"Actually, I can trace my Royal lineage back to Roman Emperor Stromboli".
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I recall in a past life I liked eating at BurgerEmperor
It’s not Romans particularly. The tradition has continued all along in Napoli. Which is actually just up the road from Pompeii or vice versa.
Oh God,we really do emulate the Roman Empire. What’s left, the fall I guess !!!
"Actually, I can trace my Royal lineage back to Roman Emperor Stromboli".
Many ancient Romans in Rome didn’t have kitchens. It was a fire hazard for one thing. And living space was so expensive, most Romans lived in little one or two room flats. So they had to eat somewhere. By the same token, most Roman dwellings didn’t have indoor plumbing, hence the public toilets.
So, I think this “on the go” attitude had a lot to do with their living space.
Did they wear shirts made of synthetic material while doing the chicken (’50s dance) in front of the candy store? Did they urge all of their kids to become lawyers?
The Colosseum or the Acropolis with the Mac arches in the back ground?
I'm waiting.........
They likely ate Porchetta, which puts hamburger to shame.
As a matter of fact, they invented the golden arches...
I studied this in Classical Archaeology back in 1975.
An excellent book by Joseph Deiss was one of our texts. It detailed the various little food shops all around Herculaneum, with photos of the lunch counters and even carbonized food that had survived a couple of thousand years under the lava flow.
In ancient Rome, the Hamburglar would have met his fate in the Coliseum.
I find this so fascinating. I would imagine that ancient Rome would be in some ways quite foreign to us but in some ways very familiar.
I read several years ago about the discovery of an Ancient Roman “shopping mall”. It had two levels and many stalls selling all sorts of goods with the food stalls grouped together – “the mall food court”. I can just imagine the stores: Togas to Go, Sandals R Us, Best Buy Flutes, Just in Time Sundials.
I’m not sure that the three meals a day with dinner being the biggest meal is healthiest way to eat. Besides, so many of us skip breakfast, do a working lunch and work late and have things to do right after work that by the time we get home and try to cook the traditional big three course American meat and potatoes dinner, we’re tired, cranky, starving and eating at 9:00 or 10:00 then going to bed- that’s a recipe for overeating, eating all the wrong things, gaining weight and having digestive problems.
Many believe that 5 to 6 smaller meals spaced throughout the day is better because it doesn’t cause the blood sugar swings.
The traditional Mediterranean diet is perhaps even healthier - eat a small but satisfying breakfast with an espresso, go to work, then have the biggest meal in the middle of the day with the family along with a long siesta and even a nap perhaps, then go back to work refreshed, working into the early evening followed by a late night small meal out with friends with maybe a glass of wine and a long walk. Plus in Europe, vacations are often three weeks long. That sounds a lot more civilized than my schedule.
Being a single, hard working gal, I don’t have time to cook every night and it’s hard to cook for one. I do some extra cooking on the weekend but I also eat out and do carry out a lot, but “carryout or fast food” doesn’t have to be unhealthy if you make the right choices. One night I might do sushi with a seaweed salad then I might do the grocery store salad bar or a grilled chicken salad from my favorite restaurant with the dressing on the side. It’s not all about Mickey D’s (which I never go near, it makes me physically ill).
Romans went to war on diet of pizza, dig shows.
The Scotsman | Mon 26 Aug 2002 | John Innes
Posted on 08/26/2002 5:20:42 PM EDT by vannrox
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Really? Gee, I figured everyone in the classical world lounged around sipping wine, while young concubines dangled grapes in the mouths.