Dalby, Andrew - Tastes of Byzantium~The Cuisine of a Legendary Empire

Dalby, Andrew - Tastes of Byzantium~The Cuisine of a Legendary Empire

Dalby has pieced together an a amazing history of dietary prcatices in the byzantine Empire. He discusses what was eaten, how it was prepared, and why. He also includes the texts of four handbooks used by the Byzantines that nutrition-medical books of the day, and a short chapter of recipes and instructions. The last chapter, which probably should be an appendix, is "A Phrase-Book of Byzantine Food and Aromas." Anyone interested in the Byzantine Empire, food/cooking history, or even the late classical world generally will thoroughly enjoy this book.

237pp. + bibliography, index