Ancient Greek Foods That Survived Today?

[knicks_fan87]

I love learning about Ancient Greek history and culture. I have been thinking about the food. I know that food is handed down through the generations, so it made me wonder if some of the foods are still survived today?

I read somewhere that dishes like fried bread (ladopsomi) may have roots in Ancient Greece. Also, there were a lot of vegetables in Ancient Greece I presume. I always wondered if they Ancient Greeks ate salads!

I want to learn about this, but don't know where to start. Any help is appreciated.

 

[k_tsoukalas]

I have heard the same about ladopsomo - that it is ancient in origin. Here are some other foods that I suspect have ancient origin:

- Bread rounds, like pita read (ladopsomo)
- Bread loaves

I think the main grain may have been barley and maybe one other? I know they didn't have much wheat.

- Vegetable dishes, like soups etc
- Legume based dishes

I don't think there were tomatoes in Ancient Greece yet. Does anyone know for sure? So I am trying to envision how the vegetables were prepared.