Food, Love and the Minoans

Minoan Cuisine is a creative project at the intersection of culinary archaeology and fictional reconstruction. It has two core aims:

Reimagine Recipes Based on Archaeological Evidence

We explore what might have been cooked and eaten in Minoan Crete, using only ingredients, tools, and methods that were available in the Bronze Age Aegean. Recipes are developed based on archaeological finds: botanical remains, residue analysis, pottery types, and trade routes. While modern palates guide the presentation, nothing appears here that could not, in principle, have existed in that time.

Recreate a Living Culture Through Storytelling

The project also imagines the daily life, relationships, and kitchen dynamics of the Minoans through fictional characters and narrative vignettes. These stories draw from Minoan frescoes, architectural layouts, and the rhythms of seasonal work. They are speculative, but grounded in the spaces, gestures, and materials of the period — a kind of fictional archaeology that complements the culinary.

What This Is (and Isn’t)

• This is not a historical reenactment or academic paper.
• It is a narrative food world, blending fact and fiction, scent and story.
• It is designed to feel intimate, lived-in, and plausible — not perfect or pure.