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Flavours of Byzantium

This is a study of the food that was eaten at the court of the Eastern Roman Empire at Constantinople in the Middle Ages. For centuries it has tempted and fascinated the West, yet very little has been written in English about the foods they ate or the recipes they cooked from. Dalby gives an enterta...

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Main Author: Dalby, Andrew, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totnes : Prospect, 2003.
Subjects and Genres:
Cooking > Byzantine Empire.
Cooking, Greek.
Food habits > Byzantine Empire.
Gastronomy > Byzantine Empire.
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Table of Contents:
  • An Introduction to Byzantium
  • Tastes and Smells of the City
  • Foods and Markets of Constantinople
  • Water and Wine, Monks and Travellers
  • Rulers of the World
  • The Texts: The Eight Flavours
  • The Texts: Categories of Food
  • The Texts: Humoral and Dietary Qualities of Foods
  • The Texts: A Dietary Calender
  • Instructions and Recipes
  • A Phrase-Book of Byzantine Foods and Aromas.

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