THE FASCINATING TOP FIVE.
One can never tell what might come your way when you dig deep into the past culture of the ancient world. I never knew where the first cookbook came from, neither did I know where the idea of bread stamps and labels originated from until I studied the ancient Greece, mainly their food culture. Here are the top five fascinating facts
1. In the ancient Greece, onions and cheese were mostly for the soldiers
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| Allium |
Majorly, in ancient Greece, garlic, cheese and onions were the fares of the soldiers, this was so obvious that the smell of onions portrays the presence of soldiers. But I guess those guys didn't like what they were getting because after the war they melodiously sang 'sings Oh! joy, joy! No more helmet, no more cheese nor onions!
2. The men ate separately from the women.
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| a greek banquet |
In the ancient Greece, it was the norm of dinning that the men eat separately from the women then the slaves.In a poor home, the men eat before the women this is to show high regards for the men as the father and breadwinners.
3. Spring water was considered a beverage in ancient Greece.
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| Ancient Greek spring |
Water was obviously the most important drink. Spring water was preferred more than well water, simply because of its nutritious qualities. This is the reason why, it was also a popular beverage, especially among the vegetarians.
4. Bread labelling started from the ancient Greece
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| ancient Greek bread |
It all started in ancient Greece, when most bakers doesn't have commercial ovens in their houses so they bake their bread in the general oven built by the government. The dough would then be stamped by magistrate or the baker. It could signify the bread was from an authentic or approved bakery, that the bread was for a particular person or family, and also used to indicate the bread was baked for free distribution.
5. The first cookbook was written by a Greek (Archestratus, 350 B.C).
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| ancient cookbook |
The Greeks were not only known to be philosophers alone as the first ever cookbook was written by a Sicilian Greek named Archestratus in 350 B.C. He titled it Hedypatheia (Pleasant Living or Life of Luxury).
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