Project Gutenberg 2013-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 271 Martyn, Charles 1874 48036281 Foods and Culinary Utensils of the Ancients "In the beginning": The coming of the nations -- Assyria and the other kingdoms of the "tawny men" -- Egypt and the Egyptians -- The "vegetable kingdom" of Ancient Egypt -- Greece before the age of luxury -- Rome in the days of her greatest prosperity -- The ancient Jews -- The Chinese. E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Foods and Culinary Utensils of the Ancients" by Charles Martyn is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The text explores the culinary practices and food sources of various ancient civilizations, including the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and others, revealing the evolution of cooking and dining customs over time. The book delves into how food influenced society and culture, emphasizing the importance of culinary knowledge in the advancement of civilization. At the start of the work, Martyn discusses the origins of culinary practices and how early humans relied primarily on fruit and nuts for sustenance. He ponders the evolutionary aspects of man's diet, noting an eventual shift towards cooked meat and the use of fire. The opening also examines the transition from primitive food preparation methods to more complex culinary techniques, setting the stage for a broader examination of various ancient cultures and their unique culinary contributions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43643/43643-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Kitchen utensils Cooking -- History Food -- History TX Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Cooking & Drinking 157196 2025-08-17T14:13:19.879052 text/html 135405 2024-10-23T18:22:17 text/html 1077474 2025-08-17T14:13:23.114038 application/epub+zip 1078870 2025-08-17T14:13:20.485961 application/epub+zip 122311 2025-08-17T14:13:20.167055 application/epub+zip 1138553 2025-08-17T14:13:25.218023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1119913 2025-08-17T14:13:22.801009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166531 2022-09-19T21:05:28.080027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135375 2025-08-17T14:13:19.363966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115373 2024-10-23T18:22:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16608 2025-08-17T14:13:25.350961 application/rdf+xml 15851 2025-08-17T14:13:20.249112 image/jpeg 1855 2025-08-17T14:13:20.206963 image/jpeg 1016870 2025-08-17T14:13:19.946054 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog