Roman food – rich and poor
Roti bread made with millet Romans ate a lot of fish Although the first people who came to the Mediterranean were probably following along the coast, and ate mainly fish, shellfish, seaweed, and [...]
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What is Christian communion? History of religion
Maybe our earliest image of the Last Supper - from the Catacombs of Domitilla, 100s AD The Last Supper At the Last Supper, Jesus gave his disciples bread and wine. What's the Last Supper? [...]
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07, 2017
Who is Demeter? Greek goddess Demeter
Greek goddess Demeter: A field of wheat growing What does "Demeter" mean? The Greek goddess Demeter is an earth goddess; her name is De, which means earth (the same word as Gaia) [...]
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Ancient Greek food – History of Food – Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek food - Platter with fish (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Sacrifice and Greek food Food, for people in Ancient Greece, was what separated people from animals, and from the [...]
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06, 2017
History of wheat farming – West Asia
Wheat history: a field of wheat Did early humans eat wheat? Ever since people left Africa for West Asia, about 70,000 BC, they have probably always eaten wheat, which tastes [...]
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History of rye bread – Central Asia
A field of rye growing Like barley and wheat, rye's a kind of grass that is a good source of carbohydrates for people. Rye is different from the other grains [...]
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What kinds of foods have protein?
Medieval painting of a man with a pig Proteins are foods that your body can use as building blocks to make muscle or skin or bones. Some foods that have [...]
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06, 2017
History of oats: where are oats from?
History of oats: Oats growing in a field What is the history of oats? Like wheat and barley and millet, oats grow wild all around West Asia. Probably early gatherers [...]
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06, 2017
Yuca bread recipe – Cassava bread
Yuca bread or cassava bread To get a better idea of what yuca tastes like and what you can make with it, try making yuca bread, as people did in [...]
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06, 2017
What is barley? History of food
Barley ready to be harvested How is barley different from wheat? Barley's a kind of grass, like wheat or millet or sorghum or rice, that is a good source of carbohydrates [...]
