A Universal History of Pickles Part 1

Helloooooo!Part 1 of the History of Pickles across the globe is out! Quite excited about it!We will go to the ancient lands of Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome, and through them to Persia, the Arab world, Spain and Latin America!I think a history of civilization is a history of pickles, and fermentation!Without fermentation we wouldn't have beer, wine, cheese, miso, kimchi. sauerkraut and pickled herrings!Where would we be then huh?Sources used in this episode is Jan Davidsons book: Pickles A Global Historyand the fantastic Noma Guide to Fermentation alongside with Cato "Liber De Agricultura"and Columella's "De Re Rustica" agricultural manualPart2 will be released next week!Music theme is Seikilos Epitaph the oldest recorded surviving melody, performed by the formidable Panos Kapralos.Thank you and enjoy!The Delicious Legacy PodcastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. If you love to time-travel through food and history why not join us at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.