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The book weaves together fictional stories set in Late Bronze Age Crete with over 80 historically plausible recipes, developed using evidence from excavated tools, trade routes, and botanical remains.
โItโs you again,โ Ninila said, barely looking up as she saw Sabaleonโs face appear in the doorway of her studio.
โGood morning,โ he replied, holding a linen-wrapped parcel in his hands.
โWhat do you want?โ
Her voice was cold โ but it trembled ever so slightly.
โI brought caltsounia,โ he said, stepping inside. โAs I always do. This is a new recipe. I used all your favorite ingredients.โ
โIโm not hungry,โ she said โ a lie.
She loved his food.
She loved how he cooked just for her, how he always tried to impress her, even when he pretended not to.
But she was furious with him โ though she couldnโt quite explain it.
The previous day at Knossos had left a bitter taste in her mouth.
Heโd hardly spoken to her.
All his attention had gone to Zachrea and her smug new spice blends.
The Spicy Princess, as Ninila now called her under her breath.
Knossos โ the capital, the heart of the island.
Its wide stone roads hummed with merchants and messengers, traders shouting prices in a dozen languages.
It was the city of kings, architects and traders, politics and promise, where the walls were covered in frescoes and every rooftop had a story.
Yesterday, it had hosted the grand Design and Trade Gala โ a dazzling affair of silks, spices, prototypes, and whispers.
And somewhere in all that glitter and noiseโฆ Ninila had felt invisible.
Minoan Cuisine is currently in development as a complete cookbook and narrative volume. It will feature over 80 recipes, richly illustrated scenes, and the full story of Ninila, Sabaleon, and the world they inhabit.
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