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Moretum is an herb cheese spread that the Ancient Romans ate with bread. [1] A typical moretum was made of herbs, fresh cheese, salt, oil, and vinegar. Optionally, different kinds of nuts could be added. The ingredients were crushed together in a mortar, for which the dish is named.
Melitoutta (Ancient Greek: μελιτοῦττα), was a honeycake [42] [43] [44] and oinoutta (οἰνοῦττα) was a cake or porridge of barley mixed with wine, water, and oil. [45] Placenta cake was a thin, flat cake of flour, mixed with cheese and honey.
Feta cheese sauce, [263] creamy sauce made from feta cheese, finely chopped garlic, crushed garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, thyme. Tzatziki , [ 264 ] [ 265 ] [ 266 ] spread and dip , strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil , sometimes with vinegar or lemon juice, and herbs such as dill, mint ...
A hard cheese produced exclusively in Arachova, Greece and it is famous and registered in the European Union as a protected designation of origin since 1996. Feta (φέτα) Feta is a white salty Greek cheese slice made from the milk of sheep or goats. Graviera (γραβιέρα) Graviera is one of the most popular cheeses in Crete.
Mithaecus (Ancient Greek: Μίθαικος) was a cook and cookbook author of the late 5th century BC. A Greek-speaking native of Sicily, Magna Graecia, at a time when the island was rich and highly civilized, Mithaecus is credited with having brought knowledge of Sicilian gastronomy to Greece. [1]
Oxygala – a dairy product in ancient Greece and Rome. [51] It was also consumed by ancient Persians. [52] Papadzules – a common dish in Maya cuisine that may be "one of the most ancient traditional dishes of Yucatán, Mexico. [15] Placenta cake – a layered cake of pastry, cheese and honey originating in ancient Greece and Rome [53] [54]
Greek loukoumádes served at a pub in Melbourne, Australia. The recipe for Luqmat al-Qadi, yeast-leavened dough boiled in oil and doused in honey or sugar syrup with rosewater, dates back to at least the early medieval period and the 13th-century Abbasid Caliphate, where it is mentioned in several of the existent cookery books of the time.
Kykeon (Ancient Greek: κυκεών, kykeȏn; from κυκάω, kykáō; "to stir, to mix") was an Ancient Greek drink of various descriptions. Some were made mainly of water, barley and naturally occurring substances. Others were made with wine and grated cheese. [1]