KING MIDAS AND FOOD
The last dinner of King Midas
After the excavations in the 1950s of the Midas Mound in Gordion where a lot of eating and drinking vessels were discovered, archaeologists and scientists of the Museum University of Pennsylvania found out what ate the Phrygians at the funerary meal of King Midas : they analyzed chemically the remains left in the bowls and reconstructed the whole meal.
Dinner menu by the ‘left-overs’
- A stew made of green lentils, meat (sheep or goat) marinated and barbecued and flavoring herbs.
-We tried to eat green lentils.....here is the Green Lentil Recipe
Ingredients
3/4 cup lentils, soak in water overnight, washed and drained
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp cumin
3 tbsp crushed tomatoes, in can
2 cups warm chicken stock or beef stock or just water
250 gr. chopped meat ( desired)
Preparation
- Cook the chopped meat ( desired)
-Saute the onion with olive oil for about 3-4 minutes. Add the lentils and saute for another 4-5 minutes. Then add the rest of the ingredients.
- Cook for about 20-25 minutes over medium-low heat until the lentils soften, stir occasionally.
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