"ABC's of food in ancient Greece" - Free stories online. Create books for kids

An eTwinning project of A1 class
Junior High School of Agios Myronas,
Crete, Greece
2022-2023

In collaboration with
Szkoła Podstawowa im. Jana Pawła II w Krasnopolu

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This is a clay vessel for milk (breast pump)

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Kylix (the goblet) was a drinking vessel, i.e. a kind of glass. It was mainly used at banquets and many times the hosts ordered them from the potters and potters with specific performances. Its spread went beyond the Greek borders and it was one of the products exported to other nations.

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The pan is permanently smoked and rarely polished on the outside. Black tobacco combined with oil creates charcoal. With it, the masquerades painted their faces in disguises and the "Arapides" in traditional events. The very dark man is described as "black as a pan." Properly as "blackjack"

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Pyraunos: a double-walled kettle, with large dimensions, 40 cm high and a capacity of about 20 litres. It consists of an inner vessel, which fits into a larger one. It has two rows of holes in the walls, so that when it is placed on the fire, air can circulate and the fire can be rekindled.

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Lopas: relatively low ceramic vessel, without handles, which also had a lid

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The firecracker (magali) consists of two parts. The upper one is a deeply perforated hearth in which the coals were placed. Three small supports are attached to its rim, in the form of theatrical faces of Satyrs, on which the cooking utensil rested.
The lower part of the firebox is a tall cylindrical support with openings on one side for starting and maintaining the fire as well as cleaning the ash that fell from the perforated hearth.

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All the culinary culture that our ancient ancestors had developed, was also accompanied by a series of cooking thoughts, so that they could not cook their food as well and comfortably as they could.

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All the culinary culture that our ancient ancestors had developed was also accompanied by a series of cooking utensils, so that they could follow some of the most basic utensils and a few words about their history.

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Vroubes have long been a dish eaten by the ancient Greeks and it is customary to eat them to this day.

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from long ago the Greeks were looking for a way to cook their meat and so they started to create the psistarias

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this is antikristo, a food they eat in Crete

it looks very tasty

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Vegetables were the main food from ancient Greece until now

Since when did they eat vegetables?

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Many people like bread.
There are different types of bread.
Bread used by ancient Greeks was made of barley flour

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Legumes were and are very important for human nutrition because they are very good for us. Especially in Crete, we eat a lot of legumes because we have many small farms.

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This is a pan found in a tomb near Thessaloniki. It was probably made in the fifth century BC!!!

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There were copper vessels in ancient Greece.

This is a kettle!!

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This is a creation of the students

Varveraki Eva Pages 2-3

Karouzakis Manos Pages 2-3

Theocharakis Nikos Pages 2-3

Diamantaki Pelagia Pages 4-5

Vogli Cindy Pages 4-5

Velivasakis Manos Pages 4-5

Zografakis Giannis Pages 6-7

Kastellianakis Kostis Pages 6-7

Karagiannaki Alexandra Pages 6-7

Vasileiou Giorgos Pages 8-9

Karagiannakis Dimitris Pages 8-9

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Kolovos Giorgos Pages 10-11

Kiriakaki Kelly Pages 10-11

Kornaros Xaralampos Pages 10-11

Liapaki Dimitra Pages 12-13

Perogamvrakis Zaharis Pages 12-13

Papadakis Nikos Pages 12-13

Liapaki Eva Pages 14-15

Makraki Eirini Pages 14-15

Matthaiaki Elena Pages 14-15

Petrakis Marinos Pages 16-17

Maravgaki Katerina Pages 16-17

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