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historical cooking weeks
Cooking in Tuscany
A unique journey through the history of Italian cuisine. You will experience an interesting mix of educational cooking classes, tastings, field trips and shopping at local markets to buy ingredients. Of course, there will be time to relax in and around the magnificent country house or to take a dive in the heated swimming pool.
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Cooking in Provence
Discover the history of French cuisine during a relaxed stay in Provence. The delicious cooking classes, tastings at centuries-old family businesses, shopping at local markets and meals at lovely locations will inspire you, for sure. Take a stroll in the large garden or rural surroundings and sit back and relax in the beautiful old French country house.
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Roman bread from Germania Inferior
Last July The Lower German Limes was added to the Unesco World Heritage List. What [...]
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Feb
Feb
Roman wine – Conditum paradoxum
It’s overwhelmingly clear from ancient art, archeology, and primary sources that the Romans loved their [...]
09
Aug
Aug
Cooking from clay tablets: Babylonian lamb stew
There is not much written information about ancient cuisine from Near Eastern civilizations. Art and [...]
15
Jul
Jul
Rome sweet Rome
Romans were sweet tooth. But how sweet was sweet in ancient Rome? The answer to [...]
08
Jun
Jun
Eating flower bulbs during Second World War
Every year on the 4th of May, Dutch Second World War Remembrance Day, I give [...]
10
May
May
Bean Dip from the Second World War
Legumes have been at the base of our eating habits for centuries. They are very [...]
03
May
May
Hot cross buns: an Easter treat
It’s Easter time! In the Christian tradition, Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus three days [...]
02
Apr
Apr
Roman dice bread – kyboi
Ancient sources mention a lot of ingredients that were used in bread. Some of them [...]
09
Mar
Mar
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