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.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
The Colosseum scene in Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Seems like badger spleens and otter noses were a popular snack...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w—QHQ1Fq9k
Me, too!
Lentils made great packing material for spirited Egyptian artifacts about 1800 years later. Until then, unlike now with corn, they knew the value of food.
In Mac signo vinces.
VII-II
Nunc Aperta
XXIV-VII
CCCLXV
Solumque Fluunt Agit! Festina!
Nunquam Clausa Pro Aliqua Causa
“Oh, sh*t, gimme a hot dog fast and hold the mustard, the GD mountain just exploded!”
Possibly, but it was also covered in the BBC/Discovery series Ancient Inventions with Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. The episode City Life.
Available on YouTube. Recommend watching.
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKerw4PvCW5VKS-rNLPgh8eHXO5seB4qJ
Healthy Mediterranean diet !!
Did the Roman Empire also have ancient food activists warning people that the thermopolia were selling them poison?
Salt Cod was a stable of Colonial New England.
Salt Cod was a staple in my house when I grew up in Boston-——Mom was from Nova Scotia so I always assumed it came from there.
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You want fries with that?
Open XXIV/VII!
ha! Ya beat me to it.
Hop in the chariot-Vette and hoof it!!
You can make your own Garum!! Live like a Roman.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=garum&t=h_&ia=videos&iax=videos&iai=nkIoRTju-4w
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