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Andrew Dalby is a classical scholar, historian, linguist and translator most well-known for his books on the history of food, in particular the Greek and Roman empires. Siren Feasts, Andrew Dalby's first food book, won the Runciman Award and his second, Dangerous Tastes, won the Guild of Food Writers Food Book of the Year in 2001. He is also the author of The Classical Cookbook and Empire of Pleasures as well as biographies of Bacchus and Venus.
Preface | p. 7 |
An Introduction to Byzantium | p. 11 |
Tastes and Smells of the City | p. 33 |
Foods and Markets of Constantinople | p. 57 |
Water and Wine, Monks and Travellers | p. 83 |
Rulers of the World | p. 105 |
The Texts | p. 125 |
The Eight Flavours | p. 129 |
Categories of Foods | p. 132 |
Humoral and Dietary Qualities of Foods | p. 147 |
A Dietary Calendar | p. 161 |
Instructions and Recipes | p. 171 |
A Phrase-Book of Byzantine Foods and Aromas | p. 183 |
Bibliography | p. 239 |
Index | p. 257 |
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