Ancient rome food

The Romans did not eat huge meals. Their main food was pottage, pottage is a kind of thick stew made from wheat, killer or corn. On special occasions, rich Romans would hold banquets that sometime...

A taste of Ancient Rome – A Saturnalia feast – History et cetera

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I’ve been preparing a historic dinner from Ancient Rome, based on recipes from Apicius’ cookbook De re coquinaria, with lots of good and organic ingredients from our own soil. Starting …

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The Greeks diet mostly consisted of bread, wine, and olives. They are very little meat. They also are a lot of vegetables.

In this 3-part lecture series, become a culinary archaeologist as we recreate dishes from ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Rome, and the Mediterranean Middle Ages. Co...

Week 10: We prepared several Roman dishes and had a grand feast. Imagine Italian food without tomatoes or pasta. The Ancient Romans ate a wide variety of foods. Some of their favorites were olives, olive oil, vinegar, fish sauce, honey, wheat, vegetables, and grapes, but no tomatoes. Tomatoes came from the Americas several years after the fall of the Roman Empire. Some of the Roman dishes we prepared were items we commonly eat, but others were quite new. The Romans ate lying down on couches…

As in every culture, food was very important in Ancient Rome. Roman food can be distinguished by its ingenious use of ingredients to create exciting dishes.

Much of Western cooking, and especially Mediterranean cooking, descends from Roman cooking. To cook like a Roman today you need to use only ingredients that were available to the Romans, adapt your cooking techniques somewhat, and learn to...