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Dec 22, 2022 · Much of the Roman diet, at least the privileged Roman diet, would be familiar to a modern Italian. They ate meat, fish, vegetables, eggs, cheese, grains (also as bread) and legumes. Meat included animals like dormice (an expensive delicacy), hare, snails and boar.
- Colin Ricketts
Jul 20, 2021 · Meat (mostly pork), and fish were used sparingly, and as the empire expanded beginning in the 3rd Century BC, Romans welcomed new flavours – be it pepper from India or lemons from Persia. Garum,...
- Susan Van Allen
The Roman legions' staple ration of food was wheat. In the 4th century, most legionaries ate as well as anyone in Rome. They were supplied with rations of bread and vegetables along with meats such as beef, mutton, or pork.
Mar 25, 2013 · The Romans ate a varied diet consisting of vegetables, meat and fish. The poorest Romans ate quite simple meals, but the rich were used to eating a wide range of dishes using produce from all over the Roman Empire.
May 6, 2014 · The ancient Mediterranean diet revolved around four staples, which, even today, continue to dominate restaurant menus and kitchen tables: cereals, vegetables, olive oil and wine. Seafood, cheese, eggs, meat and many types of fruit were also available to those who could afford it.
- Mark Cartwright
The Romans used a number of ways to preserve their food for as long as possible. This mostly included drying, salting, and smoking. For example, fruits and vegetables were often dried in the sun, while meat and fish were salted or smoked to extend their shelf life.
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Jul 18, 2023 · The collection of ancient Roman cookery, known as De Re Coquinaria or Apicius, documents the meat loaf's first form, dating back to the 4th and 5th century in Rome, where cooks often made it...
