Sources - Food Flashcards
What was jentaculum
Breakfast
What was prandium
Lunch
What did Romans normally have for breakfast
A slice of bread or a wheat pancake eaten with dates and honey
For breakfast, Romans normally had a slice of bread or a ________ pancake eaten with ________ and _________
Wheat
Dates
Honey
When was prandium eaten
About 11 A.M
What did jentaculum normally consist of
A light meal of bread, cheese and possibly some meet
What was cena
Dinner
When was cena eaten
Late afternoon / Early evening
If the master of the house had no guests, cena might take about ______ ________. However, if he did have guests, then this meal might take as long as _________ hours
One hour
Four hours
A light __________ was usually eaten just before the Romans went to bed, consisting of __________ and ________
Supper
Bread and fruit
The Romans were not big ________ eaters. A lot of their normal meals involved _____________, herbs and _________ together with a wheat meal that looked like ___________
Meat
Vegetables
Spices
Porridge
Most Romans who were not wealthy ate food such as ___________ and wheat based products such as ________ that could be grown and produced on ________
Vegetables
Bread
Farms
How can archeology provide lots of evidence for the basic Roman diet
Human waste from sewers and toilets can be analysed to find traces of food passed through the body
Wealthy Romans frequently had elaborate dinner parties (cenae). These dinner parties were a sign of ________ and _______. At these elaborate banquets anything exotic that could be purchased was served such as __________ served with feathers still on
Wealth
Status
Peacock
Many meals were served with _________. One particular favourite was ________ which was made by mixing _______ waste with _______ water and leaving it for several weeks until it was ready for use. Sauces made from what 4 things were also popular
Sauces Garum Fish waste Salt water Vinegar, honey, pepper, herbs and spices
The Romans seemed to be very keen on ________ food and drink
Sweet
One of the favoured drinks was called _______ which was a mixture of boiled ______ and ________
Mulsum
Boiled wine
Honey
What was one sign that a meal or a banquet had gone down well
If guests asked for bags to take home dishes that they enjoyed
How did the Romans eat
What did these mean for the food
With their fingers
It would often be cut into bite sized pieces
What would slaves continually do throughout the dinner
Wash the guests’ hands
Rich Romans could afford to eat a lot of ________
Meat
Meat dishes included:
Boar Venison Wild goat Mutton Lamb Kid Sucking pig Hare Dormice
Poultry dishes included:
Almost every known bird: Chicken Geese Ostriches Cranes Pheasants Pigeons Doves Thrushes Fig-peckers And peacocks (for the rich
How could you tell (from a source) that a dinner party is wealthy
If the guests are rubbed down by oil
If they have a lot of furniture
If they have a lot of slaves
If they have lots of food and drink
