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This is a list of ancient dishes, prepared foods and beverages that have been recorded as originating in ancient history. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with Sumerian cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing from the protoliterate period around 3,000 to 2,900 years BCE.
Ancient Egyptian cuisine: the royal bakery. Tomb of Ramesses III, Valley of the Kings. This list of historical cuisines lists cuisines from recent and ancient history by continent. Current cuisine is the subject of other articles.
Ancient dishes (5 C, 82 P) Historical drinks (2 C, 11 P) A. Historical foods in American cuisine (27 P) C. Chinese imperial cuisine (4 P) E. Ancient Egyptian cuisine ...
The ancient Romans ate walnuts, almonds, pistachios, chestnuts, hazelnuts (filberts), pine nuts, and sesame seeds, which they sometimes pulverized to thicken spiced, sweet wine sauces for roast meat and fowl to serve on the side or over the meat as a glaze. Nuts were also used in savoury pesto-like sauces for cold cuts.
This category is limited to dishes, foods and beverages that originated during the time of ancient history (the beginning of recorded human history), prior to the Postclassical Era. Depending on the continent, the Postclassical era falls between the years AD 200-600 and AD 1200–1500, so this category only contains dishes that originated prior ...
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
Ancient Greek cuisine was characterized by its frugality for most, reflecting agricultural hardship, but a great diversity of ingredients was known, and wealthy Greeks were known to celebrate with elaborate meals and feasts.
To become a global cuisine, a local, regional or national cuisine must spread around the world with its food served worldwide. Regional cuisine is based upon national, state or local regions. [3] Regional cuisines may vary based upon food availability and trade, varying climates, cooking traditions and practices, and cultural differences. [4]