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Pompeii ‘fast food’ bar unearthed in ancient city after 2,000 years
UK Guardian ^
| March 27, 2019
| Amgela Giuffrida
Posted on 04/01/2019 8:38:46 AM PDT by C19fan
A well-preserved frescoed “fast food” counter is among the latest discoveries unearthed by archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
The 150 or so thermopolia, or snack bars, dotted across the city were mostly used by the poorer residents, who rarely had cooking facilities in their home, to grab a snack or drink. Typical menus included coarse bread with salty fish, baked cheese, lentils and spicy wine.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; History; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: bakedcheese; coarsebread; dietandcuisine; garum; godsgravesglyphs; lentils; liquamen; pompeii; roman; romanempire; saltyfish; seafood; spicywine; thermopolia
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04/01/2019 8:38:46 AM PDT
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C19fan
To: C19fan
wonder if there was a drive-through for chariots?
To: C19fan
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posted on
04/01/2019 8:41:12 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(Disc jockeys are as interchangeable as spark plugs.)
To: C19fan
So, what does 2000-year-old Salmonella look like?
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posted on
04/01/2019 8:41:21 AM PDT
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PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: C19fan
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posted on
04/01/2019 8:41:48 AM PDT
by
z3n
To: C19fan
Just the thing for those times when you’re on the run from a pyroclastic flow.
To: C19fan
Typical menus included coarse bread with salty fish, baked cheese, lentils and spicy wine. The McDonald's of their day? Wouldn't fly today, though. Wonder what kind of salty fish they were serving? I never put salt on my fish. Always seems to ruin it, no matter how little I add.
To: C19fan
That menu sounds pretty good to me!
To: Fred Nerks; LucyT
You both are invited to a Ping tail gate party in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
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posted on
04/01/2019 8:45:29 AM PDT
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Candor7
((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
04/01/2019 8:46:08 AM PDT
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Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
To: LibWhacker
You don’t enjoy smoked fish? Kippered snacks?
To: C19fan
The chicken Mcnuggets are still the same as when they were served...
To: LibWhacker
The writer should have said ‘salted fish’, meaning preserved.................
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04/01/2019 8:50:19 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: C19fan
were mostly used by the poorer residents
Who dialed IX I I whenever they were out of salty fish
To: C19fan
“File sale” everything must go...fast!
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04/01/2019 8:53:19 AM PDT
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Huskrrrr
To: C19fan
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posted on
04/01/2019 8:54:33 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
To: 9YearLurker
Sardines and anchovies. Does that count? If so, I like kippered (got to look that up... It means salted?) fish.
To: Larry Lucido
Still no word on the eating habits of the Krakatoans.
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04/01/2019 8:55:07 AM PDT
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Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: LibWhacker
If electricity went permanently kaput and that refrigerator became a useless box, you might rethink how you use salt.
To: Red Badger
Ah, that makes sense, thanks.
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