today.
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]]> By: Bada Boom !! http://dietdownnow.com/diet-food/what-kind-of-dietfoods-did-the-greeks-eat-a-long-time-ago-like-during-the-spartanpersian-wars/comment-page-1#comment-48274 Bada Boom !! Sat, 22 May 2010 09:23:59 +0000 http://dietdownnow.com/diet-food/what-kind-of-dietfoods-did-the-greeks-eat-a-long-time-ago-like-during-the-spartanpersian-wars#comment-48274 Octopus, khus khus, oysters.<br><b>References : </b><br> Octopus, khus khus, oysters.
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