Pompeii ‘fast food’ bar unearthed in ancient city after 2,000 years

UK Guardian ^ | March 27, 2019 | Amgela Giuffrida

[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.

[Vaquero]

[Karliner]

MM’s and MM’s sold.

[LibWhacker]

kip·per1 /ˈkipər/ verb past tense: kippered; past participle: kippered cure (a herring or other fish) by splitting it open and salting and drying it in the open air or in smoke.
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Ah so... In those days, they didn't have refrigeration. Preservation was often accomplished by salting. I guess I should've said I never add salt to any fish I eat because it always seems to make it too salty for me.

[equaviator]

“Just the thing for those times when you’re on the run from a pyroclastic flow.”

“HOT STUFF COMIN’ THRU!”

[dp0622]

I never thought an image of a woman dancing on a bar could be so unsexy

[rjsimmon]

VII-XI?

Open XXIV-VII

[Army Air Corps]

Yeah, but their lattes were just too hot.

[Labyrinthos]

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.

Dried salt cod (and other types of fish) have been on the menu for thousands of years and are still widely consumed today, particularly in Southern Italy, Portugal, Spain, Scandinavia, Scotland, Iceland, Canada, and ethnic neighborhoods in the USA.

[dp0622]

lol!!

[Army Air Corps]

That is a better image than the mental image of Hillary doing the same thing.

[Political Junkie Too]

Was this the first use of the slogan "Make a run for the border?"

-PJ

[SkyPilot]

The ancient Romans banned Chick-Fil-A. Too Christian.

[SoCal Pubbie]

A few years ago I saw a show about ancient Roman life describing multistory apartment bulidings, and “take away” restaurants with a surviving recipe that sounded similar to a hamburger. The host explained how taxis had a meter than was driven off the axle, and allowed a ball to drop with every revolution (probably geared down so it wasn’t every turn of the axle). At the end of the trip the driver counted the balls to calculate the fare.

I think it was this show:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2014367/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_10

[Rocky]

“Over MM sold.”

[C19fan]

Safe to assume calling your food stall “Little Caesers” would not fly.

[Army Air Corps]

Thanks to this thread, I have the Roman part of History of the World Part I in my head.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Was one owned by a guy named Falafel?

- “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” reference.

[Army Air Corps]

I think that restaurant would have a sign out front prohibiting knives...

[Pontiac]

With that menu there isn’t much for salmonella to live on other than lentils which would have been boiled I am guessing.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I sometimes picture if she lived back then her whispering to a Roman soldier “Hey. The guy who looks like Kirk Douglas is Spartacus.”