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What are the origins of Greek food? How did geography, climate, biology, economy, society and culture define what we eat in South-East Europe? From Prehistory to Classical Greece, and from the Byzantine Empire to the ottoman occupation, and from there to the modern era, this 5-part doc series explores the ways in which diet in Greece and the Mediterranean has evolved and constantly redefined the destiny of its peoples.
“Melting Pot” is the third episode of a five-part series about the history of food in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean. The birth of Christianity will turn the tide on every aspect of social life, including nutrition. We are going to travel to Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, in order to witness how eating habits changed through the course of the thousand years of its existence. The digital reconstruction of Constantinople is breathtaking.
Original Title: Το Ταξίδι της Τροφής
Genre: Documentary
Year: 2017
Written by: Rea Apostolides, Yuri Averof, Nikos Dayandas, Andreas Apostolides
Narrated by: Akyllas Karazisis
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