Ancient snack stall uncovered in Pompeii, revealing bright frescoes and traces of 2,000-year-old street food

CNN ^ | December 26, 2020 | Reuters

[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...

[NormsRevenge]

I wonder if they will find gelato shops too..

Saw some ruins that had ovens and hearths and such at Pompeii, makes ya wonder what else is buried under the Herculaneum site that has seen the area rebuilt.

Like to be able to go back and see what else they have dug up every 10 years or so.

[one guy in new jersey]

Yes but the day laborers hired by the archeologists ate them before they could be catalogued and crated.

[Kriggerel]

It’s been over thirty years since I took Latin, so my skills are not what they once were.

[megaMAGA]

(Terra cotta jars lowered into holes to keep food warm)

Those Archaeologists are really something, they can figure it all out.

I would have taken it for an ancient version of porta potty.

[SunkenCiv]

[piasa]

No jaguars in the old world... they could have had cheesy cheetahs though.

[minnesota_bound]

I bet they had tacos back then and were using dogs just like today.

[Grampa Dave]

“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.”

Wow, those terra cotta jars are even more energy/maintaning/ effective than the 3 Yeti cups and wine snifter, I got for Christmas.

[Grampa Dave]

Best BOL line of the day!

Try our lava hot fudge sundae.

[wally_bert]

I was thinking Burger Emperor.

[Grampa Dave]

No Coke. Pepsi! Coke is finally served in Paris:

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[elcid1970]

Pompeii is the best window into daily Roman life and ordinary Romans that is known to exist. Its political election graffiti show that nothing has changed in politics.

IIRC, the buried ruins were not rediscovered until the 18th Century. All previous memory of the Vesuvio eruption and of Pompeii itself had ceased to exist.

[Vetnet]

Well, I guess we can’t have ARCHAIC and eat it too.....lol

[Viking2002]

Home of the Flame-Broiled Ibex Burger?

[Daffynition]

Lydia would know

[BenLurkin]

Ouch.

[a fool in paradise]

Get yer tutsi-fruitsi ice cream!

[Ciexyz]

Makes me feel right at home

[rdl6989]

A hotdog and a coke 2000 years ago.

[rdl6989]

Crossing Chipotle off my list.