Food and Drink Flashcards

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Difference between food then and now

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  • less fatty
  • little meat & no sugar
  • honey, wine & fruit to sweeten diet
  • much boiling vs baking (no ovens for the poor)
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food at a dinner party

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  • All drank wine (heavily diluted)
  • porridge replaced by bread (2nd c. BC): round loaf
  • veggies and fruits (no tomatoes, potatoes or citrus fruit)
  • meat = expensive, esp. beef; poor eat chicken
  • fish and seafood
  • sauces: sweet and sour; garum (pungent black fish-sauce)
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Cena

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  • cena (dinner) was the main meal of the day for a Roman. It started at around 3 or 4 o’clock and sometimes lasted several hours. The poor had meagre meals: often no more than black bread, vegetables and cheap wine. The rich enjoyed a three course meal. It consisted of:
  • First course - gustatio (starters)
  • Second course - primae mensae (mains)
  • Third course – secundae mensae (desserts)
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