What Did People Eat and Drink in Roman Palestine?

Biblical Archaeology Review ^ | April 23, 2019 | Megan Sauter

[Chode]

see #44

[Tired of Taxes]

I used carob powder in baking for many years when my children were little.

I had no idea locust bean and carob bean were the same thing. “Locust bean gum” is listed as an ingredient in food products such as ice cream.

[SunkenCiv]

“Here’s your ****in’ canoe!” [/punchline]

[Billthedrill]

He must also give her half a qab of pulse and half a log of oil and a qab of dried figs or a mina of fig-cake...

This is exactly why I don't cook very much. Does the chili recipe call for a qab of ghost pepper or a mina? Makes a big difference, you know. And just try to find a set of measuring spoons...

[SunkenCiv]

Buffalo chips, won’t ya fire up tonight, fire up tonight, fire up tonight...

http://www.google.com/search?q=Ezekiel+4:9+bread&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=en&source=hp&gbv=1

[Jamestown1630]

It makes a nice ‘chocolate’ milk and brownies, too.

[Jamestown1630]

It’s probably for a similar reason that they also use seaweeds in ice cream:

http://www.molecularrecipes.com/hydrocolloid-guide/locust-bean-gum-lbg/