Salt of the Earth -Secrets and Stories from a Greek Kitchen

Hello!On this episode I had the pleasure to interview the fantastic Greek author and chef Carolina Doriti about her new book, titled as above.What is "Kakavia"? "Giouvarlakia"? "Bobota" and "Koliva"? And what's the secret for the best Avgolemono?Where can we trace the lineage of all those traditional Greek recipes from? These and a lot more, in our interview today!Carolina will be in London 12th till 24th of November, appearing in Saturday Kitchen and fronting workshops at Borough Market in the 17th of November and 18th of November will be doing a workshop. Book here:https://oliveology.co.uk/product/cooking-with-carolina/ Also she will be cooking at restaurant Vori in Holland Park on 21st and 22nd of November.You can find out more and book here:https://vorigreekitchen.co.uk/ Her book Salt of the Earth is out now, and you can get it online or on all good bookshops!https://www.waterstones.com/book/salt-of-the-earth/carolina-doriti//9781787138544?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=259955&awc=3787_1698752038_ab4da470e66bc19b3be129111e510b4d&utm_source=259955&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Genie+Shopping+CSS Diane Kochilas PBS series on Greek Food:https://www.pbs.org/food/shows/my-greek-table-with-diane-kochilas/Enjoy listening!The Delicious LegacySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Imagine yourself dining with Socrates, Plato, or Pythagoras... maybe even Cicero and Julius Caesar...being a soldier marching with Alexander's the Great army in the vast Persian empire discovering new foods... or try and picture the richness of fruits and vegetables in the lush Hanging Gardens of Babylon...what foods did our ancestors ate?How did all begin? Why am I so hooked on ancient recipes and ingredients? Is the food delicious? Wholesome? Do you need to know? I think so! Recipes, ingredients, ways of cooking. Timeless and continuous yet unique and so alien to us now days. Staple ingredients of the Mediterranean world -as we think now- like tomatoes, potatoes, rice, peppers, didn't exist. What did they eat? We will travel and imagine how it was to eat like a Greek Philosopher in a symposium in Athens, as a Roman Emperor or as a rich merchant in the last night in Pompeii......Lavish dinners, exotic ingredients, barbaric elements, all intertwined...Stay tuned and find out more here, in 'The Delicious Legacy' Podcast!Find all out, right here!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.