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Tastes through the centuries

What did the pile dwellers eat?

Objavljeno: 21.05.2021
We continue the history of food development through the millennia. Today we offer you two recipes for dishes that have already been eaten by pile-dwellers in the Ljubljana Marshes. Last but not least, we are still preparing them today. Have a good run and let us know how your dishes turned out.

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The oldest bread crumbs ever known in the world

Objavljeno: 14.05.2021
 Remains of the oldest bread Remains of charred bread crumbs were found in the Jordan Desert, at the site of im. Shubayqa 1. Bread was (according to the results of analyzes) baked 14,000 years ago. The crumbs were 5.7 mm long, up to 4.4 mm wide and 2.5 mm thick. Until now, it was believed that ...

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Innovations in diet and life - Neolithic revolution

Objavljeno: 07.05.2021
12,000 years ago, after the retreat of glaciers, the climate became warmer, living conditions improved. In the Middle East, in India, people start growing the first grains, domesticate the first animals. This allowed them a more permanent settlement and a different diet. The period after the new ...

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Diet of the first hominids

Objavljeno: 30.04.2021
The oldest period in hauman evolution is called Paleolithic (paleos - means old, lithos - stone) - or old stone age. About 2.6 million years ago, the Australopithecus used the hand axe as their first tool.  Most of the oldest tools made from stone are found in Kenya and Ethiopia. The first ...

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Archaeological culinary corner

Objavljeno: 23.04.2021
In 2021 Slovenia has been declared as a European region of gastronomy. Let’s take a look at what we can use in today’s diet from the ancestors experiences. Trying to present the diet of our ancient ancestors is an extremely difficult task. We do not have written sources for prehistoric ...

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Painted eggs - "pirhi"

Objavljeno: 29.03.2021
WHAT DOES PIRH MEAN The term pirh is related to the term piros, which means red in Hungarian and fire in Greek, and the Czech word pyreti means reddish. The tradition of donating Easter eggs dates back to pre-dynastic Egypt, Crete. It was known to the Sumerians at least 5,000 years ago. To all ...

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Symbolism of Easter

Objavljeno: 29.03.2021
Symbolism of Easter and Easter dishes The dishes that represent the symbolism of Easter and are blessed on Holy Saturday are: RED EGGS: symbolize a drop of Christ's blood, HORSERADISH: the symbol of the nail with which Christ was nailed to the cross, POTICA: symbolizes Christ's crown ...

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Komenda pottery

Objavljeno: 29.03.2021
Pottery is one of the oldest crafts in the Kamnik-Komenda region, as rich clay deposits in Tunjice near Kamnik and Komenda have been mentioned since the 14th century. In 1781, the travel writer Herman wrote that Komenda was the strongest pottery centre in the region of Carniola, as 74 individuals ...

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Let's try Roman

Objavljeno: 27.11.2020
Roman "perna" For anyone who would like to prepare ham like the Romans once did. An easy recipe. For those who prefer leavened dough, you can also bake the ham in leavened dough. The recipe is attached bellow. Prepared by: Janja Železnikar

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Inn Planinka

Objavljeno: 27.11.2020
Who doesn't remember the Planinka inn in the very center of Kamnik. Before the WW II, this was, since the end of the 19th century, the Kenda inn, but after the war, the inn was nationalized and the Planinka inn was created, in which Nace Pivk played a decisive role. The inn was known for its good ...

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