The Importance Of Food In Ancient Greece

The Greeks love to eat. Many Americans have a fear of coming to Greece because they are afraid of the food. There's nothing to be afraid of. It's not like Mexican food from the far east. Nothing is so spicy you can't eat it and the seasonings they use are the very same ones you have on the spice shelf in your Kitchen.
What usually happens when you walk into a restaurant is after finding a table, you will be permitted or encouraged to go to the kitchen to see what they have to offer. There will be a large steam table full of pots with different dishes in them. Pick out what looks good and don't be afraid to ask your cook, waiter or host "Tea eeneh aftoe?". You have just asked "What is this?" Not all restaurants that display their food in the kitchen, but you are welcome in just about any kitchen to pick out your fish or look at the meat to see if it is fresh. …show more content…
They ate lots of bread, beans and olives. In the Summer months there were plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables to eat and in the winter they ate dried fruit and food they had stored like apples and lentils. Food for people in Ancient Greece it was what separated people from the animals, and from the gods. The Gods didn't need to eat, and people did. Animals ate their food raw, but people cooked their food and were civilized. Civilized Greek people only ate fresh meat if it had been sacrificed to a god, or had been hunted in the wild. People thought of the god Dionysos as being part of the wine they drank, and they thought of Persephone as being part of their