Ancient Food and Wine Quiz 1

What is referred to as the ‘poor mean’s meat’ and is good for the soil?

Pulses/legumes

Which of these is NOT a secondary product of animal husbandry in the ancient Mediterranean?

Pork Chops

What are the Three Mediterranean Triad?

cereals, the olives and the vine

True or False The Mediterranean climate assures farmers of regular rainfall patterns

False

The majority of caloric needs in the ancient Greek and Roman world cam from sitos/frumentum. True or False

True

What is Sedentary?

Abiding in one place; not migratory

What is Agricultural?

Centered on cultivating plants and livestock (domesticated plants and animals) (though foraging and hunting were also present in antiquity)

Mediterranean climate was dry in summer, but wetter in winter. True or False

True

The mediterranean climate was hot in summer and cooler in winter. True or False

True

What is sitos/frumentum

Cereals; grain, wheat; barley

What is Olea Europaea

Olive, olive oil

What is Hunger?

A feeling of discomfort of weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat (have a strong desire or craving for)

What is Appetite?

The desire to eat food items, usually due to hunger (a strong desire or liking for something)

What is Satiety?

The quality or state of being fed or gratified to (or beyond) capacity

What is Taste?

The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance (a person’s liking for a particular flavor)

What is Palatability?

The fact of quality of being acceptable or agreeable to the taste.

What factors are involved in tastiness/palatability?

Taste sensation, color, appearance, texture, touch, sound, empathy, knowledge of source, health and smell

What is Cuisine?

A specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture or region.

What is Taboo?

A prohibition imposed by social custom or as a protective measure; a prohibition or interdiction or anything; exclusion from use or practice.

What is it called when you have an increased desire to eat?

Polyphagia (or hyperphagia)

Hyperpalatable foods combines ___

high levels of fat, sugar, sodium and/or carbohydrates to trigger the brain’s reward system, encouraging excessive eating.

What is Carnivorous?

Meat Eating

What is Herbivorous?

Eating plants and vegetables

What is Omnivorous?

Eating plants and animals

What are ‘meal patterns'?

An overarching construct that is often used to describe individuals’ eating patterns at the level of a ‘meal,’ such as a main meal or a smaller-sized meal.

Eating Occasion (eating event) is __

Food or drink is ingested.

What is a consumer?

A person who buys and uses up goods; a living thing that must eat other organisms to obtain energy necessary for life.

What are the five senses?

Smell, touch, hear, sight, and taste

What is Anorexia?

A decreased desire to eat.

What is a menu?

A detailed list.

What did Homer say men are?

Eaters of bread

What did Hesiod say?

And he called this woman Pandora (All Endowed) because all they who dwelt on Olympus gave each a gift, a plague to men who eat bread.

What is Olive known as?

The Queen of All Trees

What is Oleoculture (oleiculture)

Olive cultivation

What is Elaion or Oleum?

Olive Oil

What is Honey used for?

Preservation, medicine, and wax.

What is Psari?

Fish

What is Ponos?

Spirit or labor, toil, hardship

What was the Mediterranean Diet?

5% meats, sweets, 20% Fish, seafood,  poultry, dairy foods, eggs, 10% olive oil, 30% vegetables and fruits, 35% whole grains, paste, beans, whole grain bread