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Patty from the Past: Ancient Romans 'invented the beef burger' -- and this is their 3,500-year-old recipe
Sun UK ^
| March 4, 2020
| Charlotte Edwards
Posted on 03/08/2020 9:53:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
What you may consider to be a quintessentially American invention is actually mentioned in an ancient Roman cookbook called Apicius.
The text was written by an unknown author sometime between the late 4th and 5th century AD and contains lots of recipes.
One of those recipes describes a dish called 'Isicia Omentata'.
It details how a cook should use minced meat, pepper, pine nuts and a rich fish-based sauce and form them all into a patty shape.
This Roman delicacy looks very similar to modern day burgers once cooked.
The Romans are also credited for being big users of 'fast food joints' and even brought them over to Britain.
These places were known as thermopolia and served quick food like chicken legs and lamb chops to people in large towns.
Food Historian Dr Annie Gray previously explained on an English Heritage blog: "We all know that the Romans left a huge mark on Britain, fundamentally altering the British diet forever."
She added: "Street food became available en masse, and many of our favourite foods were introduced, including Isicia Omentata, what can be seen as the Roman forefather to today's burger."
Gray also said that the Roman burgers would have been "more upmarket" and "complex" than the ones we know today.
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: dietandcuisine; food; godsgravesglyphs; isiciaomentata; roman; romanempire; rome
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posted on
03/08/2020 9:53:08 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/08/2020 9:53:32 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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posted on
03/08/2020 9:53:57 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
Alright, but other than that what have the Romans ever done for us?
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posted on
03/08/2020 9:56:22 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: SunkenCiv
I wonder if it was served on a bun with Gallic fries. . .
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posted on
03/08/2020 9:57:37 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplophobe bigot!)
To: SunkenCiv
I think we all know that the key takeaway here is the fact that they were eating real, red meat. Yummy
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posted on
03/08/2020 9:58:35 PM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
To: SunkenCiv
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
In dog years. Turns out it wasn't a beef-based recipe. So, only five houndred years ago.
Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week.
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posted on
03/08/2020 10:00:42 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
Hmmm... I was in Ireland years ago and got a burger with pine nuts. Thought it was odd. Sounds exactly like this recipe. It was good.
To: dfwgator
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posted on
03/08/2020 10:03:07 PM PDT
by
datura
To: Swordmaker
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posted on
03/08/2020 10:03:53 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Swordmaker
Not just a bun, a caesar roll.
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posted on
03/08/2020 10:04:17 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
Should be 1500. Someone got carried away.
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posted on
03/08/2020 10:04:50 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(A hero is a hero no matter what medal they give him. Likewise a schmuck is still a schmuck.)
To: SunkenCiv
The Roman version of Ray Kroc.
To: SunkenCiv
and this is their 3,500-year-old recipe Nothing in the article suggests that the recipe is more than 1,500 years old. I don't think anything "Roman" would be from 1,500 B.C.
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03/08/2020 10:05:47 PM PDT
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Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/08/2020 10:06:01 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: StolarStorm
Unfortunately, most pine nuts are imported from China.
To: SunkenCiv
Author doesn’t know the diff between a burger and a beef patty.
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posted on
03/08/2020 10:07:20 PM PDT
by
Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
To: SunkenCiv
ancient alien burger?
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posted on
03/08/2020 10:07:56 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
To: dfwgator
The aqueduct?
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03/08/2020 10:08:00 PM PDT
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RandallFlagg
(Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
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