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Dinner At Piso's: Ancient Romans ate meals most Americans would recognize
Inside Science ^
| Tuesday, February 3, 2015
| Joel N. Shurkin, Contributor
Posted on 02/07/2015 9:01:27 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: COBOL2Java
I have the BEST recipe for Muffulatta salad!
To: elcid1970
The local pomodori were so good the bolognese needed little seasoning. And the sweet lemons of Sorrento! Tomatoes from elsewhere cannot compare to those grown in the lava-rich soil under that sun, with Mediterranean breezes recycling the rainfall. Simply scrumptious. I buy tomatoes canned in Italy whenever possible. And the lemons — big as grapefruits! My eyes bugged out when I first saw them. The artichokes, the sunflower seeds, the fungi, the beans, the rice and the risottos, the clams as small as your fingernail... sigh.
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02/08/2015 1:00:37 PM PST
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Albion Wilde
(It is better to offend a human being than to offend God.)
To: Trillian
The food in Italy was soooooo good. I still dream about how good the prosciutto, salami, mortadella and bocconcini were.Verramente! See my post 42 just above...
The best pizza I ever had was from Pizza Al Metro and the best ponzerotti from Pizzaria D’Angelo.
In what city — Naples or Rome?
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02/08/2015 1:02:30 PM PST
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Albion Wilde
(It is better to offend a human being than to offend God.)
To: bgill
In Rome? Yes.
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02/08/2015 1:11:42 PM PST
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Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: Albion Wilde
They were in Mola di Bari.
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02/08/2015 1:16:18 PM PST
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Trillian
To: Albion Wilde
The tomatoes there are one of a kind. My Nonno had lemon trees in his yard and plenty of artichokes on his farm. We had plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts.
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02/08/2015 1:19:21 PM PST
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Trillian
To: Albion Wilde
Clams.....we were told in no uncertain terms not to touch any local shellfish, especially mussels, due to the danger of hepatitis. Local produce had to be dipped in water with a little Clorox added. So I never got to try spaghetti alle vongole.
Until Dad got quarters we stayed at the Albergo della Terme Agnano, not far from Solfatara. The dishes on the menu under “Il Chef Raccomanda” always included pasta pomodoro & bistecca alla griglia, always reliably good.
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02/08/2015 1:42:43 PM PST
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elcid1970
("I: am a radicalized infidel.")
To: Trillian
Been to Bari. Great seafood!
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02/08/2015 1:50:35 PM PST
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Albion Wilde
(It is better to offend a human being than to offend God.)
To: Trillian
My Nonno had lemon trees in his yard and plenty of artichokes on his farm. We had plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts.Also in Apulia? Mmmm...
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02/08/2015 1:52:31 PM PST
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Albion Wilde
(It is better to offend a human being than to offend God.)
To: elcid1970
Good thing I didn't know, because I ate vongole at trattorie and a private home several times in the early and the late 80s, and survived. Maybe there was a pubic health problem and they fixed it. Or maybe my liver has nine lives, since I was also a mononeuclosis survivor by then.
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02/08/2015 2:03:01 PM PST
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Albion Wilde
(It is better to offend a human being than to offend God.)
To: SunkenCiv
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02/09/2015 5:50:00 AM PST
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Little Ray
(How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
To: Little Ray
Thanks! And amusingly, a couple with the last name “Brothwell” have a book or two out about it.
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02/09/2015 5:59:53 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary men)
To: SunkenCiv; Albion Wilde; Tribune7; TAdams8591; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; wireman; Mr. Binnacle; ...
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02/09/2015 4:10:28 PM PST
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Kid Shelleen
(Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
To: SunkenCiv
I bet the peasants rarely ate meat because they were poor!
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02/09/2015 4:15:38 PM PST
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GeronL
To: Don Corleone
thank goodness the author didn’t pick one of the crazy emperors who would be doing your wives upstairs while you ate
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02/09/2015 4:16:31 PM PST
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GeronL
To: SunkenCiv
For 56 BC it sounds pretty amazing to me.
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02/09/2015 4:19:57 PM PST
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: fieldmarshaldj; MeshugeMikey
Except the women looked like Helen Thomas. True!
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02/10/2015 2:41:15 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
To: a fool in paradise; fieldmarshaldj; MeshugeMikey
Except the women looked like Helen Thomas.Hey! No! Helen Thomas is Arab, not Italian. Here are some Italian women:
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02/10/2015 4:52:07 AM PST
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Albion Wilde
(It is better to offend a human being than to offend God.)
To: Kid Shelleen
Tony Luke’s: Yo! It’s da best!
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02/10/2015 4:53:43 AM PST
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Albion Wilde
(It is better to offend a human being than to offend God.)
To: Little Ray
Bump your post for later.
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02/10/2015 5:07:50 AM PST
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Albion Wilde
(It is better to offend a human being than to offend God.)
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