Happy Twentieth of February 2025

Kalosyni · February 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM

AxA · February 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM

Love that food board! I wonder if there's a cookbook dedicated to Epicurean-style eating? (hidden among the many cookbooks that use the word "Epicurean" to mean "gourmet") If not that would be a fun project.

Kalosyni · February 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM

AxA We have some posts on ancient Greek/Roman food here:

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Food and Medicine in the Time of the Epicureans in Ancient Greece and Rome

This thread is for food (and food as medicine) in the time of Epicureans in ancient Greece and Rome.

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Regarding honey in ancient times:

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They did not have sugar, but they had honey, as part of their diet and medicine.

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https://asteriosbio.com/en/honey-in-th…ancient-greeks/

https://healthywithhoney.com/honey-in-history-ancient-greece/

Kalosyni

May 31, 2022 at 9:33 AM

Kalosyni · February 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM

And found this link, over in that thread:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/08/04/ancient-greeks-were-gourmands-with-a-preference-for-fish/

Kalosyni · February 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM

And also Don's excellent video:

Welcome To EpicureanFriends.com!

"Remember that you are mortal, and you have a limited time to live, and in devoting yourself to discussion of the nature of time and eternity you have seen things that have been, are now, and are to come."

Happy Twentieth of February 2025

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