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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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To: Buckeye McFrog

You should have seen the toga beatings when the ferals learned that the salty fish had run out!


21 posted on 04/01/2019 8:56:22 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: C19fan

I’ll bet the twinkies and burgers are still fresh.


22 posted on 04/01/2019 8:56:26 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: LibWhacker

Yep! They also sell little tins of kippered herring “snacks” that are pretty good.


23 posted on 04/01/2019 8:57:01 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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24 posted on 04/01/2019 8:58:03 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: C19fan

I wonder if any of them got heart burn?


25 posted on 04/01/2019 8:58:19 AM PDT by Lazamataz (McCain's passing ended Iup being + 2 net Republican Senators. Him, and Lindsey Graham.)
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To: 9YearLurker

I’ve got to try those, thanks. I’ve heard of them. Don’t think I’ve ever had them.


26 posted on 04/01/2019 8:58:37 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: C19fan

27 posted on 04/01/2019 8:59:26 AM PDT by seawolf101 (Member LES DEPLORABLES)
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To: RitchieAprile

ROFL!!


28 posted on 04/01/2019 8:59:33 AM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR)
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To: LibWhacker

Kippered herring are smoked and very good. I grew up on them.


29 posted on 04/01/2019 8:59:41 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: LibWhacker

I like them, as well as the tins of smoked oysters, mussels or clams.


30 posted on 04/01/2019 9:00:10 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: wally_bert

LOL

took a minute to get that one :)


31 posted on 04/01/2019 9:00:12 AM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR)
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To: C19fan
I guess they ALL got fries with that!

-PJ

32 posted on 04/01/2019 9:00:19 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: LibWhacker
Coarse bread? Adulterated with chalk or the like.

Spiced wine? Probably to try to cover the taste of bad wine.

Salty fish meant "preserved". Much like salt cod, etc.

Say, didn't you ever see the "Good Eats" epi on baking a fresh whole fish in salt? Something like 4lbs salt to 1lb fish.

33 posted on 04/01/2019 9:00:26 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Army Air Corps

“...Still no word on the eating habits of the Krakatoans....”

I heard they were fond of Java...


34 posted on 04/01/2019 9:01:31 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: z3n

There was a time women would do more for me than this image did.


35 posted on 04/01/2019 9:01:32 AM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

lol


36 posted on 04/01/2019 9:02:02 AM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Ultra mega crispy.


37 posted on 04/01/2019 9:02:35 AM PDT by wally_bert (Disc jockeys are as interchangeable as spark plugs.)
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To: dp0622

The day is still young.


38 posted on 04/01/2019 9:03:53 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: LibWhacker

Salt is used as a meat preservative.


39 posted on 04/01/2019 9:04:18 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Army Air Corps
Still no word on the eating habits of the Krakatoans.

:)

40 posted on 04/01/2019 9:05:03 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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