Ancient Recipes for Modern Kitchens

MODERN KITCHENS · 044 / 100 Greek literary poultry and seed traditions · Greek-speaking Mediterranean · Classical through Roman-era Greek food references, approximately 500 BCE–250 CE Evidence: historically informed adaptation. The historical evidence and modern cooking choices are distinguished below. Jump to recipe Sesame and poultry belong to the ancient Greek food vocabulary, but vocabulary does not make a modern coating ancient. Athenaeus’s Book II names a hen and lists sesame among seasonings. The Metropolitan Museum’s sesame discussion also records the seed’s much earlier Aegean evidence. Neither source describes these oven-baked chicken strips. The historical context is Greek and Aegean, with prehistoric seed references and later classical food writing kept distinct. This recipe does not claim that Bronze Age sesame was paired with our boneless chicken breast. The convenient cut, beaten egg and breadcrumb mixture are contemporary decisions, designed to make a small quantity ...