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Ancient snack stall uncovered in Pompeii, revealing bright frescoes and traces of 2,000-year-old street food
CNN ^
| December 26, 2020
| Reuters
Posted on 12/26/2020 1:33:41 PM PST by BenLurkin
Known as a termopolium, Latin for hot drinks counter, the shop was discovered in the archaeological park's Regio V site, which is not yet open the public, and unveiled on Saturday.
Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food which the shop keeper lowered into a counter with circular holes.
Archaeologists also found a decorated bronze drinking bowl known as a patera, ceramic jars used for cooking stews and soups, wine flasks and amphora.
Pompeii, 23 km (14 miles) southeast of Naples, was home to about 13,000 people...
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Food; History
KEYWORDS: beef; chicken; dietandcuisine; duck; food; frescoes; godsgravesglyphs; notyetopenthepublic; pompeii; pork; romanempire; snails; soups; stews; streetfood; termopolium
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posted on
12/26/2020 1:33:41 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: SunkenCiv
Gong
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posted on
12/26/2020 1:34:32 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
The frescoes look the same as the ones in my local Italian restaurant. I’d say that artist has had a pretty good run.
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posted on
12/26/2020 1:36:48 PM PST
by
sphinx
To: BenLurkin
any imported wuhan bat remains?
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posted on
12/26/2020 1:38:14 PM PST
by
Bob434
To: BenLurkin
“Larks’ tongues. Wrens’ livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars’ earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get ‘em while they’re hot. They’re lovely.”
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
12/26/2020 1:40:52 PM PST
by
EvilCapitalist
(We must FIGHT, I repeat it sir, we must FIGHT! -Patrick Henry)
To: The Accused
Dagnabbit! I think you just beat me by 7 seconds.
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posted on
12/26/2020 1:41:35 PM PST
by
EvilCapitalist
(We must FIGHT, I repeat it sir, we must FIGHT! -Patrick Henry)
To: BenLurkin
Try our lava hot fudge sundae.
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posted on
12/26/2020 1:43:56 PM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: The Accused
Let’s just not get to calling anyone Loretta.
Some things never change. Other things are prophetic.
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posted on
12/26/2020 1:45:11 PM PST
by
Hieronymus
(“I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.”)
To: BenLurkin
Volcano chili with habanero peppers.
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posted on
12/26/2020 1:45:56 PM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Those Italians sure liked their advertising frescoes of naked babes.
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posted on
12/26/2020 1:57:49 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
12/26/2020 2:17:06 PM PST
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: BenLurkin
How freaking cool is that? Look at those colors! Simply amazing. It wouldn’t take much to bring it back into operation. Wow!
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posted on
12/26/2020 2:19:41 PM PST
by
abigkahuna
(How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
To: BenLurkin
I bet they didn’t have pizza rats like New York City.
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posted on
12/26/2020 2:22:29 PM PST
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
12/26/2020 2:24:18 PM PST
by
left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
To: BenLurkin
Were any Twinkie remains found?
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posted on
12/26/2020 2:24:25 PM PST
by
howlinhound
(Live your life so that, when you get up in the morning, Satan says, "Oh Crap!..He's awake" - Unknown)
To: BenLurkin
Great....Pompei restaurants could serve food in the middle of an eruption but New York restaurants can’t serve food in the middle of a Flu outbreak.....
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posted on
12/26/2020 2:27:42 PM PST
by
nevergore
(I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
To: howlinhound
Yes. And they were still fresh.
To: The Accused
Can I get the larks’ tongues in aspic?
Or do I have to get the Crunchy Frogs with it?
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posted on
12/26/2020 2:36:12 PM PST
by
M1903A1
("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy...and call it progress" )
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