Food and Cooking in...Ancient Greece

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  1. 1. A central square where people would meet and shop at the market stalls (5)
  2. 3. Most powerful god (4)
  3. 6. An ancient unit of measurement; also the name of the first race in the Ancient Olympics (5)
  4. 8. Stories of imaginary characters and events (5)
  5. 12. These times occured a very long time ago (7)
  6. 14. Made out of wild olive branches and awarded to Olympic winners (6)
  7. 15. Main cereal crop that grew better in Greece than wheat (6)
  8. 18. Oil Made from olives this was used in cooking as well as lighting clay lanterns, treating small wounds (5,3)
  9. 19. First meal of the day ,bread dipped in wine, With a few olives or figs (9)
  10. 21. Waters on the long coastline of Greece that provided rich fishing grounds (3)
  11. 23. A metal that is a mix of cooper and tin, used for cooking utensils and weapons (6)
  12. 28. In Greek mythology, spirits of dead people travelled to this place beneath the Earth's surface (10)
  13. 31. Areas in other parts of the world set up by the Greeks, supplying foreign food to them (8)
  14. 34. One of the biggest ports in ancient Greece, serving Athens (7)
  15. 35. A farm tool with a curved blade used for cutting crops (6)
  16. 36. Tuna, sardines,mackerel served in grilled slices or preserved by sun drying, salting and pickling (4)
  17. 38. Small raised grill, made of metal and with four short legs to allow it to stand over a fire (7)
  18. 39. A temple fortress at the top of high ground in a town (9)
  19. 41. Drinking party for men only that often followed dinner (8)
  20. 43. Food was mostly served in this round, deep dish (4)
  21. 45. Men ate separately from women and children in this dedicated room (6)
  22. 46. A meat on skewers dish (9)
  23. 47. Farmers kept small herds of goats or sheep for this liquid (4)
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  1. 2. Goddess of hunting and wild animals (7)
  2. 4. Geese and chickens provided these, a good source of protein for poor Greeks (4)
  3. 5. Goddess of farming, a women only festival was held in her honour (7)
  4. 7. A dip made with yoghurt, garlic, and oil (8)
  5. 9. Ancient Greeks used this as a sweetener; from bees (5)
  6. 10. A semi solid sour food made from sheep or goat's milk, used in dips (7)
  7. 11. Made of clay with a small door used to bake bread and cakes and roast meat and fish (4)
  8. 13. Work animal that trampled barley to separate the grain from stalks (6)
  9. 16. A long period of history (3)
  10. 17. A type of cooking fire that was built in the courtyard of a house (4)
  11. 20. An offer of food to honour a god (9)
  12. 22. A clay jar with two handles used to hold wine or oil (7)
  13. 24. A tree growing fruit that was used in cooking, cleaning and cosmetics (6)
  14. 25. Wine is made by crushing this fruit (6)
  15. 26. A system of wells, water tanks and channels that carried water to the fields (10)
  16. 27. Round yellow seed used in a hummus dip, grown in the garden with beans,lentils, cabbages and nuts (9)
  17. 29. rotation To keep the soil fertile, an area of land was unplanned one year and then sown with crops the next year (4,8)
  18. 30. Oregano, sage, thyme, marjoram and mustard are some of these used for extra flavour in food (5)
  19. 32. This type of terrain made it difficult for ancient Greeks to grow large fields of crops (5)
  20. 33. Philosopher that called the olive tree "the tree that feeds the children" (9)
  21. 34. God of the sea (8)
  22. 36. Celebration held to honour Greek Gods (8)
  23. 37. Ancient Greek men would gather here to drink wine and discuss important matters (9)
  24. 40. From the parsley family used sometimes in soups, this plant was gathered from the wild along with fennel (6)
  25. 42. Ariston, the midday meal (5)
  26. 44. A broth that poor families ate, made with vegetables, beans and lentils (4)