About CivRecipes
CivRecipes is dedicated to preserving and sharing the culinary heritage of ancient civilizations, making historical recipes accessible to modern home cooks.
Our Mission
We believe that food is one of the most tangible connections we have to our ancestors. By recreating ancient recipes, we can taste history and understand how our forebears lived, celebrated, and nourished their communities. Our goal is to bridge thousands of years of culinary evolution and bring forgotten flavors back to life.
What We Offer
- Authentic Recipes: Carefully researched recipes from ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt, China, and many more civilizations, adapted for modern kitchens.
- Historical Context: Each recipe comes with background information about its origins, cultural significance, and the civilization that created it.
- Modern Adaptations: We provide ingredient substitutions and technique modifications so you can recreate these dishes with ingredients available today.
- Culinary Glossary: A comprehensive guide to ancient ingredients, techniques, and culinary terms.
Our Sources
Our recipes are drawn from primary historical sources including ancient cookbooks like Apicius's "De Re Coquinaria," archaeological findings, scholarly research, and translations of ancient texts. We work to ensure historical accuracy while making recipes practical for contemporary cooks.