"Ancient Food and Flavor" at the Penn Museum features outdoor raised beds with plantings of the types of foods that would have been in ancient Peru, Switzerland, and Jordan. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY) ...

Newly published research is providing a fascinating glimpse into how ancient Romans enjoyed their fast food — shedding more light on life in antiquity. In a recent journal article entitled "Urban ...

The ancient Romans loved their birds. They rated owls as omens, valued geese as guards, kept chickens for divination, and raised peafowl for food. As for the thrush, a plumb avian of the passerine ...

The authors add, "While conventional chemical analysis tends to highlight the animal-based components of ancient meals, our combined microscopic approach has brought these prehistoric recipes back ...

When most people think of ancient Egypt, they picture towering pyramids and golden pharaohs, but behind the grandeur was a vibrant food culture that shaped daily life for farmers, artisans, and royals ...

Authentic cuisine, or food with a sense of place or identity, is one of the hottest trends today, and Cathal Armstrong took it to a new level Tuesday, when he prepared a Celtic dinner for the ...

Ancient Rome is often seen as synonymous with culinary excess. Images of exotic – even orgiastic – feasts perpetuate its reputation for strangeness and decadence. It may come as no surprise, therefore ...