Byzantine food refers to the food of Byzantine, a part of Roman Empire. The food is the result of the fusion of Roman and Greek cooking styles. With the development of Byzantine trade and empire, various kinds of new vegetables and spices, along with sugar, were brought in the region, which eventually led to the experimentation of various ingredients to come up with unique and distinct dishes. As a result of experimenting with different ingredients, two different cooking styles, viz Eastern Aegean and Asia Minor, emerged. Thus, came into existence Byzantine cuisine which has its own leaner style of preparing food, while preserving the Greek tradition.
The cultural influence of Arabic Empire, Persian Empire, and Lombard Italy has had a great impact on the Byzantine food. Later on Turkish cuisine and Greek cuisine influenced the cuisine of Byzantine, which is now reflected in the food of Byzantine.
Though frying and grilling methods are used in preparing Byzantine food, yet boiling is the method of cooking which is immensely popular in the cuisine of Byzantine.